Re: set_variable_values_ini() with 3.18.2

Greg Matthews <[email protected]> Mon, 8 Sep 2025 08:11:16 -0700 (PDT)
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can we at least stop it polluting our logs?

On Tuesday, 8 April 2025 at 16:26:46 UTC+1 [email protected] wrote:

> No, I don't see any changes to either ticket recently.
>
> On Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 1:52:40=E2=80=AFPM UTC-6=20
> [email protected] wrote:
>
>>
>> Thanks, Nick.
>>
>> While I don't seem to have access to:
>>     https://northerntech.atlassian.net/browse/ENT-12503
>>
>> I can successfully see:
>>     https://northerntech.atlassian.net/browse/CFE-4459
>>
>> So the latter should be fine.
>>
>> -- David Lee
>>
>>
>> On Thursday, 5 December 2024 at 18:08:26 UTC [email protected]=20
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I took that snippet and created a ticket.=20
>>> https://northerntech.atlassian.net/browse/ENT-12503
>>>
>>> On Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 8:34:55=E2=80=AFAM UTC-6=20
>>> [email protected] wrote:
>>>
>>>> Any news on this, please?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> -- David Lee
>>>> -- Diamond Light Source
>>>>
>>>> On Friday, 15 November 2024 at 15:48:03 UTC [email protected]=
=20
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I had lost track of the fact you still needed me to provide a test=20
>>>>> case.
>>>>>
>>>>> Here it is.  It is extracted from a real part of our policy, setting =
a=20
>>>>> key=3Dvalue in RH8 "/etc/dnf/automatic.conf" (I've slightly tweaked i=
t to=20
>>>>> make it standalone and using a safe target file).
>>>>>
>>>>> Run it at least twice (or as often as you like).  You'll see that=20
>>>>> although the target file successfully converges, CFE persists in (fal=
sely)=20
>>>>> reporting errors.
>>>>>
>>>>> Please could you take it forward from this?
>>>>>
>>>>> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
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=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
>>>>> #
>>>>> # Demonstrate CFEngine "edit_line" bug:
>>>>> #
>>>>>
>>>>> body file control
>>>>> {=20
>>>>>       inputs =3D> { "/var/cfengine/inputs/lib/files.cf" };
>>>>> }
>>>>>
>>>>> bundle agent __main__
>>>>> {    =20
>>>>>   vars:
>>>>>     any::
>>>>>       #"fname" string =3D> "/etc/dnf/automatic.conf";
>>>>>       "fname" string =3D> "/tmp/automatic.conf";
>>>>>
>>>>>       "tab[commands][apply_updates]" string =3D> "no";
>>>>>
>>>>>   files:
>>>>>     any::
>>>>>       "$(fname)"
>>>>>         edit_line =3D> set_variable_values_ini("$(this.bundle).tab",=
=20
>>>>> "commands");
>>>>>
>>>>> }
>>>>> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>> -- David Lee
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Monday, 19 August 2024 at 22:01:33 UTC+1 [email protected]=
=20
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> "[email protected]" <[email protected]> writes:=20
>>>>>
>>>>> > Is there any progress on this, please? It is somewhat of an irritan=
t=20
>>>>> to us and our logging!=20
>>>>> >=20
>>>>> > Thanks.=20
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi David=20
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I didn't see a ticket in this thread to check status on, probably=20
>>>>> no work has been done.=20
>>>>>
>>>>> PRs are great if you know how to fix, but at least having a standalon=
e=20
>>>>> policy file that reproduces the issue is necessary.=20
>>>>>
>>>>> If you can make sure there is a ticket that at least contains a=20
>>>>> reproducer then there is better chance of something happening.=20
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --=20
>>>>> Nick Anderson | Doer of Things | (+1) 785-550-1767 |=20
>>>>> https://northern.tech=20
>>>>>
>>>>>

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can we at least stop it polluting our logs?<br /><br /><div class=3D"gmail_=
quote"><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tuesday, 8 April 2025 at 1=
6:26:46 UTC+1 [email protected] wrote:<br/></div><blockquote class=3D=
"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0 0 0 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204,=
 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">No, I don&#39;t see any changes to either t=
icket recently.<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"auto" class=
=3D"gmail_attr">On Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 1:52:40=E2=80=AFPM UTC-6 <=
a href data-email-masked rel=3D"nofollow">[email protected]</a> wr=
ote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 0.8ex=
;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><br>Thanks, Nick.=
<br><br><div>While I don&#39;t seem to have access to:</div><div>=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0 <a href=3D"https://northerntech.atlassian.net/browse/ENT-12503" r=
el=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank" data-saferedirecturl=3D"https://www.googl=
e.com/url?hl=3Den-GB&amp;q=3Dhttps://northerntech.atlassian.net/browse/ENT-=
12503&amp;source=3Dgmail&amp;ust=3D1757430639856000&amp;usg=3DAOvVaw2gi7RiR=
QGIDBSrXth5n2rB">https://northerntech.atlassian.net/browse/ENT-12503</a><br=
></div><div><br></div><div>I can successfully see:</div><div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0 <a href=3D"https://northerntech.atlassian.net/browse/CFE-4459" rel=
=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank" data-saferedirecturl=3D"https://www.google.=
com/url?hl=3Den-GB&amp;q=3Dhttps://northerntech.atlassian.net/browse/CFE-44=
59&amp;source=3Dgmail&amp;ust=3D1757430639856000&amp;usg=3DAOvVaw0Oj65kS2I_=
9UGXk7O8PHY_">https://northerntech.atlassian.net/browse/CFE-4459</a></div><=
div><br></div><div>So the latter should be fine.</div><div><br></div><div>-=
- David Lee<br></div><div><br></div><div><br> </div><div class=3D"gmail_quo=
te"><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thursday, 5 December 2024 at =
18:08:26 UTC [email protected] wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"g=
mail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,2=
04);padding-left:1ex">I took that snippet and created a ticket.=C2=A0<a hre=
f=3D"https://northerntech.atlassian.net/browse/ENT-12503" rel=3D"nofollow" =
target=3D"_blank" data-saferedirecturl=3D"https://www.google.com/url?hl=3De=
n-GB&amp;q=3Dhttps://northerntech.atlassian.net/browse/ENT-12503&amp;source=
=3Dgmail&amp;ust=3D1757430639856000&amp;usg=3DAOvVaw2gi7RiRQGIDBSrXth5n2rB"=
>https://northerntech.atlassian.net/browse/ENT-12503</a><br><br><div class=
=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thursday, Decemb=
er 5, 2024 at 8:34:55=E2=80=AFAM UTC-6 <a rel=3D"nofollow">t.d...@servicemu=
sic.org.uk</a> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"m=
argin:0 0 0 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">=
<div>Any news on this, please?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks.</div><div><=
br></div><div>-- David Lee</div><div>-- Diamond Light Source<br></div><br><=
div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Friday,=
 15 November 2024 at 15:48:03 UTC <a rel=3D"nofollow">[email protected]=
rg.uk</a> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin=
:0 0 0 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">I had=
 lost track of the fact you still needed me to provide a test case.<br><br>=
Here it is.=C2=A0 It is extracted from a real part of our policy, setting a=
 key=3Dvalue in RH8 &quot;/etc/dnf/automatic.conf&quot; (I&#39;ve slightly =
tweaked it to make it standalone and using a safe target file).<br><br>Run =
it at least twice (or as often as you like).=C2=A0 You&#39;ll see that alth=
ough the target file successfully converges, CFE persists in (falsely) repo=
rting errors.<br><div><br></div><div>Please could you take it forward from =
this?<br></div><div><br></div><div>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D<br></div>#<br># Demonstrate CFEngine &quot;edit_line&quot; bug:<br>#=
<br><br>body file control<br>{ <br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 inputs =3D&gt; { &q=
uot;/var/cfengine/inputs/lib/<a href=3D"http://files.cf" rel=3D"nofollow" t=
arget=3D"_blank" data-saferedirecturl=3D"https://www.google.com/url?hl=3Den=
-GB&amp;q=3Dhttp://files.cf&amp;source=3Dgmail&amp;ust=3D1757430639856000&a=
mp;usg=3DAOvVaw2VjTawYcJIL6QASgoWIYL4">files.cf</a>&quot; };<br>}<br><br>bu=
ndle agent __main__<br>{ =C2=A0 =C2=A0 <br>=C2=A0 vars:<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 an=
y::<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 #&quot;fname&quot; string =3D&gt; &quot;/etc/dn=
f/automatic.conf&quot;;<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 &quot;fname&quot; string =
=3D&gt; &quot;/tmp/automatic.conf&quot;;<br><br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 &quot;=
tab[commands][apply_updates]&quot; string =3D&gt; &quot;no&quot;;<br><br>=
=C2=A0 files:<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 any::<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 &quot;$(fname)=
&quot;<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 edit_line =3D&gt; set_variable_values=
_ini(&quot;$(this.bundle).tab&quot;, &quot;commands&quot;);<br><br>}<br>=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<div><br></div><div>Thanks.</div>=
<div><br></div><div>-- David Lee<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><di=
v><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div dir=3D"auto">On Monday,=
 19 August 2024 at 22:01:33 UTC+1 [email protected] wrote:<br></div><=
blockquote style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,=
204,204);padding-left:1ex">&quot;<a rel=3D"nofollow">[email protected]=
g.uk</a>&quot; &lt;<a rel=3D"nofollow">[email protected]</a>&gt; w=
rites:
<br>
<br>&gt; Is there any progress on this, please?  It is somewhat of an irrit=
ant to us and our logging!
<br>&gt;
<br>&gt; Thanks.
<br>
<br>Hi David
<br>
<br>
<br>I didn&#39;t see a ticket in this thread to check status on, probably
<br>no work has been done.
<br>
<br>PRs are great if you know how to fix, but at least having a standalone
<br>policy file that reproduces the issue is necessary.
<br>
<br>If you can make sure there is a ticket that at least contains a
<br>reproducer then there is better chance of something happening.
<br>
<br>
<br>--
<br>Nick Anderson | Doer of Things | <a value=3D"+17855501767" rel=3D"nofol=
low">(+1) 785-550-1767</a> | <a href=3D"https://northern.tech" rel=3D"nofol=
low" target=3D"_blank" data-saferedirecturl=3D"https://www.google.com/url?h=
l=3Den-GB&amp;q=3Dhttps://northern.tech&amp;source=3Dgmail&amp;ust=3D175743=
0639856000&amp;usg=3DAOvVaw0kUxOSyoQeS_jKubzx20z9">https://northern.tech</a=
>
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