puppetlabs/puppet · warning · Puppet::ModuleTool::Errors::VersionAlreadyInstalledError

Could not upgrade '%{module_name}'; more recent versions not

Error message

Could not upgrade '%{module_name}'; more recent versions not found

What it means

Raised by the Upgrader as Puppet::ModuleTool::Errors::VersionAlreadyInstalledError when the resolver selected a version identical to the installed one and no newer versions exist in the graph (versions.select { |v| v > results[:installed_version] } is empty). It is effectively an 'already up to date' signal reported through the error channel; it also lists possible_culprits — other modules whose constraints may be holding the version back.

Source

Thrown at lib/puppet/module_tool/applications/upgrader.rb:178

              }
            end

            raise InstallConflictError,
                  :requested_module => name,
                  :requested_version => options[:version] || 'latest',
                  :dependency => dependency,
                  :directory => mod.path,
                  :metadata => mod.metadata
          end

          child = releases.find { |x| x.name == name }

          unless forced?
            if child.version == results[:installed_version]
              versions = graph.dependencies[name].map(&:version)
              newer_versions = versions.select { |v| v > results[:installed_version] }

              raise VersionAlreadyInstalledError,
                    :module_name => name,
                    :requested_version => results[:requested_version],
                    :installed_version => results[:installed_version],
                    :newer_versions => newer_versions,
                    :possible_culprits => installed_modules_source.fetched.reject { |x| x == name }
            elsif child.version < results[:installed_version]
              raise DowngradingUnsupportedError,
                    :module_name => name,
                    :requested_version => results[:requested_version],
                    :installed_version => results[:installed_version]
            end
          end

          Puppet.info _("Preparing to upgrade ...")
          releases.each(&:prepare)

          Puppet.notice _('Upgrading -- do not interrupt ...')
          releases.each do |release|

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Solutions

1. Treat as informational: confirm with `puppet module list` that the installed version is the one you expect
2. If newer releases exist on the Forge, check the error's possible_culprits and relax the dependent that pins the module (upgrade it or fix its version_requirement)
3. Use --force if you deliberately want the constraint pinning skipped
4. If you actually need to reinstall the same version, use `puppet module install <name> --version <v> --force` instead of upgrade

Example fix

# before
$ puppet module upgrade puppetlabs-stdlib
# Error: Could not upgrade 'puppetlabs-stdlib'; more recent versions not found

# after
$ puppet module upgrade puppetlabs-stdlib --force   # or accept current version

mod = env.modules.find { |m| m.forge_name && m.forge_name.tr('/', '-') == name }
latest = Puppet::Forge.new(Puppet[:module_repository]).fetch(name).map(&:version).max
if mod && mod.version && latest && SemanticPuppet::Version.parse(mod.version) >= latest
  puts "#{name} already at latest (#{mod.version}); skipping upgrade"
end

begin
  Puppet::ModuleTool::Applications::Upgrader.new(name, options).run
rescue Puppet::ModuleTool::Errors::VersionAlreadyInstalledError
  # benign: nothing newer given current constraints — log and continue
  log "#{name} already up to date"
end

When it happens

Trigger: Running `puppet module upgrade <name>` (without --force) when the module already sits at the newest releasable version given the current dependency graph — either truly latest, or pinned to its installed version because a dependent's constraints exclude newer releases.

Common situations: CI jobs that upgrade on every run; a dependent module capping the version below something newer on the Forge (the possible_culprits list names them); a mirror that has not synced the newest release yet.

Related errors

• Could not %{action} '%{module_name}'; module is not installe
• Could not %{action} '%{module_name}'; module appears in mult
• Could not %{action} '%{module_name}'; module has had changes
• Could not %{action} '%{module_name}'; no releases are availa
• Could not %{action} '%{module_name}'; no releases matching '

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