Check the output of a exec

[giovanni possemato]

Hi all,

i'm making a manifest for an agent on windows.

I have to make some actions ONLY if a file already exists.

I tried in this way, but it seems dowsn't work..

class sql2008{

  package { sql2008:

ensure => present,

  }

  exec {'check_dotnet':

        command => 'IF EXIST c:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\mscorlib.dll (echo 1) ELSE (echo 0)',

        returns => $check_dotnet_exist

        

  }

  notice("  __ $check_dotnet_exist __ ")

}

When i call the agent, the notice message is "__ __"

How can i save the output of the exec in a variable?

Ty all,

Giovanni

[jcbollinger]

You can't.  You can, however, create a custom fact that will contain the output generated by your command.   The fact will be evaluated before each Puppet run, so it will be available to all your classes.  See http://docs.puppetlabs.com/guides/custom_facts.html.


John