Seen error: INFO: dns-vm-inx01: Generating and executing code for __package/bind-chroot INFO: dns-vm-inx01: Generating and executing code for __directory/var/named INFO: dns-vm-snr01: Running manifest and explorers for __directory/opt/local.ch/sys/icinga/conf.d INFO: dns-vm-inx02: Running manifest and explorers for __directory/opt/local.ch/sys mkdir: cannot create directory `/var/named': File exists ERROR: Command failed: ssh -o User=root -q dns-vm-inx01 umask 077; /bin/sh -e /var/lib/cdist/object/__directory/var/named/.cdist/code-remote INFO: dns-vm-snr01: Running manifest and explorers for __directory/opt/local.ch/web INFO: dns-vm-inx02: Running manifest and explorers for __directory/opt/local.ch/sys/bin INFO: dns-vm-snr02: Running manifest and explorers for __directory/opt/local.ch/web Problem source: __directory/var/named explorer detects that the directory is missing __package/named gencode-remote installs package, which creates directory __directory/var/named gencode-remote outputs mkdir Solutions: - don't use __directory, because __package does already the job (clean solution) - re-run explorer before gencode-* stage - gencode-remote would have caught that Not sure yet - although the latter feature has been requested, the first solution looks better (more clean) to this problem.