new path is not recognized in puppet execution, requires machine reboot[windows_path]

[vijaytripathi]

I have observed windows_path getting added to path variable but executable specified in this path cant be used until I reboot (or may be some other service restart required).

e.g.
windows_path { $python_installdir:
ensure => present,
require => Package[$python_package],
}
After this python path is correctly added to path variable, but in puppet run error is thrown for missing 'python.exe'.
Although this issue is not related to openstack-hyper-v module, it affects all our modules consuming windows_path

[luisfdez]

You're right, it basically needs a second puppet run to be available.

I opened a ticket about it some time ago: Fabian1976/puppet-windows-path#3 (...and I've just realized that I didn't answer.. ouch...)

I don't know if using this alternative module (more generic and based on the previous one) could help: https://github.com/badgerious/puppet-windows-env (but the mechanism behind ssems to be the same)