[Puppet Users] How can we add multiple lines to a file ?

[Vikas Kumar]

Hello,

I am looking for an option to add multiple lines to a */etc/bashrc* and
*/etc/profile*. I can do this with *file_line*, but is there any other
alternative. *file_line* does the job but for each line I will have to
create a *file_line* resource, which does not sound good for multiple lines.

Regards,
Vikas

[Sijis Aviles]

Post by Vikas Kumar
Hello,
I am looking for an option to add multiple lines to a */etc/bashrc* and
*/etc/profile*. I can do this with *file_line*, but is there any other
alternative. *file_line* does the job but for each line I will have to
create a *file_line* resource, which does not sound good for multiple lines.
Regards,
Vikas

Vikas,

Maybe try using concat module
(https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetlabs-concat)? But i think you'll still
have multiple concat::fragment entries.

Sijis

[Lakshmi Thampi]

Could you please tell me which of the solutions worked in this case
As i am also trying to do the same
I am trying to do it with concat like this for /etc/profile file editing

class postgresql::profilechange{

include concat::setup

concat { '/etc/profile':

mode => '0775',

owner => 'root',

group => 'root',

ensure => present,


}


concat::fragment { 'file04_fa':

target => '/etc/profile',

content => "PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/pgsql/bin\n",

order => 01

}


}
But it is giving me this error
---------------------------------------------------

Info: Retrieving plugin

Info: Loading facts in
/etc/puppet/modules/stdlib/lib/facter/puppet_vardir.rb

Info: Loading facts in /etc/puppet/modules/stdlib/lib/facter/facter_dot_d.rb

Info: Loading facts in /etc/puppet/modules/stdlib/lib/facter/root_home.rb

Info: Loading facts in /etc/puppet/modules/stdlib/lib/facter/pe_version.rb

Info: Loading facts in
/etc/puppet/modules/concat/lib/facter/concat_basedir.rb

Error: Could not retrieve catalog from remote server: Error 400 on SERVER:
Could not find class concat::setup for sys-server on node sys-server

Warning: Not using cache on failed catalog
Error: Could not retrieve catalog; skipping run

Any pointers are appreciated

Post by Sijis Aviles

Post by Vikas Kumar
Hello,
I am looking for an option to add multiple lines to a */etc/bashrc* and
*/etc/profile*. I can do this with *file_line*, but is there any other
alternative. *file_line* does the job but for each line I will have to
create a *file_line* resource, which does not sound good for multiple lines.
Regards,
Vikas

Vikas,
Maybe try using concat module (
https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetlabs-concat)? But i think you'll
still have multiple concat::fragment entries.
Sijis

[Vikas Kumar]

Hi Laxmi,

I could not find a way out to add multiple lines. I did this, which served
my purpose. May be it is not suitable for your requirement.

file { "/etc/mytweaks":
owner => 'root',
group => 'root',
mode => '0755',
source => "puppet:///modules/tweaks-history_shellprompt/mytweaks",
}

file_line { 'Adding-To-Bashrc':
ensure => present,
line => 'source /etc/mytweaks',
path => "$bashrc_location",
}

Regards,
Vikas

Post by Lakshmi Thampi
Could you please tell me which of the solutions worked in this case
As i am also trying to do the same
I am trying to do it with concat like this for /etc/profile file editing
class postgresql::profilechange{
include concat::setup
mode => '0775',
owner => 'root',
group => 'root',
ensure => present,
}
target => '/etc/profile',
content => "PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/pgsql/bin\n",
order => 01
}
}
But it is giving me this error
---------------------------------------------------
Info: Retrieving plugin
Info: Loading facts in
/etc/puppet/modules/stdlib/lib/facter/puppet_vardir.rb
Info: Loading facts in
/etc/puppet/modules/stdlib/lib/facter/facter_dot_d.rb
Info: Loading facts in /etc/puppet/modules/stdlib/lib/facter/root_home.rb
Info: Loading facts in /etc/puppet/modules/stdlib/lib/facter/pe_version.rb
Info: Loading facts in
/etc/puppet/modules/concat/lib/facter/concat_basedir.rb
Could not find class concat::setup for sys-server on node sys-server
Warning: Not using cache on failed catalog
Error: Could not retrieve catalog; skipping run
Any pointers are appreciated

[jcbollinger]

Post by Vikas Kumar
Hello,
I am looking for an option to add multiple lines to a */etc/bashrc* and
*/etc/profile*. I can do this with *file_line*, but is there any other
alternative. *file_line* does the job but for each line I will have to
create a *file_line* resource, which does not sound good for multiple lines.

If all the lines you want to add are available from one source, then you
could join them with semicolons and add them as one line.

Alternatively, some Linux distributions (RedHat-family distros for sure)
ship with a built-in mechanism for this. On CentOS, for example, both
/etc/profile and /etc/bashrc process shell code from each and every file in
/etc/profile.d/*.sh. On such systems, you can inject your own code into
the shell configuration by dropping a world-readable file of whatever
length you want into /etc/profile.d. This is incredibly useful.

If your systems are not built that way by default then you can use a
File_line to insert a (complex) one-liner into /etc/profile and /etc/bashrc
to enable such a feature, and then proceed as above.


John