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custom/manifest/init.pp: class custom { # This just does some prep work for the defines below file { "/tmp/puppet": ensure => directory, mode => 700, owner => root, group => root; } } # This define is sick and wrong. # It is a recursive-to-/tmp/puppet file { ensure => directory } define mkdir () { $parent = template("custom/mkdir.erb") if !defined(Mkdir["$parent"]) and $parent != "/tmp/puppet" { mkdir { "$parent": } } file { "$name": ensure => directory, owner => root, group => root, mode => 400, require => File["$parent"]; } } custom/template/mkdir.erb: <% require 'ftools' -%> <% File.dirname(title).each do |chunk| -%> <%= chunk -%> <% end -%>

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