error. only root user can exec comands

[Supriya Uppalapati]

Hi,

 

I am having an issue with exc statement. running through non-root user.

 

Error: Failed to apply catalog: Parameter user failed on Exec[extract p17071663_1036_Generic.zip]: Only root can execute commands as other users at /etc/puppetlabs/puppet/environments/testing/modules/wls/manifests/bsupatch.pp

 

 

Let me know how to exec through non root user

 

 

my code is:

 

exec { "extract ${patchFile}":
    113             command => "unzip -n ${puppetDownloadMntPoint}/${patchFile}         -d ${mdwHome}/utils/bsu/cache_dir",
    114             user   => "puppet-admin",
    115             creates => "${mdwHome}/utils/bsu/cache_dir/${patchId}.jar",
    116             before  => Bsu_patch[$patchId],

 

Help me

[jcbollinger]

On Thursday, July 17, 2014 9:52:23 AM UTC-5, Supriya Uppalapati wrote:

Hi,

 

I am having an issue with exc statement. running through non-root user.

 

Error: Failed to apply catalog: Parameter user failed on Exec[extract p17071663_1036_Generic.zip]: Only root can execute commands as other users at /etc/puppetlabs/puppet/environments/testing/modules/wls/manifests/bsupatch.pp

 

 

Let me know how to exec through non root user

 

The message seems pretty clear to me.  If you are running Puppet as non-root then you must not specify a 'user' for your command to run as.  You must not specify even the non-root user who happens to be running that puppet agent instance, as Puppet cannot necessarily recognize that that's what you have done.  If you just omit the 'user' parameter from your exec then it will automatically run as whatever user the agent is running as.

John