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raphink
Asked: 2012-04-05 05:30:48 +0800 CST

Add requires to default resources in Puppet

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I'm trying to add a require to the default resource for users in Puppet:

User { require => Mount['/home'] }

Using Puppet 0.25, I get the following error:

err: Could not retrieve catalog from remote server: Error 400 on SERVER: Syntax error at '+>'; expected '}' at /home/rpinson/puppetmaster/manifests/foo.pp:71 on node ip-bar.internal

Is there a way to achieve that?

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2 Answers

  1. In this case, it might be easier to leverage a define resource instead of resource defaults.

    define myuser (
  ... # you certainly need the rest of the user attribute.
) {
  user { $name:
    require => Mount['/home'],
    ... # and the rest of your attributes.
  }
}

    If you declare myuser{ 'johndoe': }, it should also have mount as a requirement.

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  2. Use a resource collector:

    User <| |> {
    require +> Mount['/home'],
}

    This adds the requirement to all User instances, but also has a side-effect of realizing any virtual users.

    As far is I remember, this is supported in 0.25.

    Also, +> operator cannot be used in regular parameter definitions, only in overrides or collectors. Replace those with =>.

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