jordansissel/fpm · error

Failed to find username for uid #{uid}

Error message

Failed to find username for uid #{uid}

What it means

Error "Failed to find username for uid #{uid}" thrown in jordansissel/fpm.

Source

Thrown at lib/fpm/package/puppet.rb:103

  def default_output
    name
  end # def default_output

  # This method is used by the puppet manifest template
  def puppetsort(hash)
    # TODO(sissel): Implement sorting that follows the puppet style guide
    # Such as, 'ensure' goes first, etc.
    return hash.to_a
  end # def puppetsort

  # Helper for user lookup
  def uid2user(uid)
    begin
      pwent = Etc.getpwuid(uid)
      return pwent.name
    rescue ArgumentError => e
      # Invalid user id? No user? Return the uid.
      logger.warn("Failed to find username for uid #{uid}")
      return uid.to_s
    end
  end # def uid2user

  # Helper for group lookup
  def gid2group(gid)
    begin
      grent = Etc.getgrgid(gid)
      return grent.name
    rescue ArgumentError => e
      # Invalid user id? No user? Return the uid.
      logger.warn("Failed to find group for gid #{gid}")
      return gid.to_s
    end
  end # def uid2user
end # class FPM::Target::Puppet

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/fpm/package/puppet.rb:103 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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