diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/cron/crontab.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/cron/crontab.rb
index 8a347b331..a554363c8 100755
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/cron/crontab.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/cron/crontab.rb
@@ -1,206 +1,200 @@
 require 'puppet/provider/parsedfile'
 
 tab = case Facter.value(:operatingsystem)
   when "Solaris"
     :suntab
   when "AIX"
     :aixtab
   else
     :crontab
   end
 
 
 
-      Puppet::Type.type(:cron).provide(
-        :crontab,
-  :parent => Puppet::Provider::ParsedFile,
-  :default_target => ENV["USER"] || "root",
-        
-  :filetype => tab
-) do
+Puppet::Type.type(:cron).provide(:crontab, :parent => Puppet::Provider::ParsedFile, :default_target => ENV["USER"] || "root", :filetype => tab) do
   commands :crontab => "crontab"
 
   text_line :comment, :match => %r{^#}, :post_parse => proc { |record|
     record[:name] = $1 if record[:line] =~ /Puppet Name: (.+)\s*$/
   }
 
   text_line :blank, :match => %r{^\s*$}
 
   text_line :environment, :match => %r{^\w+=}
 
   record_line :freebsd_special, :fields => %w{special command},
     :match => %r{^@(\w+)\s+(.+)$}, :pre_gen => proc { |record|
       record[:special] = "@" + record[:special]
     }
 
   crontab = record_line :crontab, :fields => %w{minute hour monthday month weekday command},
     :match => %r{^\s*(\S+)\s+(\S+)\s+(\S+)\s+(\S+)\s+(\S+)\s+(.+)$},
     :optional => %w{minute hour weekday month monthday}, :absent => "*"
 
   class << crontab
     def numeric_fields
       fields - [:command]
     end
     # Do some post-processing of the parsed record.  Basically just
     # split the numeric fields on ','.
     def post_parse(record)
       numeric_fields.each do |field|
         if val = record[field] and val != :absent
           record[field] = record[field].split(",")
         end
       end
     end
 
     # Join the fields back up based on ','.
     def pre_gen(record)
       numeric_fields.each do |field|
         if vals = record[field] and vals.is_a?(Array)
           record[field] = vals.join(",")
         end
       end
     end
 
 
     # Add name and environments as necessary.
     def to_line(record)
       str = ""
       str = "# Puppet Name: #{record[:name]}\n" if record[:name]
       if record[:environment] and record[:environment] != :absent and record[:environment] != [:absent]
         record[:environment].each do |env|
           str += env + "\n"
         end
       end
 
       if record[:special]
         str += "@#{record[:special]} #{record[:command]}"
       else
         str += join(record)
       end
       str
     end
   end
 
 
   # Return the header placed at the top of each generated file, warning
   # users that modifying this file manually is probably a bad idea.
   def self.header
 %{# HEADER: This file was autogenerated at #{Time.now} by puppet.
 # HEADER: While it can still be managed manually, it is definitely not recommended.
 # HEADER: Note particularly that the comments starting with 'Puppet Name' should
 # HEADER: not be deleted, as doing so could cause duplicate cron jobs.\n}
   end
 
   # See if we can match the record against an existing cron job.
   def self.match(record, resources)
     resources.each do |name, resource|
       # Match the command first, since it's the most important one.
       next unless record[:target] == resource.value(:target)
       next unless record[:command] == resource.value(:command)
 
       # Then check the @special stuff
       if record[:special]
         next unless resource.value(:special) == record[:special]
       end
 
       # Then the normal fields.
       matched = true
       record_type(record[:record_type]).fields.each do |field|
         next if field == :command
         next if field == :special
         if record[field] and ! resource.value(field)
           #Puppet.info "Cron is missing %s: %s and %s" %
           #    [field, record[field].inspect, resource.value(field).inspect]
           matched = false
           break
         end
 
         if ! record[field] and resource.value(field)
           #Puppet.info "Hash is missing %s: %s and %s" %
           #    [field, resource.value(field).inspect, record[field].inspect]
           matched = false
           break
         end
 
         # Yay differing definitions of absent.
         next if (record[field] == :absent and resource.value(field) == "*")
 
         # Everything should be in the form of arrays, not the normal text.
         next if (record[field] == resource.value(field))
         #Puppet.info "Did not match %s: %s vs %s" %
         #    [field, resource.value(field).inspect, record[field].inspect]
         matched = false
         break
       end
       return resource if matched
     end
 
     false
   end
 
   # Collapse name and env records.
   def self.prefetch_hook(records)
     name = nil
     envs = nil
     result = records.each { |record|
       case record[:record_type]
       when :comment
         if record[:name]
           name = record[:name]
           record[:skip] = true
 
           # Start collecting env values
           envs = []
         end
       when :environment
         # If we're collecting env values (meaning we're in a named cronjob),
         # store the line and skip the record.
         if envs
           envs << record[:line]
           record[:skip] = true
         end
       when :blank
         # nothing
       else
         if name
           record[:name] = name
           name = nil
         end
         if envs.nil? or envs.empty?
           record[:environment] = :absent
         else
           # Collect all of the environment lines, and mark the records to be skipped,
           # since their data is included in our crontab record.
           record[:environment] = envs
 
           # And turn off env collection again
           envs = nil
         end
       end
     }.reject { |record| record[:skip] }
     result
   end
 
   def self.to_file(records)
     text = super
     # Apparently Freebsd will "helpfully" add a new TZ line to every
     # single cron line, but not in all cases (e.g., it doesn't do it
     # on my machine).  This is my attempt to fix it so the TZ lines don't
     # multiply.
     if text =~ /(^TZ=.+\n)/
       tz = $1
       text.sub!(tz, '')
       text = tz + text
     end
     text
   end
 
   def user=(user)
     @property_hash[:user] = user
     @property_hash[:target] = user
   end
 
   def user
     @property_hash[:user] || @property_hash[:target]
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/cron.rb b/lib/puppet/type/cron.rb
index 4f6ea733c..5083ca556 100755
--- a/lib/puppet/type/cron.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/cron.rb
@@ -1,412 +1,412 @@
 require 'etc'
 require 'facter'
 require 'puppet/util/filetype'
 
 Puppet::Type.newtype(:cron) do
   @doc = "Installs and manages cron jobs.  All fields except the command
     and the user are optional, although specifying no periodic
     fields would result in the command being executed every
     minute.  While the name of the cron job is not part of the actual
     job, it is used by Puppet to store and retrieve it.
 
     If you specify a cron job that matches an existing job in every way
     except name, then the jobs will be considered equivalent and the
     new name will be permanently associated with that job.  Once this
     association is made and synced to disk, you can then manage the job
     normally (e.g., change the schedule of the job).
 
     Example:
 
         cron { logrotate:
           command => \"/usr/sbin/logrotate\",
           user => root,
           hour => 2,
           minute => 0
         }
 
     Note that all cron values can be specified as an array of values:
 
         cron { logrotate:
           command => \"/usr/sbin/logrotate\",
           user => root,
           hour => [2, 4]
         }
 
     Or using ranges, or the step syntax `*/2` (although there's no guarantee that
     your `cron` daemon supports it):
 
         cron { logrotate:
           command => \"/usr/sbin/logrotate\",
           user => root,
           hour => ['2-4'],
           minute => '*/10'
         }
     "
   ensurable
 
   # A base class for all of the Cron parameters, since they all have
   # similar argument checking going on.
   class CronParam < Puppet::Property
     class << self
       attr_accessor :boundaries, :default
     end
 
     # We have to override the parent method, because we consume the entire
     # "should" array
     def insync?(is)
       self.is_to_s(is) == self.should_to_s
     end
 
     # A method used to do parameter input handling.  Converts integers
     # in string form to actual integers, and returns the value if it's
     # an integer or false if it's just a normal string.
     def numfix(num)
       if num =~ /^\d+$/
         return num.to_i
       elsif num.is_a?(Integer)
         return num
       else
         return false
       end
     end
 
     # Verify that a number is within the specified limits.  Return the
     # number if it is, or false if it is not.
     def limitcheck(num, lower, upper)
       (num >= lower and num <= upper) && num
     end
 
     # Verify that a value falls within the specified array.  Does case
     # insensitive matching, and supports matching either the entire word
     # or the first three letters of the word.
     def alphacheck(value, ary)
       tmp = value.downcase
 
       # If they specified a shortened version of the name, then see
       # if we can lengthen it (e.g., mon => monday).
       if tmp.length == 3
         ary.each_with_index { |name, index|
           if name =~ /#{tmp}/i
             return index
           end
         }
       else
         return ary.index(tmp) if ary.include?(tmp)
       end
 
       false
     end
 
     def should_to_s(newvalue = @should)
       if newvalue
         newvalue = [newvalue] unless newvalue.is_a?(Array)
         if self.name == :command or newvalue[0].is_a? Symbol
           newvalue[0]
         else
           newvalue.join(",")
         end
       else
         nil
       end
     end
 
     def is_to_s(currentvalue = @is)
       if currentvalue
         return currentvalue unless currentvalue.is_a?(Array)
 
         if self.name == :command or currentvalue[0].is_a? Symbol
           currentvalue[0]
         else
           currentvalue.join(",")
         end
       else
         nil
       end
     end
 
     def should
       if @should and @should[0] == :absent
         :absent
       else
         @should
       end
     end
 
     def should=(ary)
       super
       @should.flatten!
     end
 
     # The method that does all of the actual parameter value
     # checking; called by all of the +param<name>=+ methods.
     # Requires the value, type, and bounds, and optionally supports
     # a boolean of whether to do alpha checking, and if so requires
     # the ary against which to do the checking.
     munge do |value|
       # Support 'absent' as a value, so that they can remove
       # a value
       if value == "absent" or value == :absent
         return :absent
       end
 
       # Allow the */2 syntax
       if value =~ /^\*\/[0-9]+$/
         return value
       end
 
       # Allow ranges
       if value =~ /^[0-9]+-[0-9]+$/
         return value
       end
 
       # Allow ranges + */2
       if value =~ /^[0-9]+-[0-9]+\/[0-9]+$/
         return value
       end
 
       if value == "*"
         return :absent
       end
 
       return value unless self.class.boundaries
       lower, upper = self.class.boundaries
       retval = nil
       if num = numfix(value)
         retval = limitcheck(num, lower, upper)
       elsif respond_to?(:alpha)
         # If it has an alpha method defined, then we check
         # to see if our value is in that list and if so we turn
         # it into a number
         retval = alphacheck(value, alpha)
       end
 
       if retval
         return retval.to_s
       else
         self.fail "#{value} is not a valid #{self.class.name}"
       end
     end
   end
 
   # Somewhat uniquely, this property does not actually change anything -- it
   # just calls +@resource.sync+, which writes out the whole cron tab for
   # the user in question.  There is no real way to change individual cron
   # jobs without rewriting the entire cron file.
   #
   # Note that this means that managing many cron jobs for a given user
   # could currently result in multiple write sessions for that user.
   newproperty(:command, :parent => CronParam) do
     desc "The command to execute in the cron job.  The environment
       provided to the command varies by local system rules, and it is
       best to always provide a fully qualified command.  The user's
       profile is not sourced when the command is run, so if the
       user's environment is desired it should be sourced manually.
 
       All cron parameters support `absent` as a value; this will
       remove any existing values for that field."
 
     def retrieve
       return_value = super
       return_value = return_value[0] if return_value && return_value.is_a?(Array)
 
       return_value
     end
 
     def should
       if @should
         if @should.is_a? Array
           @should[0]
         else
           devfail "command is not an array"
         end
       else
         nil
       end
     end
   end
 
   newproperty(:special) do
     desc "A special value such as 'reboot' or 'annually'.
        Only available on supported systems such as Vixie Cron.
        Overrides more specific time of day/week settings."
 
     def specials
       %w{reboot yearly annually monthly weekly daily midnight hourly}
     end
 
     validate do |value|
       raise ArgumentError, "Invalid special schedule #{value.inspect}" unless specials.include?(value)
     end
   end
 
   newproperty(:minute, :parent => CronParam) do
     self.boundaries = [0, 59]
     desc "The minute at which to run the cron job.
       Optional; if specified, must be between 0 and 59, inclusive."
   end
 
   newproperty(:hour, :parent => CronParam) do
     self.boundaries = [0, 23]
     desc "The hour at which to run the cron job. Optional;
       if specified, must be between 0 and 23, inclusive."
   end
 
   newproperty(:weekday, :parent => CronParam) do
     def alpha
       %w{sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday}
     end
     self.boundaries = [0, 7]
     desc "The weekday on which to run the command.
       Optional; if specified, must be between 0 and 7, inclusive, with
       0 (or 7) being Sunday, or must be the name of the day (e.g., Tuesday)."
   end
 
   newproperty(:month, :parent => CronParam) do
     def alpha
       %w{january february march april may june july
         august september october november december}
     end
     self.boundaries = [1, 12]
     desc "The month of the year.  Optional; if specified
       must be between 1 and 12 or the month name (e.g., December)."
   end
 
   newproperty(:monthday, :parent => CronParam) do
     self.boundaries = [1, 31]
     desc "The day of the month on which to run the
       command.  Optional; if specified, must be between 1 and 31."
   end
 
   newproperty(:environment) do
     desc "Any environment settings associated with this cron job.  They
       will be stored between the header and the job in the crontab.  There
       can be no guarantees that other, earlier settings will not also
       affect a given cron job.
 
 
       Also, Puppet cannot automatically determine whether an existing,
       unmanaged environment setting is associated with a given cron
       job.  If you already have cron jobs with environment settings,
       then Puppet will keep those settings in the same place in the file,
       but will not associate them with a specific job.
 
       Settings should be specified exactly as they should appear in
       the crontab, e.g., `PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin`."
 
     validate do |value|
       unless value =~ /^\s*(\w+)\s*=\s*(.*)\s*$/ or value == :absent or value == "absent"
         raise ArgumentError, "Invalid environment setting #{value.inspect}"
       end
     end
 
     def insync?(is)
       if is.is_a? Array
         return is.sort == @should.sort
       else
         return is == @should
       end
     end
 
     def is_to_s(newvalue)
       if newvalue
         if newvalue.is_a?(Array)
           newvalue.join(",")
         else
           newvalue
         end
       else
         nil
       end
     end
 
     def should
       @should
     end
 
     def should_to_s(newvalue = @should)
       if newvalue
         newvalue.join(",")
       else
         nil
       end
     end
   end
 
   newparam(:name) do
     desc "The symbolic name of the cron job.  This name
       is used for human reference only and is generated automatically
       for cron jobs found on the system.  This generally won't
       matter, as Puppet will do its best to match existing cron jobs
       against specified jobs (and Puppet adds a comment to cron jobs it adds), but it is at least possible that converting from
       unmanaged jobs to managed jobs might require manual
       intervention."
 
     isnamevar
   end
 
   newproperty(:user) do
     desc "The user to run the command as.  This user must
       be allowed to run cron jobs, which is not currently checked by
       Puppet.
 
       The user defaults to whomever Puppet is running as."
 
     defaultto { Etc.getpwuid(Process.uid).name || "root" }
   end
 
   newproperty(:target) do
     desc "Where the cron job should be stored.  For crontab-style
       entries this is the same as the user and defaults that way.
       Other providers default accordingly."
 
     defaultto {
       if provider.is_a?(@resource.class.provider(:crontab))
         if val = @resource.should(:user)
           val
         else
           raise ArgumentError,
             "You must provide a user with crontab entries"
         end
       elsif provider.class.ancestors.include?(Puppet::Provider::ParsedFile)
         provider.class.default_target
       else
         nil
       end
     }
   end
 
   # We have to reorder things so that :provide is before :target
 
   attr_accessor :uid
 
   def value(name)
     name = symbolize(name)
     ret = nil
     if obj = @parameters[name]
       ret = obj.should
 
       ret ||= obj.retrieve
 
       if ret == :absent
         ret = nil
       end
     end
 
     unless ret
       case name
       when :command
-        devfail "No command, somehow"
+        devfail "No command, somehow" unless @parameters[:ensure].value == :absent
       when :special
         # nothing
       else
         #ret = (self.class.validproperty?(name).default || "*").to_s
         ret = "*"
       end
     end
 
     ret
   end
 end
 
 
 
diff --git a/spec/unit/type/cron_spec.rb b/spec/unit/type/cron_spec.rb
index 75cc0d484..e98529c60 100755
--- a/spec/unit/type/cron_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/type/cron_spec.rb
@@ -1,481 +1,491 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
 
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe Puppet::Type.type(:cron) do
   before do
     @class = Puppet::Type.type(:cron)
 
     # Init a fake provider
     @provider_class = stub 'provider_class', :ancestors => [], :name => 'fake', :suitable? => true, :supports_parameter? => true
     @class.stubs(:defaultprovider).returns @provider_class
     @class.stubs(:provider).returns @provider_class
 
     @provider = stub 'provider', :class => @provider_class, :clean => nil
     @provider.stubs(:is_a?).returns false
     @provider_class.stubs(:new).returns @provider
 
     @cron = @class.new( :name => "foo" )
   end
 
   it "should have :name be its namevar" do
     @class.key_attributes.should == [:name]
   end
 
   describe "when validating attributes" do
 
     [:name, :provider].each do |param|
       it "should have a #{param} parameter" do
         @class.attrtype(param).should == :param
       end
     end
 
     [:command, :special, :minute, :hour, :weekday, :month, :monthday, :environment, :user, :target].each do |property|
       it "should have a #{property} property" do
         @class.attrtype(property).should == :property
       end
     end
 
     [:command, :minute, :hour, :weekday, :month, :monthday].each do |cronparam|
       it "should have #{cronparam} of type CronParam" do
         @class.attrclass(cronparam).ancestors.should include CronParam
       end
     end
 
   end
 
 
   describe "when validating attribute" do
 
     describe "ensure" do
       it "should support present as a value for ensure" do
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :ensure => :present) }.should_not raise_error
       end
 
       it "should support absent as a value for ensure" do
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :ensure => :present) }.should_not raise_error
       end
     end
 
     describe "minute" do
 
       it "should support absent" do
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :minute => 'absent') }.should_not raise_error
       end
 
       it "should support *" do
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :minute => '*') }.should_not raise_error
       end
 
       it "should translate absent to :absent" do
         @class.new(:name => 'foo', :minute => 'absent')[:minute].should == :absent
       end
 
       it "should translate * to :absent" do
         @class.new(:name => 'foo', :minute => '*')[:minute].should == :absent
       end
 
       it "should support valid single values" do
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :minute => '0') }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :minute => '1') }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :minute => '59') }.should_not raise_error
       end
 
       it "should not support non numeric characters" do
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :minute => 'z59') }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :minute => '5z9') }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :minute => '59z') }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
       end
 
       it "should not support single values out of range" do
 
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :minute => '-1') }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :minute => '60') }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :minute => '61') }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :minute => '120') }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
       end
 
       it "should support valid multiple values" do
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :minute => ['0','1','59'] ) }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :minute => ['40','30','20'] ) }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :minute => ['10','30','20'] ) }.should_not raise_error
       end
 
       it "should not support multiple values if at least one is invalid" do
         # one invalid
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :minute => ['0','1','60'] ) }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :minute => ['0','120','59'] ) }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :minute => ['-1','1','59'] ) }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         # two invalid
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :minute => ['0','61','62'] ) }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         # all invalid
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :minute => ['-1','61','62'] ) }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
       end
 
       it "should support valid step syntax" do
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :minute => '*/2' ) }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :minute => '10-16/2' ) }.should_not raise_error
       end
 
       it "should not support invalid steps" do
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :minute => '*/A' ) }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :minute => '*/2A' ) }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         # As it turns out cron does not complaining about steps that exceed the valid range
         # proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :minute => '*/120' ) }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
       end
 
     end
 
     describe "hour" do
 
      it "should support absent" do
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :hour => 'absent') }.should_not raise_error
       end
 
       it "should support *" do
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :hour => '*') }.should_not raise_error
       end
 
       it "should translate absent to :absent" do
         @class.new(:name => 'foo', :hour => 'absent')[:hour].should == :absent
       end
 
       it "should translate * to :absent" do
         @class.new(:name => 'foo', :hour => '*')[:hour].should == :absent
       end
 
       it "should support valid single values" do
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :hour => '0') }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :hour => '11') }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :hour => '12') }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :hour => '13') }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :hour => '23') }.should_not raise_error
       end
 
       it "should not support non numeric characters" do
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :hour => 'z15') }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :hour => '1z5') }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :hour => '15z') }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
       end
 
       it "should not support single values out of range" do
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :hour => '-1') }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :hour => '24') }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :hour => '120') }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
       end
 
       it "should support valid multiple values" do
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :hour => ['0','1','23'] ) }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :hour => ['5','16','14'] ) }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :hour => ['16','13','9'] ) }.should_not raise_error
       end
 
       it "should not support multiple values if at least one is invalid" do
         # one invalid
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :hour => ['0','1','24'] ) }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :hour => ['0','-1','5'] ) }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :hour => ['-1','1','23'] ) }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         # two invalid
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :hour => ['0','25','26'] ) }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         # all invalid
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :hour => ['-1','24','120'] ) }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
       end
 
       it "should support valid step syntax" do
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :hour => '*/2' ) }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :hour => '10-18/4' ) }.should_not raise_error
       end
 
       it "should not support invalid steps" do
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :hour => '*/A' ) }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :hour => '*/2A' ) }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         # As it turns out cron does not complaining about steps that exceed the valid range
         # proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :hour => '*/26' ) }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
       end
 
     end
 
    describe "weekday" do
 
       it "should support absent" do
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :weekday => 'absent') }.should_not raise_error
       end
 
       it "should support *" do
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :weekday => '*') }.should_not raise_error
       end
 
       it "should translate absent to :absent" do
         @class.new(:name => 'foo', :weekday => 'absent')[:weekday].should == :absent
       end
 
       it "should translate * to :absent" do
         @class.new(:name => 'foo', :weekday => '*')[:weekday].should == :absent
       end
 
       it "should support valid numeric weekdays" do
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :weekday => '0') }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :weekday => '1') }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :weekday => '6') }.should_not raise_error
         # According to http://www.manpagez.com/man/5/crontab 7 is also valid (Sunday)
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :weekday => '7') }.should_not raise_error
       end
 
       it "should support valid weekdays as words (3 character version)" do
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :weekday => 'Monday') }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :weekday => 'Tuesday') }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :weekday => 'Wednesday') }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :weekday => 'Thursday') }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :weekday => 'Friday') }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :weekday => 'Saturday') }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :weekday => 'Sunday') }.should_not raise_error
       end
 
       it "should support valid weekdays as words (3 character version)" do
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :weekday => 'Mon') }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :weekday => 'Tue') }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :weekday => 'Wed') }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :weekday => 'Thu') }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :weekday => 'Fri') }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :weekday => 'Sat') }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :weekday => 'Sun') }.should_not raise_error
       end
 
       it "should not support numeric values out of range" do
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :weekday => '-1') }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :weekday => '8') }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
       end
 
       it "should not support invalid weekday names" do
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :weekday => 'Sar') }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
       end
 
       it "should support valid multiple values" do
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :weekday => ['0','1','6'] ) }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :weekday => ['Mon','Wed','Friday'] ) }.should_not raise_error
       end
 
       it "should not support multiple values if at least one is invalid" do
         # one invalid
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :weekday => ['0','1','8'] ) }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :weekday => ['Mon','Fii','Sat'] ) }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         # two invalid
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :weekday => ['Mos','Fii','Sat'] ) }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         # all invalid
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :weekday => ['Mos','Fii','Saa'] ) }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :weekday => ['-1','8','11'] ) }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
       end
 
       it "should support valid step syntax" do
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :weekday => '*/2' ) }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :weekday => '0-4/2' ) }.should_not raise_error
       end
 
       it "should not support invalid steps" do
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :weekday => '*/A' ) }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :weekday => '*/2A' ) }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         # As it turns out cron does not complaining about steps that exceed the valid range
         # proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :weekday => '*/9' ) }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
       end
 
     end
 
     describe "month" do
 
       it "should support absent" do
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => 'absent') }.should_not raise_error
       end
 
       it "should support *" do
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => '*') }.should_not raise_error
       end
 
       it "should translate absent to :absent" do
         @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => 'absent')[:month].should == :absent
       end
 
       it "should translate * to :absent" do
         @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => '*')[:month].should == :absent
       end
 
       it "should support valid numeric values" do
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => '1') }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => '12') }.should_not raise_error
       end
 
       it "should support valid months as words" do
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => 'January') }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => 'February') }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => 'March') }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => 'April') }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => 'May') }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => 'June') }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => 'July') }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => 'August') }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => 'September') }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => 'October') }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => 'November') }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => 'December') }.should_not raise_error
       end
 
       it "should support valid months as words (3 character short version)" do
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => 'Jan') }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => 'Feb') }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => 'Mar') }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => 'Apr') }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => 'May') }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => 'Jun') }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => 'Jul') }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => 'Aug') }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => 'Sep') }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => 'Oct') }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => 'Nov') }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => 'Dec') }.should_not raise_error
       end
 
       it "should not support numeric values out of range" do
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => '-1') }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => '0') }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => '13') }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
       end
 
       it "should not support words that are not valid months" do
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => 'Jal') }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
       end
 
       it "should not support single values out of range" do
 
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => '-1') }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => '60') }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => '61') }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => '120') }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
       end
 
       it "should support valid multiple values" do
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => ['1','9','12'] ) }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => ['Jan','March','Jul'] ) }.should_not raise_error
       end
 
       it "should not support multiple values if at least one is invalid" do
         # one invalid
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => ['0','1','12'] ) }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => ['1','13','10'] ) }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => ['Jan','Feb','Jxx'] ) }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         # two invalid
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => ['Jan','Fex','Jux'] ) }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         # all invalid
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => ['-1','0','13'] ) }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => ['Jax','Fex','Aux'] ) }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
       end
 
       it "should support valid step syntax" do
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => '*/2' ) }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => '1-12/3' ) }.should_not raise_error
       end
 
       it "should not support invalid steps" do
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => '*/A' ) }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => '*/2A' ) }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         # As it turns out cron does not complaining about steps that exceed the valid range
         # proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :month => '*/13' ) }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
       end
 
     end
 
     describe "monthday" do
 
       it "should support absent" do
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :monthday => 'absent') }.should_not raise_error
       end
 
       it "should support *" do
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :monthday => '*') }.should_not raise_error
       end
 
       it "should translate absent to :absent" do
         @class.new(:name => 'foo', :monthday => 'absent')[:monthday].should == :absent
       end
 
       it "should translate * to :absent" do
         @class.new(:name => 'foo', :monthday => '*')[:monthday].should == :absent
       end
 
       it "should support valid single values" do
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :monthday => '1') }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :monthday => '30') }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :monthday => '31') }.should_not raise_error
       end
 
       it "should not support non numeric characters" do
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :monthday => 'z23') }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :monthday => '2z3') }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :monthday => '23z') }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
       end
 
       it "should not support single values out of range" do
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :monthday => '-1') }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :monthday => '0') }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :monthday => '32') }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
       end
 
       it "should support valid multiple values" do
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :monthday => ['1','23','31'] ) }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :monthday => ['31','23','1'] ) }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :monthday => ['1','31','23'] ) }.should_not raise_error
       end
 
       it "should not support multiple values if at least one is invalid" do
         # one invalid
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :monthday => ['1','23','32'] ) }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :monthday => ['-1','12','23'] ) }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :monthday => ['13','32','30'] ) }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         # two invalid
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :monthday => ['-1','0','23'] ) }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         # all invalid
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :monthday => ['-1','0','32'] ) }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
       end
 
       it "should support valid step syntax" do
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :monthday => '*/2' ) }.should_not raise_error
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :monthday => '10-16/2' ) }.should_not raise_error
       end
 
       it "should not support invalid steps" do
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :monthday => '*/A' ) }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :monthday => '*/2A' ) }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
         # As it turns out cron does not complaining about steps that exceed the valid range
         # proc { @class.new(:name => 'foo', :monthday => '*/32' ) }.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
       end
 
     end
 
     describe "environment" do
 
       it "it should accept an :environment that looks like a path" do
         lambda do
           @cron[:environment] = 'PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin'
         end.should_not raise_error
       end
 
       it "should not accept environment variables that do not contain '='" do
         lambda do
           @cron[:environment] = "INVALID"
         end.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
       end
 
       it "should accept empty environment variables that do not contain '='" do
         lambda do
           @cron[:environment] = "MAILTO="
         end.should_not raise_error(Puppet::Error)
       end
 
       it "should accept 'absent'" do
         lambda do
           @cron[:environment] = 'absent'
         end.should_not raise_error(Puppet::Error)
       end
 
     end
 
   end
+
+  it "should require a command when adding an entry" do
+    entry = @class.new(:name => "test_entry", :ensure => :present)
+    expect { entry.value(:command) }.should raise_error(/No command/)
+  end
+
+  it "should not require a command when removing an entry" do
+    entry = @class.new(:name => "test_entry", :ensure => :absent)
+    entry.value(:command).should == nil
+  end
 end