routes get added, old routes remain.

[Stricken1670]

cat ~/external_modules/network/metadata.json 
{
  "name": "puppet-network",
  "version": "2.2.1",
  "author": "Vox Pupuli",
  "license": "Apache-2.0",
  "summary": "Manage non-volatile network configuration",
  "source": "https://github.com/voxpupuli/puppet-network",
  "project_page": "https://github.com/voxpupuli/puppet-network",
  "issues_url": "https://github.com/voxpupuli/puppet-network/issues",

I have this recipe:

    if $interface[subnet][vlanid] == 600 {
      network_route { 'multicast redirect':
        ensure    => 'present',
        interface => $interface[identifier],
        gateway   => $interface[ip],
        netmask   => '255.255.255.255',
        network   => '224.0.0.1',
       }
    }

And I changed it to:

    if $interface[subnet][vlanid] == 600 {
      network_route { 'multicast redirect':
        ensure    => 'present',
        interface => $interface[identifier],
        gateway   => $interface[ip],
        netmask   => '240.0.0.0',
        network   => '224.0.0.0',
       }
    }

And I got:

$ cat /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/route-eno1.600 
# HEADER: This file is being managed by puppet. Changes to
# HEADER: routes that are not being managed by puppet will persist;
# HEADER: however changes to routes that are being managed by puppet will
# HEADER: be overwritten. In addition, file order is NOT guaranteed.
# HEADER: Last generated at: 2026-04-01 15:41:01 +0200
224.0.0.1/32 via 172.16.160.10 dev eno1.600
224.0.0.0/4 via 172.16.160.10 dev eno1.600

IMHO, I think it would be better if the old route was removed, or am I missing something?

[TheMeier]

If you wan't it removed you explicitly need to say so with ensure => 'absent'. This is the usual way in openvox for defined resources.

[Stricken1670]

Yes, but I want to modify it, not remove it.

[TheMeier]

Oh right. Sorry for my confusion. I wonder if this implementation can actually do that at all. https://github.com/voxpupuli/puppet-network/blob/master/lib/puppet/provider/network_route/redhat.rb#L69