puppetlabs/puppet · error · Puppet::Error

Could not create %{resource} %{name}: %{detail}

Error message

Could not create %{resource} %{name}: %{detail}

What it means

Error "Could not create %{resource} %{name}: %{detail}" thrown in puppetlabs/puppet.

Source

Thrown at lib/puppet/provider/aix_object.rb:477

  def exists?
    !object_info.nil?
  end

  # Creates a new instance of the resource
  def create
    attributes = @resource.should(:attributes) || {}
    validate_new_attributes(attributes)

    mappings[:aix_attribute].each do |property, aix_attribute|
      property_should = @resource.should(property)
      next if property_should.nil?

      attributes[aix_attribute.name] = aix_attribute.convert_property_value(property_should)
    end

    execute(addcmd(attributes))
  rescue Puppet::ExecutionFailure => detail
    raise Puppet::Error, _("Could not create %{resource} %{name}: %{detail}") % { resource: @resource.class.name, name: @resource.name, detail: detail }, detail.backtrace
  end

  # Deletes this instance resource
  def delete
    execute(deletecmd)

    # Recollect the object info so that our current properties reflect
    # the actual state of the system. Otherwise, puppet resource reports
    # the wrong info. at the end. Note that this should return nil.
    object_info(true)
  rescue Puppet::ExecutionFailure => detail
    raise Puppet::Error, _("Could not delete %{resource} %{name}: %{detail}") % { resource: @resource.class.name, name: @resource.name, detail: detail }, detail.backtrace
  end
end

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/puppet/provider/aix_object.rb:477 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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