puppetlabs/puppet · error · Puppet::Settings::ValidationError

Invalid negative 'time to live' %{value} - did you mean 'unl

Error message

Invalid negative 'time to live' %{value} - did you mean 'unlimited'?

What it means

Error "Invalid negative 'time to live' %{value} - did you mean 'unlimited'?" thrown in puppetlabs/puppet.

Source

Thrown at lib/puppet/settings/ttl_setting.rb:39

  def type
    :ttl
  end

  # Convert the value to Numeric, parsing numeric string with units if necessary.
  def munge(value)
    self.class.munge(value, @name)
  end

  def print(value)
    val = munge(value)
    val == Float::INFINITY ? 'unlimited' : val
  end

  # Convert the value to Numeric, parsing numeric string with units if necessary.
  def self.munge(value, param_name)
    if value.is_a?(Numeric)
      if value < 0
        raise Puppet::Settings::ValidationError, _("Invalid negative 'time to live' %{value} - did you mean 'unlimited'?") % { value: value.inspect }
      end

      value

    elsif value == 'unlimited'
      Float::INFINITY

    elsif value.is_a?(String) and value =~ FORMAT
      ::Regexp.last_match(1).to_i * UNITMAP[::Regexp.last_match(2) || 's']
    else
      raise Puppet::Settings::ValidationError, _("Invalid 'time to live' format '%{value}' for parameter: %{param_name}") % { value: value.inspect, param_name: param_name }
    end
  end
end

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/puppet/settings/ttl_setting.rb:39 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/ae7685623ed40b57. Report an issue: GitHub.