appending to logfile

files/puppetd_run.sh

@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-# a wrapper script, to run puppetd after a random time
-# this will be called by cron at the same time on each client,
-# but should not call the master at the same time as the others.
-[ -e /etc/profile ] && . /etc/profile
-
-PATH=/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin
-PUPPET=$(which puppetd) 
-ISUNIIP=$(ifconfig |grep -c -e "131\.173\.3[2345]")
-
-if [ ${ISUNIIP} -gt 0 ]; then
-  if [ -e ${PUPPET} ]; then
-    #mac os X laptop check
-    if [ -e /usr/bin/pmset ]; then
-      if [ $(/usr/bin/pmset -g batt | grep -c "Battery Power") -eq 1 ]; then
-	#we are running on battery and do not want to do anything
-	exit 0
-      fi
-    fi
-    #Linux laptop check
-    if [ -e /proc/acpi/ac_adapter/AC/state ]; then
-      if [ $(grep -c "on-line" /proc/acpi/ac_adapter/AC/state) -eq 0 ]; then
-	#we are running on battery and do not want to do anything
-	exit 0
-      fi
-    fi
-
-    MAXSLEEP=3200	  #How many seconds to wait maximally
-    SLEEP=${RANDOM}
-    I=${RANDOM}
-
-    # $RANDOM must be called several times, to ensure it really
-    # is something like random
-    for x in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12; do
-      SLEEP=${RANDOM}
-    done
-    # wait maximally $MAXSLEEP seconds
-    sleep $(expr ${SLEEP} % ${MAXSLEEP})
-    # run puppetd
-    nice -n 12 $PUPPET -t 2&>/var/log/puppet/puppetd_run.log
-  fi
-fi

templates/puppetd_run.sh.erb

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ if [ ${ISUNIIP} -gt 0 ]; then
 		# wait maximally $MAXSLEEP seconds
 		sleep $(expr ${SLEEP} % ${MAXSLEEP})
 		# run puppetd
-		nice -n 12 $PUPPET agent -t 2&>/var/log/puppet/puppetd_run.log
+		nice -n 12 $PUPPET agent -t 2&>>/var/log/puppet/puppetd_run.log
 	fi
 fi
 # cleanup the pidfile