[BM / OT] Renaming "user/password" or "private key" credentials breaks Linux config

[philippe.camelio_3885]

Hello

I had to rename few existing credentials for linux server ( type user/password or private key) on Otter and Buildmaster.
It breaks the server config and I had to reconfigure the servers (which are using the modified credential).

After editing and saving server configs, pb is gone.
(Mass edition for server in Buildmaster is missing )

Buildmaster Error msg:

Otter error message:

Best regards
PhilippeC.

[atripp]

Hi @philippe-camelio_3885 ,

This is by design, as a common use case is to delete/create a credential with the same name. The design pattern is based around things like Windows Services, and the fact that renaming a username will not update all Windows services, etc.

However, it's really inconvenient, and it'd be nice if there was a " would you like to also rename things in scripts/resources/servers/etc". But there's not, and it's something on our "to consider" list for an upcoming version.

It's easy enough to work-around though - and as an FYI, in BuildMaster, you can just export the infrastructure, then reimport it after search/replacing the credential name in the JSON file.

Cheers,
Alana

[philippe.camelio_3885]

Hi @atripp
Thanks for the reply and the tricks.
I thought that credential name was just a label so I changed it. Bad idea
Best regards
PhilippeC.

[philippe.camelio_3885]

Hi @atripp
As you suggested, I export the json, and when I try to import it.
I have errors:

Validation failed: Error converting value "[{"Nom": "Carbon","Version": "2.15.1"},{"Nom": "ActiveDirectoryDsc","Version": "6.2.0"},{"Nom": "ComputerManagementDsc","Version": "9.0.0"},{"Nom": "NetworkingDsc","Version": "9.0.0"}]" to type 'Inedo.Otter.Infrastructure.VariableValueJsonModel'. Path 'roles[2].variables.PSModules', line 2678, position 367.

The json line is

      "variables": {
        "PSModules": "[{\u0022Nom\u0022: \u0022Carbon\u0022,\u0022Version\u0022: \u00222.15.1\u0022},{\u0022Nom\u0022: \u0022ActiveDirectoryDsc\u0022,\u0022Version\u0022: \u00226.2.0\u0022},{\u0022Nom\u0022: \u0022ComputerManagementDsc\u0022,\u0022Version\u0022: \u00229.0.0\u0022},{\u0022Nom\u0022: \u0022NetworkingDsc\u0022,\u0022Version\u0022: \u00229.0.0\u0022}]"
      }

Screenshot of the variable

The problem is present for all list type variables I have

Any thoughts ?

[stevedennis]

Hi @philippe-camelio_3885 ,

Looks like this is a bug when severs have list-type configuration variables; we'll get this fixed in an upcoming maintenance release via BM-3944

Otherwise I can't think of a work-around that would be any simpler then editing the impacted servers.

Thank you,
Steve

[philippe.camelio_3885]

@stevedennis said in [BM / OT] Renaming "user/password" or "private key" credentials breaks Linux config:

I can't think of a work-around that would be any simpler then editing the impacted servers.

Thank you.
Do you plan also for OTTER ?

Best regards
PhilippeC.

[stevedennis]

@philippe-camelio_3885 I just cloned the issue for Otter (OT-509), so should be an easy fix. Maybe this will hlep w/ data sync issues as well!

[philippe.camelio_3885]

@stevedennis
Yes

[gdivis]

Hi @philippe-camelio_3885,

I've tried to reproduce this and I think the issue is that your variable is using JSON array notation instead of otterscript. So, it should be:

@(%(Nom:"Carbon",Version:"2.15.1"),...

It seems to work for me when I format it that way. Does this help?

[philippe.camelio_3885]

Hi @gdivis
Thanks for this.
I will try this syntax.

Best regards

[philippe.camelio_3885]

@gdivis

I made a test case,
I can use such variable format instead the json, but the export / import still buggy
Variable :
@(%(Nom:"Carbon",Version:"2.15.1"))

Export the variable

{
  "roles": [
    {
      "name": "role-test",
      "variables": {
        "PowerShellModules": "@(%(Nom: Carbon, Version: 2.15.1))"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Try to import:

[atripp]

@philippe-camelio_3885 thanks! We were looking at BuildMaster. It looks like the issue is in Otter after all. We'll get it fixed via OT-509 soon!

[philippe.camelio_3885]

@atripp
I thought the fix was for Otter !