Re: Class is not created despite proper conditions.

[Daniel Nilsson]

Try using FileExists() instead,

groups:

hdredhat = ( FileExists(/etc/redhat-release) )

....

Another problem might be that control is executed first.

/// D

On Wed, 20 Aug 2003, Hans Deragon wrote:

> Greetings.
>
>
>   Total newbie here.  Got a problem with defining a class.  I have the
> following:
>
> ---->
> groups:
>
>     hdredhat = ( "test -f /etc/redhat-release" )
>
> control:
>
>     IfElapsed    = ( 0 )
>     EditFileSize = ( 0 )
>
>     timezone = ( EST )
>
>   hdredhat::
>
>     actionsequence =
>     (
>       checktimezone     # check time zone
>     )
> <----
>
>   Yet, the timezone checking is not executed.  In the debugging output
> I see:
>
> ---->
> [...deleted lines...]
>
> LVALUE hdredhat
> HandleLVALUE(hdredhat) in action Groups:
> EQUALS =
> LEFTBRACK
> RVAL-QSTRING "test -f /etc/redhat-release"
>
> HandleGroupRvalue(test -f /etc/redhat-release)
> HandleGroupRVal(test -f /etc/redhat-release) group (hdredhat), type=0
> [No match of class]
>
> [...deleted lines...]
>
> Defined Classes = ( any cfengine_2_1_0a6 redhat redhat_9 opt_debug
> Wednesday Hr11 Min31 Min30_35 Q3 Hr11_Q3 Day20 August Yr2003 linux
> snah1 32_bit linux_2_4_20_6 i686 linux_i686 linux_i686_2_4_20_6
> linux_i686_2_4_20_6__1_Thu_Feb_27_10_06_59_EST_2003
> compiled_on_linux_gnu localhost_localdomain localhost net_iface_lo
> net_iface_eth0 142_133_112_30  142_133_112 ipv4_142_133_112_30
> ipv4_142_133_112 ipv4_142_133 ipv4_142 )
>
> [...deleted lines...]
> <----
>
> Why isn't my hdredhat class defined?  The file does exist and the test
> is successfull:
>
> [root@snah1 cfengine] test -f /etc/redhat-release; echo $?
> 0
>
> So why isn´t the class defined?  BTW, I know that the ¨redhat¨ class
> is defined and I could use it, but this is not the point.  I want to
> understand what I am doing wrong here.
>
>
> Sincerely,
> Hans Deragon
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