puppetlabs/puppet · error · ArgumentError

No AIX group exists with a group name or gid of %{group}!

Error message

No AIX group exists with a group name or gid of %{group}!

What it means

Error "No AIX group exists with a group name or gid of %{group}!" thrown in puppetlabs/puppet.

Source

Thrown at lib/puppet/provider/group/aix.rb:50

    # that matches the group, which can either be the group name or
    # the gid. Takes an optional set of ia_module_args
    def find(group, ia_module_args = [])
      groups = list_all(ia_module_args)

      id_property = mappings[:puppet_property][:id]

      if group.is_a?(String)
        # Find by name
        group_hash = groups.find { |cur_group| cur_group[:name] == group }
      else
        # Find by gid
        group_hash = groups.find do |cur_group|
          id_property.convert_attribute_value(cur_group[:id]) == group
        end
      end

      unless group_hash
        raise ArgumentError, _("No AIX group exists with a group name or gid of %{group}!") % { group: group }
      end

      # Convert :id => :gid
      id = group_hash.delete(:id)
      group_hash[:gid] = id_property.convert_attribute_value(id)

      group_hash
    end

    # Define some Puppet Property => AIX Attribute (and vice versa)
    # conversion functions here. This is so we can unit test them.

    def members_to_users(provider, members)
      members = members.split(',') if members.is_a?(String)
      unless provider.resource[:auth_membership]
        current_members = provider.members
        current_members = [] if current_members == :absent
        members = (members + current_members).uniq

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/puppet/provider/group/aix.rb:50 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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