Re: [Cfengine] Re: Delete all files after an job has finished]

[Bas van der Vlies]

Mark,

 I just tried version 2.1.14 and it works ;-). Thanks for fixing
the problem.

Mark Burgess wrote:
> ok - I think I found it. Please test subverison version
>
> M
>
> On Fri, 2005-04-01 at 08:53 +0200, Bas van der Vlies wrote:
>
> > Mark Burgess wrote:
> >
> > > What does -d2 say?
> >
> > Tidying from base directory /scratch
> > ExpandVarstring(/scratch)
> > ExpandWildCardsAndDo(/scratch=/scratch)
> > ExpandWildCardsAndDo(=)
> > TidyWrapper(/scratch)
> > Registering root device as 2065
> > RecursiveTidySpecialArea(/scratch)
> > Changed directory to /scratch
> > Checking the inode and device to make sure we are where we think we are...
> > IgnoredOrExcluded(/scratch)
> > IgnoreFile(/scratch,)
> > Tidy: opening dir /scratch
> > Filename /scratch/. is classified as ignorable
> > Filename /scratch/.. is classified as ignorable
> > IgnoreFile(/scratch,bas_link)
> > Checking tidy topmost directory /scratch
> > End PATHTIDY:
> >
> > The problem is that the link only will be deleted if link has the same 
> > owner as the user that runs cfagent. I think we must make an execption 
> > in case root is running cfagent or add an extra option to tidy that 
> > prevents this owner check.
> >
> >
> >
> > > M
> > >
> > > On Thu, 2005-03-31 at 12:53 +0200, Bas van der Vlies wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > > Maybe i am doing something wrong or someone else has an answer for me.
> > > > I am using cfengine version 2.1.13
> > > >
> > > > After an job has finished i want to to delete all the files in /scratch
> > > > with the following config:
> > > >
> > > > ============================================
> > > > control:
> > > >
> > > > actionsequence = ( tidy )
> > > >
> > > > tidy:
> > > >   /scratch
> > > >     pattern=* age=0 recurse=inf rmdirs=sub
> > > >     dirlinks=tidy links=tidy
> > > >
> > > > ============================================
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > This will delete nearly everthing exepct links to existent directories, eg:
> > > >    /scratch/bas_link -----> /home/sara/bas
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Is this an bug or does somebody else an solution? Files actionsequence 
> > > > would not work because it is an link to existent directory.
> > > >
> > > > I know 'rmdirs' overrides the 'dirlinks' option but i want an option 
> > > > that deletes everything als dirlinks ;-)

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