[chef] RE: Re: Ohai Chefs!

[Phillip Roberts < >]

I think because I have the serial variable as

 

:serial => Time.new.strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S")

 

It sees the serial change and rewrites the file. I guess what I need to figure out is a better way to do the serial so it only generates a new one when a change occurs.

 

Thanks,

 

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From: Joe Nuspl [mailto:
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2014 1:21 PM
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Subject: [chef] Re: Ohai Chefs!

 

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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