puppetlabs/puppet · error · Puppet::Error

Could not set attributes on %{resource}[%{name}]: %{detail}

Error message

Could not set attributes on %{resource}[%{name}]: %{detail}

What it means

Error "Could not set attributes on %{resource}[%{name}]: %{detail}" thrown in puppetlabs/puppet.

Source

Thrown at lib/puppet/provider/aix_object.rb:408

    mappings[:aix_attribute].each do |property, aix_attribute|
      next unless new_attributes.key?(aix_attribute.name)

      conflicts[:properties] ||= []
      conflicts[:properties].push(property)

      conflicts[:attributes] ||= []
      conflicts[:attributes].push(aix_attribute.name)
    end

    return if conflicts.empty?

    properties, attributes = conflicts.keys.map do |key|
      conflicts[key].map! { |name| "'#{name}'" }.join(', ')
    end

    detail = _("attributes is setting the %{properties} properties via. the %{attributes} attributes, respectively! Please specify these property values in the resource declaration instead.") % { properties: properties, attributes: attributes }

    raise Puppet::Error, _("Could not set attributes on %{resource}[%{name}]: %{detail}") % { resource: @resource.class.name, name: @resource.name, detail: detail }
  end

  # Modifies the attribute property. Note we raise an error if the user specified
  # an AIX attribute corresponding to a Puppet property.
  def attributes=(new_attributes)
    validate_new_attributes(new_attributes)
    modify_object(new_attributes)
  rescue Puppet::ExecutionFailure => detail
    raise Puppet::Error, _("Could not set attributes on %{resource}[%{name}]: %{detail}") % { resource: @resource.class.name, name: @resource.name, detail: detail }, detail.backtrace
  end

  # Collects the current property values of all mapped properties +
  # the attributes property.
  def object_info(refresh = false)
    return @object_info if @object_info && !refresh

    @object_info = nil

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/puppet/provider/aix_object.rb:408 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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