Re: download, run and delete file

Jan Hebler wrote:
> Hello
> 
> I try the following:
> 1. Check if a file is present
> 2. if not, download some files to an directory in /tmp and run one
> 3. remove the files and the directoy from /tmp
> 
> 1 and 2 are easy, here is my definition:
> 
> class netcool
> {
> 
>         exec { "/bin/bash /tmp/netcool/silentinstall.sh":
>                 cwd => "/tmp/netcool",
>                 path => "/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/sbin",
>                 creates => "/opt/netcool/ssm/bin/init.nco_m_ssmagent",
>                 require =>  File["/tmp/netcool"]
>         }
>         file { "/tmp/netcool":
>                 source => "puppet://10.32.29.29/dist/os/linux/netcool",
>                 backup => false,
>                 mode => 644,
>                 owner => root,
>                 group => root,
>                 recurse => true
>         }
> }
> 
> 
> that works so far. But if i (manually) delete /tmp/netcool, the next 
> time i run puppet, it will downloaded again. Is there a
> Way to get rid of these Files?
> 

You probably shouldn't use a file resource to fetch the distributable. 
Use an exec to do both the copying of the installation files and to 
install it. When you manage a file/directory with a file resource, it 
kinda becomes permanent.

I think the proper way to do it would be to create a package wrapper for 
whatever OS you're using (RPM, DPKG, etc...) and manage it with a 
package resource.

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