puppetlabs/puppet · error · Puppet::MissingCommand

Command %{name} is missing

Error message

Command %{name} is missing

What it means

Error "Command %{name} is missing" thrown in puppetlabs/puppet.

Source

Thrown at lib/puppet/provider/command.rb:24

  attr_reader :name

  # @param [String] name A way of referencing the name
  # @param [String] executable The path to the executable file
  # @param resolver An object for resolving the executable to an absolute path (usually Puppet::Util)
  # @param executor An object for performing the actual execution of the command (usually Puppet::Util::Execution)
  # @param [Hash] options Extra options to be used when executing (see Puppet::Util::Execution#execute)
  def initialize(name, executable, resolver, executor, options = {})
    @name = name
    @executable = executable
    @resolver = resolver
    @executor = executor
    @options = options
  end

  # @param args [Array<String>] Any command line arguments to pass to the executable
  # @return The output from the command
  def execute(*args)
    resolved_executable = @resolver.which(@executable) or raise Puppet::MissingCommand, _("Command %{name} is missing") % { name: @name }
    @executor.execute([resolved_executable] + args, @options)
  end
end

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/puppet/provider/command.rb:24 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of puppetlabs/puppet@e227c27540 (2026-08-21). Data as JSON: /api/errors/7d211eb75779df4e. Report an issue: GitHub.