[chef] Re: Template Resource - backup file before replace

[AJ Christensen < >]

The template does do backups like this, yes; they are in
/var/chef/backup on my system. Files are postfixed with -DATESTAMP.

All providers built off the 'file' provider have this behavior.

https://github.com/opscode/chef/blob/master/chef/lib/chef/provider/file.rb#L108

You can control the path with Chef::Config[:file_backup_path]

--AJ




On 3 March 2012 10:51, Van Fossan,Randy 
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 wrote:
> Is there a way with the "template" resource to control where to backup the 
> old file the template is replacing?   It would only create this backup in 
> the specified location if the file was replaced.
>
> I didn't want to have to do a lot of coding around this if I don't have to..
>
> Thanks
>  Randy
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