vcsrepo: Could not create repository (non-repository at path)

[bowlby]

Hi,
I'm running into a problem using the puppetlabs provided vcsrepo-module. It keeps giving the same error:

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notice: /Stage[main]//Vcsrepo[/usr/share/test2]/ensure: Creating repository from latest
err: /Stage[main]//Vcsrepo[/usr/share/test2]/ensure: change from absent to latest failed: Could not create repository (non-repository at path)
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This is in my vcs.pp and when I run, puppet apply ./vcs.pp
I keep getting the error below. When I run git clone as the user it runs fine.
Anybody any suggestions?

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Exec { path => "/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin", }

vcsrepo { '/usr/share/test2':
                ensure   => latest,
                provider => git,
                revision => 'master',
                path    => '/usr/share/test2',
                user     => "user",
                source => 'git://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetlabs-vcsrepo.git'
            }
-

[Jeff McCune]

On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 7:01 AM, bowlby <brame...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm running into a problem using the puppetlabs provided vcsrepo-module. It
> keeps giving the same error:
>
> --------------
> notice: /Stage[main]//Vcsrepo[/usr/share/test2]/ensure: Creating repository
> from latest
> err: /Stage[main]//Vcsrepo[/usr/share/test2]/ensure: change from absent to
> latest failed: Could not create repository (non-repository at path)
> --------------

I suggest running with the --debug flag turned on and then comparing
the git commands that Puppet is executing to the commands you execute
manually. I suspect there's a slight difference that's causing the
wrong directory to be used by Puppet or something.

If you're still stuck, could you please follow up in this thread with
the debug output and the git command you're executing manually? This
information should help us troubleshoot the issue more quickly.

-Jeff

[Ryan Coleman]

On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 4:01 AM, bowlby <brame...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi,
I'm running into a problem using the puppetlabs provided vcsrepo-module. It keeps giving the same error:

--------------
notice: /Stage[main]//Vcsrepo[/usr/share/test2]/ensure: Creating repository from latest
err: /Stage[main]//Vcsrepo[/usr/share/test2]/ensure: change from absent to latest failed: Could not create repository (non-repository at path)

Does /usr/share/test2 already exist prior to the Vcsrepo resource being enforced on your system?

I can't find the appropriate bug against vcsrepo right now (https://projects.puppetlabs.com/projects/modules/issues?query_id=185) but I suspect that this problem stems from a bug where vcsrepo wants to be the one to create the test2 directory and cannot.

If this turns out to be your problem, I'll find/create a bug report on it and send it your way. Sorry for the inconvenience.

--Ryan

 

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This is in my vcs.pp and when I run, puppet apply ./vcs.pp
I keep getting the error below. When I run git clone as the user it runs fine.
Anybody any suggestions?

--------------
Exec { path => "/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin", }

vcsrepo { '/usr/share/test2':
                ensure   => latest,
                provider => git,
                revision => 'master',
                path    => '/usr/share/test2',
                user     => "user",
                source => 'git://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetlabs-vcsrepo.git'
            }
-

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[Abdul Karim]

Hi, anyone know if this was ever fixed?

today, I installed the latest version of vcsrepo from puppet forge. and still seeing this issue with git clone. I noticed this post is from 3 years ago so bit surprised that this isn't fixed.

I have narrowed it down to def working_copy_exists?

the checks here always returns false. even if the repo clone exists. I made slight modification as below and it seem to work for me. Not entirely sure why File.readlines doesn't work.

diff --git a/PuppetForge/puppetlabs-vcsrepo/lib/puppet/provider/vcsrepo/git.rb b/PuppetForge/puppetlabs-vcsrepo/lib/puppet/provider/vcsrepo/git.rb

index bf11f3d..2e54125 100644

--- a/PuppetForge/puppetlabs-vcsrepo/lib/puppet/provider/vcsrepo/git.rb

+++ b/PuppetForge/puppetlabs-vcsrepo/lib/puppet/provider/vcsrepo/git.rb

@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ Puppet::Type.type(:vcsrepo).provide(:git, :parent => Puppet::Provider::Vcsrepo)

 

   def working_copy_exists?

     if @resource.value(:source) and File.exists?(File.join(@resource.value(:path), '.git', 'config'))

-      File.readlines(File.join(@resource.value(:path), '.git', 'config')).grep(/#{default_url}/).any?

+      File.open(File.join(@resource.value(:path), '.git', 'config')).any?{|line| line.include?(default_url)}

     else

       File.directory?(File.join(@resource.value(:path), '.git'))

     end

puppet version: 3.6.2

ruby 1.8.7 

rhel 6.5

Any thoughts?