strange errors using yum on rhes3

[Jeff Leggett]

Anyone ever seen these errors before? never seen the "wrong # of
arguments before"

[jleggett@lxp6d3m8 manifests]$ sudo puppet --debug --confdir=/opt/
etrade/p6/puppet/ ct-example.pp
debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderRpm: Executing '/bin/rpm --
version'
wrong number of arguments (2 for 1)
debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderYum: Executing '/bin/rpm --
version'
wrong number of arguments (2 for 1)
debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderUrpmi: Executing '/bin/rpm -ql
rpm'
wrong number of arguments (2 for 1)
debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderAptrpm: Executing '/bin/rpm -ql
rpm'
wrong number of arguments (2 for 1)
err: Could not create et_p6_openssl: Parameter provider failed:
Invalid package provider '/usr/bin/yum'
Parameter provider failed: Invalid package provider '/usr/bin/yum'
[jleggett@lxp6d3m8 manifests]$ vi ct-
example.pp [jleggett@lxp6d3m8
manifests]$ sudo puppet --debug --confdir=/opt/etrade/p6/puppet/ ct-
example.pp
debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderRpm: Executing '/bin/rpm --
version'
wrong number of arguments (2 for 1)
debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderYum: Executing '/bin/rpm --
version'
wrong number of arguments (2 for 1)
debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderUrpmi: Executing '/bin/rpm -ql
rpm'
wrong number of arguments (2 for 1)
debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderAptrpm: Executing '/bin/rpm -ql
rpm'
wrong number of arguments (2 for 1)
debug: Creating default schedules
debug: Prefetching yum resources for package
debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderYum: Executing '/bin/rpm -qa --
nosignature --nodigest --qf '%{NAME} %|EPOCH?{%{EPOCH}}:{0}| %
{VERSION} %{RELEASE} %{ARCH}
''
debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderYum: Executing '/usr/bin/python /
usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/provider/package/yumhelper.py'
wrong number of arguments (2 for 1)
err: Could not prefetch package provider 'yum': Execution of '/usr/bin/
python /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/provider/package/
yumhelper.py' returned 256:
debug: //Package[et_p6_openssl]/require: requires
Yumrepo[P6.RHAS3.X86]
debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderYum: Not suitable: false value
err: //Package[et_p6_openssl]: Failed to retrieve current state of
resource: Provider yum is not functional on this platform
debug: Finishing transaction -611130518 with 0 changes
[jleggett@lxp6d3m8 manifests]$
[jleggett@lxp6d3m8 manifests]$ cat ct-example.pp
yumrepo { "P6.RHAS3.X86":
baseurl => "http://yum.etrade.com/p6.rhas3.x86/dev-main-
gold/",
name => "DEV-MAIN-GOLD",
enabled => 1,
gpgcheck => 0,
}

package {"et_p6_openssl":
ensure => installed,
provider => "yum",
require => Yumrepo["P6.RHAS3.X86"],
}
[jleggett@lxp6d3m8 manifests]$

[Luke Kanies]

On Jun 19, 2008, at 7:50 PM, Jeff Leggett wrote:

> Anyone ever seen these errors before? never seen the "wrong # of
> arguments before"
>
> [jleggett@lxp6d3m8 manifests]$ sudo puppet --debug --confdir=/opt/
> etrade/p6/puppet/ ct-example.pp
> debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderRpm: Executing '/bin/rpm --
> version'
> wrong number of arguments (2 for 1)
> debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderYum: Executing '/bin/rpm --
> version'

I'd never seen this until recently, but apparently it's a result of
using an older version of ruby. I'd love to know what the actual
problem is. Can you get a stack trace with --trace?

--
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Luke Kanies | http://reductivelabs.com | http://madstop.com

[Jeff Leggett]

[jleggett@lxp6d3m8 manifests]$ sudo puppet --debug --confdir=/opt/

etrade/p6/puppet/ ct-example.pp --trace

debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderRpm: Executing '/bin/rpm --
version'
wrong number of arguments (2 for 1)
debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderYum: Executing '/bin/rpm --
version'
wrong number of arguments (2 for 1)

debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderUrpmi: Executing '/bin/rpm -ql
rpm'

wrong number of arguments (2 for 1)

debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderAptrpm: Executing '/bin/rpm -ql
rpm'

wrong number of arguments (2 for 1)

debug: Creating default schedules
debug: Prefetching yum resources for package
debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderYum: Executing '/bin/rpm -qa --
nosignature --nodigest --qf '%{NAME} %|EPOCH?{%{EPOCH}}:{0}| %
{VERSION} %{RELEASE} %{ARCH}
''

debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderYum: Executing '/usr/bin/python /
usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/provider/package/yumhelper.py'

wrong number of arguments (2 for 1)

/usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/util.rb:374:in `execute'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/provider.rb:138:in `python'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/provider/package/yum.rb:32:in
`prefetch'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/transaction.rb:490:in
`prefetch'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/transaction.rb:487:in `each'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/transaction.rb:487:in
`prefetch'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/transaction.rb:502:in
`prepare'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/transaction.rb:299:in
`evaluate'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/node/catalog.rb:118:in
`apply'
/usr/local/bin/puppet:217

err: Could not prefetch package provider 'yum': Execution of '/usr/bin/
python /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/provider/package/
yumhelper.py' returned 256:

debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderYum: Not suitable: false value
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/metatype/evaluation.rb:9:in
`evaluate'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/transaction.rb:58:in `apply'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/transaction.rb:238:in
`eval_resource'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/util.rb:445:in `thinmark'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/benchmark.rb:308:in `realtime'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/util.rb:444:in `thinmark'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/transaction.rb:237:in
`eval_resource'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/transaction.rb:309:in
`evaluate'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/util.rb:445:in `thinmark'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/benchmark.rb:308:in `realtime'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/util.rb:444:in `thinmark'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/transaction.rb:308:in
`evaluate'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/transaction.rb:302:in
`collect'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/transaction.rb:302:in
`evaluate'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/puppet/node/catalog.rb:118:in
`apply'
/usr/local/bin/puppet:217
err: //Package[tetex]: Failed to retrieve current state of resource:

Provider yum is not functional on this platform

debug: Finishing transaction -611129128 with 0 changes
[jleggett@lxp6d3m8 manifests]$

[Ohad Levy]

I've seen this problem as well,

this is a result of an old version of yum with the yum helper script.
an upgrade of your yum version should solve it.
maybe it would be possible in the yum helper script to check the yum version and not run it if its too old.

Ohad