puppetlabs/puppet · error · Puppet::Error

Failed to set owner to '%{should}': %{detail}

Error message

Failed to set owner to '%{should}': %{detail}

What it means

Error "Failed to set owner to '%{should}': %{detail}" thrown in puppetlabs/puppet.

Source

Thrown at lib/puppet/provider/file/windows.rb:48

  # We use users and groups interchangeably, so use the same methods for both
  # (the type expects different methods, so we have to oblige).
  alias :uid2name :id2name
  alias :gid2name :id2name

  alias :name2gid :name2id
  alias :name2uid :name2id

  def owner
    return :absent unless resource.stat

    get_owner(resource[:path])
  end

  def owner=(should)
    set_owner(should, resolved_path)
  rescue => detail
    raise Puppet::Error, _("Failed to set owner to '%{should}': %{detail}") % { should: should, detail: detail }, detail.backtrace
  end

  def group
    return :absent unless resource.stat

    get_group(resource[:path])
  end

  def group=(should)
    set_group(should, resolved_path)
  rescue => detail
    raise Puppet::Error, _("Failed to set group to '%{should}': %{detail}") % { should: should, detail: detail }, detail.backtrace
  end

  def mode
    if resource.stat
      mode = get_mode(resource[:path])
      mode ? mode.to_s(8).rjust(4, '0') : :absent

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/puppet/provider/file/windows.rb:48 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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