[Puppet - Bug #5285] (Unreviewed) Error "Could not evaluate: Got nil value for content" when trying to serve a symlink's content from the server

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Nov 13, 2010, 11:57:26 AM11/13/10
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Issue #5285 has been reported by Daniel Hahler.

Bug #5285: Error "Could not evaluate: Got nil value for content" when trying to serve a symlink's content from the server

  • Author: Daniel Hahler
  • Status: Unreviewed
  • Priority: Normal
  • Assignee:
  • Category:
  • Target version:
  • Affected Puppet version: 2.6.2
  • Keywords:
  • Branch:

I want to serve a file using a symlink (but it should serve it’s content):

file { “/root/.gitconfig”:

source => "puppet:///files/gitconfig-root",

}

root@puppetmaster # ls -l /etc/puppet/files/gitconfig-root lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Nov 13 17:39 /etc/puppet/files/gitconfig-root –> /root/.gitconfig

/root/.gitconfig exists and is a regular file.

Here’s the trace:

puppetd —test —trace —verbose

/dev/mem: Operation not permitted info: Caching catalog for elfe.thequod.de info: Applying configuration version ‘1289666799’ /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/type.rb:409:in []=' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/type/file/source.rb:119:incopy_source_values' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/type/file/source.rb:113:in each' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/type/file/source.rb:113:incopy_source_values' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/type/file.rb:632:in retrieve' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/type.rb:703:inretrieve_resource' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/transaction/resource_harness.rb:39:in changes_to_perform' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/transaction/resource_harness.rb:87:inevaluate' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/transaction.rb:49:in apply' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/transaction.rb:114:ineval_children_and_apply_resource' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/transaction.rb:92:in eval_resource' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/transaction.rb:143:inevaluate' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/util.rb:422:in thinmark' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/benchmark.rb:308:inrealtime' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/util.rb:421:in thinmark' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/transaction.rb:142:inevaluate' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/transaction.rb:135:in each' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/transaction.rb:135:inevaluate' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/resource/catalog.rb:144:in apply' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/configurer.rb:152:inrun' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/util.rb:183:in benchmark' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/benchmark.rb:308:inrealtime' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/util.rb:182:in benchmark' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/configurer.rb:151:inrun' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/agent.rb:39:in run' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/agent/locker.rb:21:inlock' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/agent.rb:39:in run' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/sync.rb:230:insynchronize' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/agent.rb:39:in run' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/agent.rb:103:inwith_client' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/agent.rb:37:in run' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/application.rb:171:incall' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/application.rb:171:in controlled_run' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/agent.rb:35:inrun' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/application/agent.rb:114:in onetime' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/application/agent.rb:88:inrun_command' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/application.rb:287:in run' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/application.rb:393:inexit_on_fail' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/application.rb:287:in `run' /usr/sbin/puppetd:4 err: /Stage[main]/Dotfiles/File[/root/.gitconfig]: Could not evaluate: Got nil value for content notice: /Stage[main]/Cron/Service[puppet]/ensure: ensure changed ‘running’ to ‘stopped’ notice: Finished catalog run in 1.73 seconds

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Mar 21, 2011, 8:06:37 PM3/21/11
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Issue #5285 has been updated by Nigel Kersten.

Actually, does just adding:

links => follow

do the right thing for you?

  • Author: Daniel Hahler
  • Status: Needs More Information
  • Priority: Normal
  • Assignee: Nigel Kersten
  • Category:
  • Target version:
  • Affected Puppet version: 2.6.2
  • Keywords:
  • Branch:

I want to serve a file using a symlink (but it should serve it’s content):

  file { "/root/.gitconfig":
    source => "puppet:///files/gitconfig-root",
  }

root@puppetmaster # ls -l /etc/puppet/files/gitconfig-root 
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Nov 13 17:39 /etc/puppet/files/gitconfig-root -> /root/.gitconfig

/root/.gitconfig exists and is a regular file.

Here’s the trace:

# puppetd --test --trace --verbose
/dev/mem: Operation not permitted
info: Caching catalog for elfe.thequod.de
info: Applying configuration version '1289666799'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/type.rb:409:in `[]='
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/type/file/source.rb:119:in `copy_source_values'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/type/file/source.rb:113:in `each'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/type/file/source.rb:113:in `copy_source_values'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/type/file.rb:632:in `retrieve'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/type.rb:703:in `retrieve_resource'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/transaction/resource_harness.rb:39:in `changes_to_perform'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/transaction/resource_harness.rb:87:in `evaluate'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/transaction.rb:49:in `apply'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/transaction.rb:114:in `eval_children_and_apply_resource'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/transaction.rb:92:in `eval_resource'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/transaction.rb:143:in `evaluate'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/util.rb:422:in `thinmark'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/benchmark.rb:308:in `realtime'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/util.rb:421:in `thinmark'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/transaction.rb:142:in `evaluate'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/transaction.rb:135:in `each'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/transaction.rb:135:in `evaluate'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/resource/catalog.rb:144:in `apply'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/configurer.rb:152:in `run'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/util.rb:183:in `benchmark'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/benchmark.rb:308:in `realtime'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/util.rb:182:in `benchmark'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/configurer.rb:151:in `run'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/agent.rb:39:in `run'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/agent/locker.rb:21:in `lock'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/agent.rb:39:in `run'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/sync.rb:230:in `synchronize'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/agent.rb:39:in `run'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/agent.rb:103:in `with_client'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/agent.rb:37:in `run'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/application.rb:171:in `call'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/application.rb:171:in `controlled_run'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/agent.rb:35:in `run'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/application/agent.rb:114:in `onetime'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/application/agent.rb:88:in `run_command'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/application.rb:287:in `run'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/application.rb:393:in `exit_on_fail'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/application.rb:287:in `run'
/usr/sbin/puppetd:4
err: /Stage[main]/Dotfiles/File[/root/.gitconfig]: Could not evaluate: Got nil value for content
notice: /Stage[main]/Cron/Service[puppet]/ensure: ensure changed 'running' to 'stopped'
notice: Finished catalog run in 1.73 seconds

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Issue #5285 has been updated by James Turnbull.

Is this a duplicate of #6856?

  • Author: Daniel Hahler
  • Status: Needs More Information
  • Priority: Normal
  • Assignee: Nigel Kersten
  • Category:
  • Target version:
  • Affected Puppet version: 2.6.2
  • Keywords:
  • Branch:

I want to serve a file using a symlink (but it should serve it’s content):

  file { "/root/.gitconfig":
    source => "puppet:///files/gitconfig-root",
  }

root@puppetmaster # ls -l /etc/puppet/files/gitconfig-root 
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Nov 13 17:39 /etc/puppet/files/gitconfig-root -> /root/.gitconfig

/root/.gitconfig exists and is a regular file.

Here’s the trace:

# puppetd --test --trace --verbose
/dev/mem: Operation not permitted
info: Caching catalog for elfe.thequod.de
info: Applying configuration version '1289666799'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/type.rb:409:in `[]='
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/type/file/source.rb:119:in `copy_source_values'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/type/file/source.rb:113:in `each'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/type/file/source.rb:113:in `copy_source_values'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/type/file.rb:632:in `retrieve'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/type.rb:703:in `retrieve_resource'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/transaction/resource_harness.rb:39:in `changes_to_perform'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/transaction/resource_harness.rb:87:in `evaluate'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/transaction.rb:49:in `apply'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/transaction.rb:114:in `eval_children_and_apply_resource'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/transaction.rb:92:in `eval_resource'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/transaction.rb:143:in `evaluate'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/util.rb:422:in `thinmark'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/benchmark.rb:308:in `realtime'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/util.rb:421:in `thinmark'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/transaction.rb:142:in `evaluate'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/transaction.rb:135:in `each'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/transaction.rb:135:in `evaluate'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/resource/catalog.rb:144:in `apply'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/configurer.rb:152:in `run'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/util.rb:183:in `benchmark'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/benchmark.rb:308:in `realtime'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/util.rb:182:in `benchmark'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/configurer.rb:151:in `run'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/agent.rb:39:in `run'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/agent/locker.rb:21:in `lock'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/agent.rb:39:in `run'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/sync.rb:230:in `synchronize'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/agent.rb:39:in `run'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/agent.rb:103:in `with_client'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/agent.rb:37:in `run'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/application.rb:171:in `call'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/application.rb:171:in `controlled_run'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/agent.rb:35:in `run'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/application/agent.rb:114:in `onetime'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/application/agent.rb:88:in `run_command'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/application.rb:287:in `run'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/application.rb:393:in `exit_on_fail'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/application.rb:287:in `run'
/usr/sbin/puppetd:4
err: /Stage[main]/Dotfiles/File[/root/.gitconfig]: Could not evaluate: Got nil value for content
notice: /Stage[main]/Cron/Service[puppet]/ensure: ensure changed 'running' to 'stopped'
notice: Finished catalog run in 1.73 seconds

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Issue #5285 has been updated by Nigel Kersten.
  • Status changed from Needs More Information to Duplicate
  • Author: Daniel Hahler
  • Status: Duplicate
  • Priority: Normal
  • Assignee: Nigel Kersten
  • Category:
  • Target version:
  • Affected Puppet version: 2.6.2
  • Keywords:
  • Branch:

I want to serve a file using a symlink (but it should serve it’s content):

  file { "/root/.gitconfig":
    source => "puppet:///files/gitconfig-root",
  }

root@puppetmaster # ls -l /etc/puppet/files/gitconfig-root 
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Nov 13 17:39 /etc/puppet/files/gitconfig-root -> /root/.gitconfig

/root/.gitconfig exists and is a regular file.

Here’s the trace:

# puppetd --test --trace --verbose
/dev/mem: Operation not permitted
info: Caching catalog for elfe.thequod.de
info: Applying configuration version '1289666799'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/type.rb:409:in `[]='
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/type/file/source.rb:119:in `copy_source_values'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/type/file/source.rb:113:in `each'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/type/file/source.rb:113:in `copy_source_values'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/type/file.rb:632:in `retrieve'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/type.rb:703:in `retrieve_resource'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/transaction/resource_harness.rb:39:in `changes_to_perform'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/transaction/resource_harness.rb:87:in `evaluate'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/transaction.rb:49:in `apply'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/transaction.rb:114:in `eval_children_and_apply_resource'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/transaction.rb:92:in `eval_resource'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/transaction.rb:143:in `evaluate'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/util.rb:422:in `thinmark'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/benchmark.rb:308:in `realtime'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/util.rb:421:in `thinmark'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/transaction.rb:142:in `evaluate'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/transaction.rb:135:in `each'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/transaction.rb:135:in `evaluate'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/resource/catalog.rb:144:in `apply'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/configurer.rb:152:in `run'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/util.rb:183:in `benchmark'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/benchmark.rb:308:in `realtime'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/util.rb:182:in `benchmark'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/configurer.rb:151:in `run'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/agent.rb:39:in `run'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/agent/locker.rb:21:in `lock'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/agent.rb:39:in `run'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/sync.rb:230:in `synchronize'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/agent.rb:39:in `run'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/agent.rb:103:in `with_client'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/agent.rb:37:in `run'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/application.rb:171:in `call'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/application.rb:171:in `controlled_run'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/agent.rb:35:in `run'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/application/agent.rb:114:in `onetime'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/application/agent.rb:88:in `run_command'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/application.rb:287:in `run'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/application.rb:393:in `exit_on_fail'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/application.rb:287:in `run'
/usr/sbin/puppetd:4
err: /Stage[main]/Dotfiles/File[/root/.gitconfig]: Could not evaluate: Got nil value for content
notice: /Stage[main]/Cron/Service[puppet]/ensure: ensure changed 'running' to 'stopped'
notice: Finished catalog run in 1.73 seconds
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