Duplicate definition of resources in the same class

[Rost]

Hi all,

I am struggling on how to do this :

$path = '/tmp/lib'

file { $path:

   ensure => directory,

   recurse => true,

   purge => true,

}

file { $path:

   ensure => directory,

   resurce => true,

   source => 'puppet:///modules/jboss/lib

}

When puppet compiles the manifest, I get the following error: 

 Duplicate declaration: File[/tmp/lib] is already declared in file /etc/puppet/modules/srhjboss/manifests/purge.pp at line 4; cannot redeclare at /etc/puppet/modules/srhjboss/manifests/purge.pp:10 on node frparsrnlinnto

It seems that i can't purge the directory before to copy the new one from the source.

Suggestions ??

Thanks

[Axel Bock]

easy. every resource may only be defined _once_.
you try ... twice (file { $path : ... } and file { $path: ... }, right?)

why not simply

file { $path:

   ensure => directory,

   recurse => true,

   purge => true,

   source => 'puppet:///modules/jboss/lib

}

?

if you _need_ to do this twice for whatever reason, do something like this (but you SHOULD NOT):

file { "$path/0":

   $path => $path,
   ensure => directory,

   recurse => true,

   purge => true,

}

file { "$path/1":

   path => $path,
   ensure => directory,

   resurce => true,

   source => 'puppet:///modules/jboss/lib

}

cause puppet identifies the resource by the title, which must differ, which it does not. note THAT THIS IS NOT THE RIGHT WAY :) .


HTH & greetings,
Axel.

[Rost]

Hi Axel

Thanks a lot, you solution is right.