{"record":{"id":"087778f890b06e52","repo":"puppetlabs/puppet","slug":"could-not-write-crontab-for-path-detail","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Could not write crontab for %{path}: %{detail}","messagePattern":"Could not write crontab for %(.+?): %(.+?)","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"FileReadError","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"lib/puppet/util/filetype.rb","lineNumber":299,"sourceCode":"    def remove\n      Puppet::Util::Execution.execute(%w[crontab -r], cronargs)\n    rescue => detail\n      raise FileReadError, _(\"Could not remove crontab for %{path}: %{detail}\") % { path: @path, detail: detail }, detail.backtrace\n    end\n\n    # Overwrite a specific @path's cron tab; must be passed the @path name\n    # and the text with which to create the cron tab.\n    def write(text)\n      # this file is managed by the OS and should be using system encoding\n      output_file = Tempfile.new(\"puppet_suntab\", :encoding => Encoding.default_external)\n      begin\n        output_file.print text\n        output_file.close\n        # We have to chown the stupid file to the user.\n        File.chown(Puppet::Util.uid(@path), nil, output_file.path)\n        Puppet::Util::Execution.execute([\"crontab\", output_file.path], cronargs)\n      rescue => detail\n        raise FileReadError, _(\"Could not write crontab for %{path}: %{detail}\") % { path: @path, detail: detail }, detail.backtrace\n      ensure\n        output_file.close\n        output_file.unlink\n      end\n    end\n  end\n\n  #  Support for AIX crontab with output different than suntab's crontab command.\n  newfiletype(:aixtab) do\n    # Read a specific @path's cron tab.\n    def read\n      unless Puppet::Util.uid(@path)\n        Puppet.debug _(\"The %{path} user does not exist. Treating their crontab file as empty in case Puppet creates them in the middle of the run.\") % { path: @path }\n\n        return \"\"\n      end\n\n      Puppet::Util::Execution.execute(%w[crontab -l], cronargs)","sourceCodeStart":281,"sourceCodeEnd":317,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/blob/e227c27540975c25aa22d533a52424a9d2fc886a/lib/puppet/util/filetype.rb#L281-L317","documentation":"Error \"Could not write crontab for %{path}: %{detail}\" thrown in puppetlabs/puppet.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at lib/puppet/util/filetype.rb:299 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":[],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":null,"validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"e227c27540975c25aa22d533a52424a9d2fc886a","analyzedAt":"2026-08-21T20:49:46.650Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-21T23:17:16.201Z"}