Re: Setting default variable

[nathan r. hruby]

On Tue, 3 Jan 2006, Zeev Fisher wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I would like to declare default variable and then overwrite it only if
> some class is true for the host.
>
> Current way that I know to implement it is :
>
> !Classname::
>
>         variable = default
>
> Classname::
>
>         variable = variable_value

I believe this will do what you would like:

control:
  all::
    var = ( "some default value" )
    AllowRedefinitionOf  = ( var )

  poopyHost::
    var = ( "some other value" )

  crappyHost::
    var = ( "yet another value" )

  plainHost::
    othervar = ( "I am not a poopy host, so var is still default" )

HTH,

-n


--
-------------------------------------------
nathan hruby <nhruby@uga.edu>
uga enterprise information technology services
core services  support
-------------------------------------------
"In 1972 a crack commando unit was sent to
 prison by a military court for a crime they
 didn't commit...."