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Reputation: 1401

Puppet - Notify a class with parameters

I'm pretty new to puppet, and I've got stuck on how to notify a class with a parameter. I'm trying to notify a class that I found, which runs update-rc.d with a parameter:

define myclass::update-rc {
    exec { "update-rc_${title}":
        command => "update-rc.d ${title} defaults",
        cwd => "/tmp",
        path => "/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:",
        refreshonly => true
    }
}

And the class that I wish to notify it from:

class mysecondclass {
    file { '/etc/init.d/myscript':
        ensure => file,
        notify => Class['myclass::update-rc { "myscript": } ']
    }
}

It fails with the error:

Could not find dependent Exec[Myclass::update-rc { "myscript": } ] ...

It does work if I just put myclass::update-rc { "myscript": } in the class like this:

class mysecondclass {
    file { '/etc/init.d/myscript':
        ensure => file,
    }

    myclass::update-rc { "myscript": }
}

But I kinda wanted to notify it ... Is there a way I can achieve this?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 8771

Answers (1)

cristi
cristi

Reputation: 2199

You can notify a class several ways in puppet:

With subscribe you will need to update the exec from inside update-rc define:

exec { "update-rc_${title}":
  command     => "update-rc.d ${title} defaults",
  cwd         => "/tmp",
  path        => "/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:",
  refreshonly => true,
  subscribe   => File['/etc/init.d/myscript'],
}

With notify you will need to update file resource:

myclass::update-rc { "myscript": }

file { '/etc/init.d/myscript':
  ensure => file,
  notify => Myclass::Update-rc["myscript"]
}

This is equivalent, but using chaining arrows:

file { '/etc/init.d/myscript':
  ensure => file,
} ~>
myclass::update-rc { "myscript": }

Pay attention that it's a tilde there and not a normal arrow.

Also, you should update your define name from update-rc to update_rc: https://docs.puppetlabs.com/puppet/latest/reference/lang_reserved.html#classes-and-defined-types

Upvotes: 2

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