Puppet exec default user

[virgil]

Hi guys,

I wonder when I executed the following command, 

eg:

class cal{

        exec{'perms':

        command => 'C:\Windows\System32\calc.exe',

        logoutput => true

        }

}

What is the default execute user? Or which log can I reference to find it out?

Thanks.

Virgil

[virgil]

I find this in http://docs.puppetlabs.com/references/latest/type.html#cron-attribute-user.

This property defaults to the user running Puppet or root.

May I assume it's same for exec?

[Rob Reynolds]

The user running the command. If you were logged in and running it, you would be the user. If it's the agent running the command, the service defaults the user to SYSTEM during installation. That can be changed to another user if you want it to be.

To answer the question you have not asked yet, you cannot run exec as a different user on Windows. See PUP-532[1] for more details.

[1] https://tickets.puppetlabs.com/browse/PUP-532

 

Thanks.

Virgil

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[virgil]

Thank you so much! Your answer is perfect for me.