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RE: Copy command copies directories I don't want


From: Mark
Subject: RE: Copy command copies directories I don't want
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 15:42:56 -0700

So wouldn't my filter mean "pass all files that are not directories, and do not 
copy directories"?


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Burgess [mailto:mark@iu.hio.no] 
> Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 12:47 PM
> To: Mark
> Subject: RE: Copy command copies directories I don't want
> 
> 
> I think you wnat the opposite. The filter *passes* the 
> criterion. Take a look at the doc examples.
> 
> M
> 
> On Mon, 2005-08-29 at 12:31 -0700, Mark wrote:
> > Thanks Mark...
> > Can you go back in this thread and just take quick look at 
> the filter 
> > problem I had and let me know if I did the filter wrong, or 
> if filters 
> > just don't work for this one either?
> > 
> > I mean my email from 8/24 2:42PM PDT
> > 
> > The filter I was trying to use is this one here:
> > 
> > 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
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Thank you,
> > 
> > MARK
> > 
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Mark Burgess [mailto:Mark.Burgess@iu.hio.no]
> > > Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 11:59 PM
> > > To: Mark
> > > Cc: 'Mark Burgess'; help-cfengine@gnu.org
> > > Subject: RE: Copy command copies directories I don't want
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 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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