[xen-tools-discuss] using editor role

[Cruzio Research]

Steve Kemp wrote:

>On Thu Jul 16, 2009 at 12:05:29 -0700, Cruzio Research wrote:
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>>I've setup a file at /etc/xen-tools/sed.d/etc/sysctl.conf.sed containing
>>a single line:
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>>xen.independent_wallclock=1
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>  You need to have a complete sedfile content not just the one line.
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>  The file you give is invoked with:
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>   sed -i~ -f "yourfile.sed" /new/guest/path/to/file
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> So you should be able to run, for example:
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> sed -i~ -f /etc/xen-tools/sed.d/etc/sysctl.conf.sed /etc/sysctl.conf
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> For example, to test your edit on your host system.
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Okay, now I understand.  Doing this in the file works just fine:

$ a\
xen.independent_wallclock=1

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>>Role: editor
>>       File: /etc/xen-tools/role.d/editor
>>/etc/xen-tools/role.d/editor: line 80: logPrint: command not found
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>  That looks weird.
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I think it's an bug in the original editor role file.  It should be 
logMessage, but it's in there as logPrint.

>>sed: file /etc/xen-tools/sed.d/etc/sysctl.conf.sed line 1: extra
>>characters after command
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>  (Your line of text is being intepreted as a sed command.)
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>>Any ideas or more guidance?
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>  I hope that helped a little..
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>Steve
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That helped entirely.  Thanks!