[wpkg-users] wpkg not installing packages for user, only using default

[Donny Brooks]

On 8/19/2011 3:49 PM, Rainer Meier wrote:
> Hi Donny,
>
> On 19.08.2011 22:35, Donny Brooks wrote:
>> Ok, with that script I have found that it is pulling the default.xml 
>> file but it
>> says the proper host name earlier in the file. What could be causing 
>> this? I am
>> attaching the output of the log file. So it helps I will also include 
>> the
>> hostname.xml and such to help troubleshoot this. I am using blank 
>> hosts.xml,
>> profiles.xml, packages.xml and just using the individual xml files in 
>> the folders.
>
> I am currently not having lots of time to read all your attachments. 
> But I could bet the ordering of host definitions read is incorrect in 
> your hosts database.
>
> WPKG in default mode starts to match hosts in the order read from the 
> files in hosts/*.xml.
>
> So if you define a host called ".*" (which basically matches any host) 
> then WPKG will stop here because it has found a matching host.
>
> Having a look at your log I see that one of the first host definitions 
> read is hosts/default.xml. So if this one defines a "catch all" host 
> definition, then WPKG will likely match it and stop evaluating.
>
> There are two solutions for that:
>
> Either you re-arrange the host definitions by renaming the files or 
> you use multiple-host matching.
>
> The first one means you should likely rename your default.xml to 
> something like "zz-default.xml" so it is read last and the host 
> definition within is appended at the end of the hosts definitions. So 
> it will only match if no previous host definition matched the 
> executing host.
>
> If you opt for the second option you have to use the applyMultiple 
> switch either in config.xml or at command line. This will make WPKG 
> continue and applying ALL host definitions which match to the current 
> host. So for example if your host is named "hostname" and you have one 
> profile for "host.*", another for "hostname" and a third one for ".*" 
> then WPKG will apply ALL THREE profiles.
> Please carefully think about if this is what you want because any 
> overmatching in any host definition in your hosts/*.xml files will 
> likely lead to more profiles assigned to a host than intended.
>
> I actually recommend the first option. Making sure each hosts gets 
> only one single profile assigned. You can still apply "default" 
> profile by specifying dependencies between profiles.
>
>
> br,
> Rainer
Thanks for that lead Rainer. It got me a little further. Here is what I 
am seeing now though. I tried naming it zzdefault.xml but it still is 
not pulling alphabetically. Here is the output:

Trying to read XML files from directory: \\management\wpkg\hosts
Reading XML file: //management/wpkg/hosts/adelatorre2.xml
Reading XML file: //management/wpkg/hosts/demo7.xml
Reading XML file: //management/wpkg/hosts/severett2.xml
Reading XML file: //management/wpkg/hosts/zzdefault.xml
Reading XML file: //management/wpkg/hosts/rsmart2.xml
Reading XML file: //management/wpkg/hosts/jomiles.xml
Reading XML file: //management/wpkg/hosts/searchroom4.xml
Reading XML file: //management/wpkg/hosts/dbrooks.xml
Reading XML file: //management/wpkg/hosts/jbaughn.xml
Reading XML file: //management/wpkg/hosts/jbaughn2.xml
Reading XML file: //management/wpkg/hosts/adelatorre.xml
Reading XML file: //management/wpkg/hosts/plieb.xml
Reading XML file: //management/wpkg/hosts/checkout1.xml
Reading XML file: //management/wpkg/hosts/rquinn2.xml
Reading XML file: //management/wpkg/hosts/sokolsky.xml
Reading XML file: //management/wpkg/hosts/morrisey.xml
Reading XML file: //management/wpkg/hosts/jgardner2.xml
Reading XML file: //management/wpkg/hosts.xml

But if I change it to 01zzdefault.xml it moves down the list some:

Trying to read XML files from directory: \\management\wpkg\hosts
Reading XML file: //management/wpkg/hosts/adelatorre2.xml
Reading XML file: //management/wpkg/hosts/demo7.xml
Reading XML file: //management/wpkg/hosts/severett2.xml
Reading XML file: //management/wpkg/hosts/rsmart2.xml
Reading XML file: //management/wpkg/hosts/jomiles.xml
Reading XML file: //management/wpkg/hosts/searchroom4.xml
Reading XML file: //management/wpkg/hosts/01zzdefault.xml
Reading XML file: //management/wpkg/hosts/dbrooks.xml
Reading XML file: //management/wpkg/hosts/jbaughn.xml
Reading XML file: //management/wpkg/hosts/jbaughn2.xml
Reading XML file: //management/wpkg/hosts/adelatorre.xml
Reading XML file: //management/wpkg/hosts/plieb.xml
Reading XML file: //management/wpkg/hosts/checkout1.xml
Reading XML file: //management/wpkg/hosts/rquinn2.xml
Reading XML file: //management/wpkg/hosts/sokolsky.xml
Reading XML file: //management/wpkg/hosts/morrisey.xml
Reading XML file: //management/wpkg/hosts/jgardner2.xml
Reading XML file: //management/wpkg/hosts.xml


So something is not right if it is supposed to be reading stuff 
alphabetically in the hosts. Any ideas?

Donny B.