Resource Type: augeas

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  1. augeas
    1. Description
    2. Attributes
    3. Providers
    4. Provider Features

NOTE: This page was generated from the Puppet source code on 2017-08-17 12:24:28 -0500

augeas

Description

Apply a change or an array of changes to the filesystem using the augeas tool.

Requires:

  • Augeas
  • The ruby-augeas bindings

Sample usage with a string:

augeas{"test1" :
  context => "/files/etc/sysconfig/firstboot",
  changes => "set RUN_FIRSTBOOT YES",
  onlyif  => "match other_value size > 0",
}

Sample usage with an array and custom lenses:

augeas{"jboss_conf":
  context   => "/files",
  changes   => [
      "set etc/jbossas/jbossas.conf/JBOSS_IP $ipaddress",
      "set etc/jbossas/jbossas.conf/JAVA_HOME /usr",
    ],
  load_path => "$/usr/share/jbossas/lenses",
}

Attributes

augeas { 'resource title':
  name       => # (namevar) The name of this task. Used for...
  changes    => # The changes which should be applied to the...
  context    => # Optional context path. This value is prepended...
  force      => # Optional command to force the augeas type to...
  incl       => # Load only a specific file, e.g. `/etc/hosts`...
  lens       => # Use a specific lens, e.g. `Hosts.lns`. When this 
  load_path  => # Optional colon-separated list or array of...
  onlyif     => # Optional augeas command and comparisons to...
  provider   => # The specific backend to use for this `augeas...
  returns    => # The expected return code from the augeas...
  root       => # A file system path; all files loaded by Augeas...
  show_diff  => # Whether to display differences when the file...
  type_check => # Whether augeas should perform typechecking...
  # ...plus any applicable metaparameters.
}

name

(Namevar: If omitted, this attribute’s value defaults to the resource’s title.)

The name of this task. Used for uniqueness.

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changes

The changes which should be applied to the filesystem. This can be a command or an array of commands. The following commands are supported:

  • set <PATH> <VALUE> — Sets the value VALUE at location PATH
  • setm <PATH> <SUB> <VALUE> — Sets multiple nodes (matching SUB relative to PATH) to VALUE
  • rm <PATH> — Removes the node at location PATH
  • remove <PATH> — Synonym for rm
  • clear <PATH> — Sets the node at PATH to NULL, creating it if needed
  • clearm <PATH> <SUB> — Sets multiple nodes (matching SUB relative to PATH) to NULL
  • touch <PATH> — Creates PATH with the value NULL if it does not exist
  • ins <LABEL> (before|after) <PATH> — Inserts an empty node LABEL either before or after PATH.
  • insert <LABEL> <WHERE> <PATH> — Synonym for ins
  • mv <PATH> <OTHER PATH> — Moves a node at PATH to the new location OTHER PATH
  • move <PATH> <OTHER PATH> — Synonym for mv
  • rename <PATH> <LABEL> — Rename a node at PATH to a new LABEL
  • defvar <NAME> <PATH> — Sets Augeas variable $NAME to PATH
  • defnode <NAME> <PATH> <VALUE> — Sets Augeas variable $NAME to PATH, creating it with VALUE if needed

If the context parameter is set, that value is prepended to any relative PATHs.

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context

Optional context path. This value is prepended to the paths of all changes if the path is relative. If the incl parameter is set, defaults to /files + incl; otherwise, defaults to the empty string.

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force

Optional command to force the augeas type to execute even if it thinks changes will not be made. This does not override the onlyif parameter.

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incl

Load only a specific file, e.g. /etc/hosts. This can greatly speed up the execution the resource. When this parameter is set, you must also set the lens parameter to indicate which lens to use.

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lens

Use a specific lens, e.g. Hosts.lns. When this parameter is set, you must also set the incl parameter to indicate which file to load. The Augeas documentation includes a list of available lenses.

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load_path

Optional colon-separated list or array of directories; these directories are searched for schema definitions. The agent’s $libdir/augeas/lenses path will always be added to support pluginsync.

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onlyif

Optional augeas command and comparisons to control the execution of this type.

Note: values is not an actual augeas API command. It calls match to retrieve an array of paths in and then `get` to retrieve the values from each of the returned paths.

Supported onlyif syntax:

  • get <AUGEAS_PATH> <COMPARATOR> <STRING>
  • values <MATCH_PATH> include <STRING>
  • values <MATCH_PATH> not_include <STRING>
  • values <MATCH_PATH> == <AN_ARRAY>
  • values <MATCH_PATH> != <AN_ARRAY>
  • match <MATCH_PATH> size <COMPARATOR> <INT>
  • match <MATCH_PATH> include <STRING>
  • match <MATCH_PATH> not_include <STRING>
  • match <MATCH_PATH> == <AN_ARRAY>
  • match <MATCH_PATH> != <AN_ARRAY>

where:

  • AUGEAS_PATH is a valid path scoped by the context
  • MATCH_PATH is a valid match syntax scoped by the context
  • COMPARATOR is one of >, >=, !=, ==, <=, or <
  • STRING is a string
  • INT is a number
  • AN_ARRAY is in the form ['a string', 'another']

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provider

The specific backend to use for this augeas resource. You will seldom need to specify this — Puppet will usually discover the appropriate provider for your platform.

Available providers are:

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returns

(Property: This attribute represents concrete state on the target system.)

The expected return code from the augeas command. Should not be set.

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root

A file system path; all files loaded by Augeas are loaded underneath root.

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show_diff

Whether to display differences when the file changes, defaulting to true. This parameter is useful for files that may contain passwords or other secret data, which might otherwise be included in Puppet reports or other insecure outputs. If the global show_diff setting is false, then no diffs will be shown even if this parameter is true.

Valid values are true, false, yes, no.

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type_check

Whether augeas should perform typechecking. Defaults to false.

Valid values are true, false.

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Providers

augeas

  • Supported features: execute_changes, need_to_run?, parse_commands.

Provider Features

Available features:

  • execute_changes — Actually make the changes
  • need_to_run? — If the command should run
  • parse_commands — Parse the command string

Provider support:

Provider execute changes need to run? parse commands
augeas X X X

NOTE: This page was generated from the Puppet source code on 2017-08-17 12:24:28 -0500

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