[rancid] Re: debug and empty config issue

[Konstantin Yudayev]

Now it creates those semi-empty files even if debug is off. I think we
need to remove "$host.new" if run has failed regardless of $debug but I
am not sure what would happened if I leave unconditional `unlink
"$host.new"`. Please advise.

 - Konstantin

On Wed, 2010-01-06 at 11:27 -0800, john heasley wrote:

> Wed, Jan 06, 2010 at 01:20:35PM -0500, Konstantin Yudayev:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I've recently enabled bug in all bin/*rancid* ($debug = 1) and looks
> > like there is an issue with unaccessible devices. If a device is not
> > currently available the rancid produces following output in the config
> > file (that is a whole file for every "offline" router):
> > 
> > !RANCID-CONTENT-TYPE: erx (or whatever vendor is)
> > !
> > !
> > !
> > !
> > 
> > This is obviously a problem because it replaces the existing config with
> > this output and once router is back online the actual config will
> > replace this file.
> > 
> > I need an advice on how this can be fixed and offline devices will be
> > skipped the same way as when debug is disabled.
> 
> remove the lines
>     unlink "$host.new" if (! $debug);
> 


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