RE: Copy command copies directories I don't want

[Mark Burgess]

I mean

files:

  /etc/mydir1  ...
  /etc/mydir2  ...


M


On Wed, 2005-08-24 at 14:15 -0700, Mark wrote:
> Mark,
> 
> I am not sure what you mean with "name the directories you want explicitly".
> Anyway, I am still havimg problems with the fact that I do get directories I 
> don't want, no the other way around...
> 
> Another try:
> 
> filters:
>    { ignoredir
>    Type:        "dir"
>    Result:      "!Type"
>    }
> 
> 
> copy:
>       any::
>                 $(config_download_dir)/etc/
>                         trustkey=true
>                         filter=ignoredir
>                         action=fix
>                         dest=/etc/
>                         r=0
>                         mode=0644
>                         owner=root
>                         group=root
>                         server=$(policy_host)
>                         exclude=*
>                         ignore=*
>                         include=file.that.does.not.exist
>                         type=checksum
> 
> Despite 4 exclusion-criteria (r=0, ignore, exclude and filter), the 
> subfolders /etc/ha.d, etc/ipsec.d/autostart.d.___hq___ and
> others still get created.
> There is no way for me to get rid of them, except not to have them in te 
> source tree to begin with...
> 
> I though I'd just keep a tree with all the files I need for the various copy 
> actions for my different classes and then for each copy
> action, I use an include list with the filenames I need. But I guess it 
> doesn't work that way...
> How else am I supposed to do this???  I can't help it, but I think there HAS 
> to be a way to disable creation of directories if they
> are not explicitly included in a filter or include list...
> 
> How do other people deal with this? I can't imagine that nobody else had 
> problems with it. Although, I must admit that I did not
> notice this for a long time, because most of the directories that get created 
> unintentionally are already there anyway...
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> MARK
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mark Burgess [mailto:mark@iu.hio.no] 
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 9:00 AM
> > To: Mark
> > Cc: 'Mark Burgess'; help-cfengine@gnu.org
> > Subject: RE: Copy command copies directories I don't want
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > You can set recurse=0 and name the directories you want 
> > explicitly, or you can use a wildcard path...
> > 
> > M
> > 
> > On Wed, 2005-08-24 at 08:56 -0700, Mark wrote:
> > > Hi Mark,
> > > 
> > > Using ignore= would help me short term, but long-term there 
> > is no way 
> > > to add each new directory that I add into the /etc directory to the 
> > > ignore list. Sooner or later I (or somebody else) will add 
> > a directory 
> > > and forget to put it in the ignore list. Is there any other 
> > way to NOT 
> > > traverse any subdirectories EXCEPT the ones I want?
> > > 
> > > 
> > > I have
> > > 
> > >   etc
> > > *  |- ldap.conf
> > >    |- pam.d
> > > *  |     +- system-auth
> > >    |
> > >    |- openldap
> > > *  |     +- ldap.conf
> > >    |              
> > >    |- ha.d
> > >    |     +- <somefiles>
> > >    +- ipsec.d
> > >          |- autostart.d.___hq___
> > >          + <somefiles>
> > > 
> > > The ones with the * are the files I want (ldap.conf, 
> > > openldap/ldap.conf, pam.d/system-auth). I do NOT want ha.d, 
> > ipsec.d or 
> > > autostart.d.___hq___
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > 
> > > MARK
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Mark Burgess [mailto:Mark.Burgess@iu.hio.no]
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 12:42 AM
> > > > To: Mark
> > > > Cc: help-cfengine@gnu.org
> > > > Subject: Re: Copy command copies directories I don't want
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > ignore=
> > > > 
> > > > On Tue, 2005-08-23 at 23:55 -0700, Mark wrote:
> > > > >                 $(config_download_dir)/etc/
> > > > >                         trustkey=true
> > > > >                         action=fix
> > > > >                         dest=/etc/
> > > > >                         r=inf
> > > > >                         mode=0644
> > > > >                         owner=root
> > > > >                         group=root
> > > > >                         server=$(policy_host)
> > > > >                         include=hosts
> > > > >                         include=openldap/ldap.conf
> > > > >                         include=ldap.conf
> > > > >                         include=nsswitch.conf
> > > > >                         include=system-auth
> > > > >                         type=checksum
> > > > > 
> > > > > The above configuration copies a folder
> > > > > /etc/ipsec.d/autostart.d.___hq___ from the policy host 
> > to the local 
> > > > > /etc/ directory. However, it does not copy the contents 
> > (files) of 
> > > > > that folder. Since none of the include-patterns match this 
> > > > directory
> > > > > name, I did not expect it to copy it... How can I prevent this
> > > > > directory from being copied?
> > > > > 
> > > > > I tried filters:
> > > > >    { ignore_dirs
> > > > >    Type:        "dir"
> > > > >    Result:      "!Type"
> > > > >    }
> > > > > 
> > > > > but now it does not copy the system-auth (in /etc/pam.d) and
> > > > > openldap/ldap.conf (in /etc/openldap) any more either 
> > although they 
> > > > > are specified in the include-patterns.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Is there a way to do what I want without having to make 
> > a new copy
> > > > > command for each subfolder???
> > > > > 
> > > > > I found discussions about similar problems in the past, 
> > but no fix
> > > > > yet...
> > > > > 
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > 
> > > > > MARK
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
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