Exec provider shell with 'for' loop

[Antidot SAS]

Hi everyone,

I am trying to exec the following command:

    exec { 'Apply all kernel variables' :

        path        => '/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin',

        user        => 'root',

        logoutput   => true,

        provider    => shell,

        command     => "for file in ${config_file} ${config_dir}/*.conf

                        do

                            [ -r \"\${file}\" ] && (echo Applying \"\${file}\" && /sbin/sysctl -q -p \"\${file}\")

                        done",

        refreshonly => true,

    }

Here is the output:

err: /Stage[main]/Sysctl/Exec[Apply all kernel variables]: Failed to call refresh: for file in /etc/sysctl.conf /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf                                                                                                                              do

                                                        [ -r "${file}" ] && (echo Applying "${file}" && /sbin/sysctl -q -p "${file}")

                                                done returned 1 instead of one of [0] at /etc/puppet/modules/sysctl/manifests/init.pp:93

Is simply doesn't work, I know that there are some special behavior with the exec ressource. Of course the following exec works:

    exec { 'Apply all kernel variables' :

        path        => '/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin',

        user        => 'root',

        logoutput   => true,

        provider    => shell,

        command     => 'for file in /etc/sysctl.conf /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf

                        do

                            [ -r "\${file}" ] && (echo Applying "\${file}" && /sbin/sysctl -q -p "\${file}")

                        done',

        refreshonly => true,

    }

I have extremely big trouble using " instead of ', any idea?

Regards,

JM

[Elias Abacioglu]

Antidot SAS skrev 2012-02-29 11:04:
>
> I have extremely big trouble using " instead of ', any idea?
>

You could try replacing double escaping \\ and see if that works.

Perhaps it's simpler if you have file { /tmp/script.sh : content => "for
...$variable" }
or using a template and create a .erb file that is uploaded.

[Antidot SAS]

Thx I'll think about it.

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