Windows: pkg.list_available is always empty

Mike Carlson

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Hey Salt-Users,

I'd really like to start using Salt as a package provider for our Windows systems, but I cannot seem to get the basic pkg.list_available to return anything.

I've cloned the salt-winrepo, modified the master config:

salt-1# pwd
/usr/local/etc/salt/win/salt-winrepo
salt-1# ls
.git README.md blender.sls filezilla.sls mysysgit.sls nsclient.sls pidgin.sls realvnc.sls winrepo.p
7zip.sls audacity.sls chrome.sls gvim.sls npp.sls nxlog.sls putty.sls vlc.sls
salt-1# grep winrepo /usr/local/etc/salt/master
win_repo: '/usr/local/etc/salt/win/salt-winrepo'
win_repo_mastercachefile: '/usr/local/etc/salt/win/salt-winrepo/winrepo.p'

Running 'salt-run winrepo.genrepo' appears to work just fine:

salt-1# salt-run winrepo.genrepo

{'name_map': {'7-Zip 9.20 (x64 edition)': '7zip',
'Audacity 2.0.3': 'audacity',
'Blender': 'blender',
'FileZilla Client 3.6.0.2': 'filezilla',
'Git version 1.8.1.2-preview20130201': 'mysysgit',
'Google Chrome': 'chrome',
'NSClient++ (x64)': 'nsclient',
'NXLOG-CE': 'nxlog',
'Notepad++': 'npp',
'Pidgin': 'pidgin',
'PuTTY version 0.62': 'putty',
'VLC media player 2.0.7': 'vlc',
'VNC Server 5.0.5': 'realvnc',
'Vim 7.3 (self-installing)': 'gvim'},
'repo': {'7zip': {'9.20.00.0': {'full_name': '7-Zip 9.20 (x64 edition)',
'install_flags': ' /q ',
'installer': 'http://hivelocity.dl.sourceforge.net/project/sevenzip/7-Zip/9.20/7z920-x64.msi',
'msiexec': True,
'reboot': False,
'uninstall_flags': ' /qn',
'uninstaller': 'http://hivelocity.dl.sourceforge.net/project/sevenzip/7-Zip/9.20/7z920-x64.msi'}},
'audacity': {'2.0.3': {'full_name': 'Audacity 2.0.3',
'install_flags': ' /sp- /verysilent /norestart',
'installer': 'http://audacity.googlecode.com/files/audacity-win-2.0.3.exe',
'locale': 'en_US',
'reboot': False,
'uninstall_flags': ' /verysilent',
'uninstaller': '%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\\Audacity\\unins000.exe'}},
'blender': {'2.68': {'full_name': 'Blender',
'install_flags': '/S',
'installer': 'http://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/graphics/blender/release//Blender2.68/blender-2.68-windows32.exe',
'reboot': False,
'uninstall_flags': '/S',
'uninstaller': '%ProgramFiles(x86)%\\Blender Foundation\\Blender\\uninstall.exe'}},
'chrome': {'65.130.49228': {'full_name': 'Google Chrome',
'install_flags': '/qn /norestart',
'installer': 'salt://win/repo/chrome/GoogleChromeStandaloneEnterprise.msi',
'msiexec': True,
'reboot': False,
'uninstall_flags': '/qn',
'uninstaller': 'salt://win/repo/chrome/GoogleChromeStandaloneEnterprise.msi'}},
'filezilla': {'3.6.0.2': {'full_name': 'FileZilla Client 3.6.0.2',
'install_flags': ' /S',
'installer': 'http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/filezilla/FileZilla_Client/3.6.0.2/FileZilla_3.6.0.2_win32-setup.exe?r=&ts=1356711987&use_mirror=superb-dca3',
'uninstall_flags': ' /S',
'uninstaller': '%ProgramFiles(x86)%\\FileZilla FTP Client\\uninstall.exe'}},
'gvim': {'7.3': {'full_name': 'Vim 7.3 (self-installing)',
'install_flags': '/TYPE=FULL /S /DD',
'installer': 'https://github.com/downloads/gpwen/vim-installer-mui2/gvim73_46-int-v0.9.exe',
'reboot': False,
'uninstall_flags': '/S',
'uninstaller': '%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\\Vim\\vim73\\uninstall-gui.exe'}},
'mysysgit': {'1.8.1.2-preview20130201': {'full_name': 'Git version 1.8.1.2-preview20130201',
'install_flags': ' /VERYSILENT /NOREBOOT',
'installer': 'salt://win/repo/mysysgit/Git-1.8.1.2.exe',
'reboot': False}},
'npp': {'6.4.2': {'full_name': 'Notepad++',
'install_flags': ' /S',
'installer': 'http://download.tuxfamily.org/notepadplus/6.4.2/npp.6.4.2.Installer.exe',
'reboot': False,
'uninstall_flags': ' /S',
'uninstaller': '%ProgramFiles(x86)%/Notepad++/uninstall.exe'}},
'nsclient': {'0.3.9.328': {'full_name': 'NSClient++ (x64)',
'install_flags': '/quiet',
'installer': 'http://files.nsclient.org/0.3.x/NSClient%2B%2B-0.3.9-x64.msi',
'msiexec': True,
'reboot': False,
'uninstall_flags': '/quiet',
'uninstaller': 'http://files.nsclient.org/0.3.x/NSClient%2B%2B-0.3.9-x64.msi'}},
'nxlog': {'2.5.1089': {'full_name': 'NXLOG-CE',
'install_flags': '/quiet /norestart',
'installer': 'http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/nxlog-ce/nxlog-ce-2.5.1089.msi',
'msiexec': True,
'reboot': False,
'uninstall_flags': '/quiet /norestart',
'uninstaller': 'http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/nxlog-ce/nxlog-ce-2.5.1089.msi'}},
'pidgin': {'2.10.6': {'full_name': 'Pidgin',
'install_flags': ' /S',
'installer': 'http://hivelocity.dl.sourceforge.net/project/pidgin/Pidgin/2.10.6/pidgin-2.10.6-offline.exe',
'reboot': False,
'uninstall_flags': ' /S',
'uninstaller': '%programfiles(x86)%/Pidgin/pidgin-uninst.exe'}},
'putty': {'0.62': {'full_name': 'PuTTY version 0.62',
'install_flags': '/sp- /verysilent',
'installer': 'http://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/0.62/x86/putty-0.62-installer.exe',
'reboot': False,
'uninstall_flags': '/sp- /verysilent /norestart',
'uninstaller': '%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\\PuTTY\\unins000.exe'}},
'realvnc': {'5.0.5': {'full_name': 'VNC Server 5.0.5',
'install_flags': '/sp- /verysilent /norestart',
'installer': 'salt://win/repo/realvnc/VNC-5.0.5-Windows.exe',
'reboot': False,
'uninstall_flags': '/sp- /verysilent /norestart',
'uninstaller': '%PROGRAMFILES%\\RealVNC\\VNC Server\\unins000.exe'}},
'vlc': {'2.0.7': {'full_name': 'VLC media player 2.0.7',
'install_flags': ' /S',
'installer': 'http://get.videolan.org/vlc/2.0.7/win32/vlc-2.0.7-win32.exe',
'reboot': False,
'uninstall_flags': ' /S',
'uninstaller': '%programfiles(x86)%/VideoLAN/VLC/uninstall.exe'}}}}

pkg.refresh_db returns true:

salt-1# salt 'b-bot*' pkg.refresh_db
b-bot.discdrive.bayphoto.com:
True
salt-1#

However, listing any available packages is empty:

salt-1# salt 'b-bot*' pkg.list_available
b-bot.discdrive.bayphoto.com:

salt-1# salt 'b-bot*' pkg.list_available vlc
b-bot.discdrive.bayphoto.com:

Both the minion and master are running 0.17. The minion is a Win7 system, however, I have the same issue on 2008R2 and 2003R2 Windows servers as well.

Anyway, I hope it is something really simple on my behalf, thanks for the rockin' tools!

Mike C

David Boucha

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Oct 14, 2013, 12:25:00 PM10/14/13

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Mike,

Thanks for reporting this.

Does the following command work to actually install vlc?

salt 'b-bot*' pkg.install vlc

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Mike Carlson

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Oct 14, 2013, 12:55:37 PM10/14/13

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Nope:

salt-1# salt -v 'b-bot*' pkg.install vlc

Executing job with jid 20131014095502666851

-------------------------------------------

b-bot.discdrive.bayphoto.com:

----------

salt-1#

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Mike Carlson

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Is there any further information I can provide? Should I open up a issue on github?

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Olivier Trempe

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Hi Mike,

I suggest you look at my other post: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/salt-users/bTjmwttgxvY

I think this might be linked.

I remember calling the pkg.list_available command and getting nothing.

I finally made it work by installing minion 0.16.3 instead of 0.17.0. (David confirmed he needs to rebuild the windows installer as it is broken)

Just to make sure, inspect the debug log of the windows minion to see if you get a msgpack error. If so, try installing 0.16.3 and it should work.

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Mike Carlson

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I've installed 0.16.3 (64bit) on another system, and the same behavior exists, I did notice this once I changed the log level to debug:

2013-10-18 10:08:46,462 [salt.fileclient ][INFO ] Fetching file 'salt://win/repo/winrepo.p'
2013-10-18 10:08:46,462 [salt.loaded.int.module.cp][ERROR ] Unable to cache file "salt://win/repo/winrepo.p" from env "base".
2013-10-18 10:08:46,462 [salt.loaded.int.module.win_pkg][ERROR ] Not able to read repo file
2013-10-18 10:08:46,462 [salt.loaded.int.module.win_pkg][ERROR ] [Errno 22] invalid mode ('r') or filename: ''
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "salt/modules/win_pkg.py", line 664, in get_repo_data
File "salt/utils/__init__.py", line 825, in fopen
IOError: [Errno 22] invalid mode ('r') or filename: ''

Perhaps I have an invalid windows repo? I've since changed it and retried with these settings on the salt master:

##### Windows Software Repo settings #####
##############################################
# Location of the repo on the master
win_repo: '/usr/local/etc/salt/win/repo'

# Location of the master's repo cache file
win_repo_mastercachefile: '/usr/local/etc/salt/win/repo/winrepo.p'

Those files exist on the file system:

salt-1# ls -al /usr/local/etc/salt/win/repo
total 76
drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 512 Oct 18 10:06 .
drwxr-xr-x 4 root wheel 512 Oct 18 10:06 ..
drwxr-xr-x 8 root wheel 512 Oct 18 10:06 .git
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 346 Oct 11 12:39 7zip.sls
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 223 Oct 11 12:39 README.md
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 308 Oct 11 12:39 audacity.sls
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 297 Oct 11 12:39 blender.sls
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 380 Oct 11 12:39 chrome.sls
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 358 Oct 11 12:39 filezilla.sls
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 301 Oct 11 12:39 gvim.sls
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 288 Oct 11 12:39 mysysgit.sls
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 274 Oct 11 12:39 npp.sls
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 310 Oct 11 12:39 nsclient.sls
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 342 Oct 11 12:39 nxlog.sls
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 287 Oct 11 12:39 pidgin.sls
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 304 Oct 11 12:39 putty.sls
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 300 Oct 11 12:39 realvnc.sls
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 269 Oct 11 12:39 vlc.sls
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 3944 Oct 18 10:06 winrepo.p
salt-1# ls -al /usr/local/etc/salt/win/repo/winrepo.p
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 3944 Oct 18 10:06 /usr/local/etc/salt/win/repo/winrepo.p

Same error after restarting the windows salt minions and rebuilding the winrepo.p file.

Mike C

Mike Carlson

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Oct 18, 2013, 6:26:48 PM10/18/13

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I appreciate everyone's patience and input, I think I have found my problem :)

I had the winrepo outside of the salt- state directory, so as soon as I placed it in there, I was able to install vlc, putty, and other defined programs. Is that the correct way of managing windows repositories?

salt-1# salt 'biz-4*' pkg.list_available vlc
biz-4.discdrive.bayphoto.com:
- 2.0.7
salt-1# salt 'biz-4*' pkg.list_available
biz-4.discdrive.bayphoto.com:

salt-1# salt 'biz-4*' pkg.list_available putty
biz-4.discdrive.bayphoto.com:
- 0.62
salt-1# salt 'biz-4*' pkg.install putty
salt-1# salt 'biz-4*' pkg.list_pkg putty
biz-4.discdrive.bayphoto.com:
"pkg.list_pkg" is not available.
salt-1# salt 'biz-4*' pkg.list_pkgs putty
....
putty:
0.62

Again, thanks for the assistance

Mike C

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Hi Mike,

Did you hear back about whether the Window repo is designed to only reside in the base salt directory?

Thanks,
Dave

Mike Carlson

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Nope, I haven't heard otherwise, so I'll keep it inside the state's file location until I learn otherwise :)

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