create option to overwrite /etc/network/interfaces explicitly

[kotowicz]

puppet-network tells me that by default it will keep and not overwrite interfaces that are not being managed by puppet

# HEADER: This file is is being managed by puppet. Changes to
# HEADER: interfaces that are not being managed by puppet will persist;
# HEADER: however changes to interfaces that are being managed by puppet will
# HEADER: be overwritten. In addition, file order is NOT guaranteed.

This is a safe solution, but sometimes one wants to explicitly overwrite any previous entries.

[pieterlange]

You can already do that, as with any resource type:

  # clean slate
  Network_config {
    ensure => purged
  }
  Network_route {
    ensure => purged
  }
  # Start defining your own network resources with ensure => present

[adrienthebo]

As @pieterlange noted this can be done through resource defaults; closing this out.