[chef] Re: Ohai Chefs!

[Joe Nuspl < >]

This is the default behavior.  Either something in the template is causing the contents to change each run or something external is changing the file.  If you run chef-client you should see the diff on stdout.  Does that give you any clues?

Joe

On Jul 23, 2014, at 10:07 AM, Phillip Roberts < "> > wrote:

Is there a way to make a recipe only write a template file if the file doesn’t exist or if the template has changed?

 

For instance, I have a recipe that generates zone files for bind based off of a list of domains in a data bag. However, on every chef-client run, it is regenerating the file, which is also regenerating the serial number.

 

Any assistance would be appreciated.

 

Thanks,

 

Phillip Roberts | Sr. Linux Systems Administrator

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