diff --git a/lib/puppet/parser/resource.rb b/lib/puppet/parser/resource.rb
index 7dc42ccec..58667727f 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/parser/resource.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/parser/resource.rb
@@ -1,447 +1,449 @@
 # A resource that we're managing.  This handles making sure that only subclasses
 # can set parameters.
 class Puppet::Parser::Resource
     require 'puppet/parser/resource/param'
     require 'puppet/parser/resource/reference'
     require 'puppet/util/tagging'
     include Puppet::Util
     include Puppet::Util::MethodHelper
     include Puppet::Util::Errors
     include Puppet::Util::Logging
     include Puppet::Util::Tagging
 
     attr_accessor :source, :line, :file, :scope, :rails_id
     attr_accessor :virtual, :override, :translated
 
     attr_reader :exported, :evaluated, :params
 
     # Determine whether the provided parameter name is a relationship parameter.
     def self.relationship_parameter?(name)
         unless defined?(@relationship_names)
             @relationship_names = Puppet::Type.relationship_params.collect { |p| p.name }
         end
         @relationship_names.include?(name)
     end
 
     # Proxy a few methods to our @ref object.
     [:builtin?, :type, :title].each do |method|
         define_method(method) do
             @ref.send(method)
         end
     end
 
     # Set up some boolean test methods
     [:exported, :translated, :override, :virtual, :evaluated].each do |method|
         newmeth = (method.to_s + "?").intern
         define_method(newmeth) do
             self.send(method)
         end
     end
 
     def [](param)
         param = symbolize(param)
         if param == :title
             return self.title
         end
         if @params.has_key?(param)
             @params[param].value
         else
             nil
         end
     end
 
     def builtin=(bool)
         @ref.builtin = bool
     end
 
     # Retrieve the associated definition and evaluate it.
     def evaluate
         if klass = @ref.definedtype
             finish()
             scope.compile.delete_resource(self)
             return klass.evaluate(:scope => scope, :resource => self)
         elsif builtin?
             devfail "Cannot evaluate a builtin type"
         else
             self.fail "Cannot find definition %s" % self.type
         end
     ensure
         @evaluated = true
     end
 
     # Mark this resource as both exported and virtual,
     # or remove the exported mark.
     def exported=(value)
         if value
             @virtual = true
             @exported = value
         else
             @exported = value
         end
     end
 
     # Do any finishing work on this object, called before evaluation or
     # before storage/translation.
     def finish
         add_overrides()
         add_defaults()
         add_metaparams()
         add_scope_tags()
         validate()
     end
 
     def initialize(options)
         # Set all of the options we can.
         options.each do |option, value|
             if respond_to?(option.to_s + "=")
                 send(option.to_s + "=", value)
                 options.delete(option)
             end
         end
 
         unless self.scope
             raise ArgumentError, "Resources require a scope"
         end
         @source ||= scope.source
 
         options = symbolize_options(options)
 
         # Set up our reference.
         if type = options[:type] and title = options[:title]
             options.delete(:type)
             options.delete(:title)
         else
             raise ArgumentError, "Resources require a type and title"
         end
 
         @ref = Reference.new(:type => type, :title => title, :scope => self.scope)
 
         @params = {}
 
         # Define all of the parameters
         if params = options[:params]
             options.delete(:params)
             params.each do |param|
                 set_parameter(param)
             end
         end
 
         # Throw an exception if we've got any arguments left to set.
         unless options.empty?
             raise ArgumentError, "Resources do not accept %s" % options.keys.collect { |k| k.to_s }.join(", ")
         end
 
         tag(@ref.type)
         tag(@ref.title) if valid_tag?(@ref.title.to_s)
     end
 
     # Merge an override resource in.  This will throw exceptions if
     # any overrides aren't allowed.
     def merge(resource)
         # Test the resource scope, to make sure the resource is even allowed
         # to override.
         unless self.source.object_id == resource.source.object_id || resource.source.child_of?(self.source)
             raise Puppet::ParseError.new("Only subclasses can override parameters", resource.line, resource.file)
         end
         # Some of these might fail, but they'll fail in the way we want.
         resource.params.each do |name, param|
             override_parameter(param)
         end
     end
 
     # Modify this resource in the Rails database.  Poor design, yo.
     def modify_rails(db_resource)
         args = rails_args
         args.each do |param, value|
             db_resource[param] = value unless db_resource[param] == value
         end
 
         # Handle file specially
         if (self.file and  
             (!db_resource.file or db_resource.file != self.file))
             db_resource.file = self.file
         end
         
         updated_params = @params.inject({}) do |hash, ary|
             hash[ary[0].to_s] = ary[1]
             hash
         end
         
         db_resource.ar_hash_merge(db_resource.get_params_hash(db_resource.param_values), updated_params,
                                   :create => Proc.new { |name, parameter|
                                       parameter.to_rails(db_resource)
                                   }, :delete => Proc.new { |values|
                                       values.each { |value| db_resource.param_values.delete(value) }
                                   }, :modify => Proc.new { |db, mem|
                                       mem.modify_rails_values(db)
                                   })
         
         updated_tags = tags.inject({}) { |hash, tag| 
             hash[tag] = tag
             hash
         }
             
         db_resource.ar_hash_merge(db_resource.get_tag_hash(), 
                                   updated_tags,
                                   :create => Proc.new { |name, tag|
                                       db_resource.add_resource_tag(name)
                                   }, :delete => Proc.new { |tag|
                                       db_resource.resource_tags.delete(tag)
                                   }, :modify => Proc.new { |db, mem|
                                       # nothing here
                                   })
     end
 
     # Return the resource name, or the title if no name
     # was specified.
     def name
         unless defined? @name
             @name = self[:name] || self.title
         end
         @name
     end
 
     # This *significantly* reduces the number of calls to Puppet.[].
     def paramcheck?
         unless defined? @@paramcheck
             @@paramcheck = Puppet[:paramcheck]
         end
         @@paramcheck
     end
 
     # A temporary occasion, until I get paths in the scopes figured out.
     def path
         to_s
     end
 
     # Return the short version of our name.
     def ref
         @ref.to_s
     end
 
     def to_hash
         @params.inject({}) do |hash, ary|
             param = ary[1]
             # Skip "undef" values.
             if param.value != :undef
                 hash[param.name] = param.value
             end
             hash
         end
     end
 
     # Turn our parser resource into a Rails resource.  
     def to_rails(host)
         args = rails_args
 
         db_resource = host.resources.build(args)
 
         # Handle file specially
         db_resource.file = self.file
 
+        db_resource.save
+
         @params.each { |name, param|
             param.to_rails(db_resource)
         }
         
         tags.each { |tag| db_resource.add_resource_tag(tag) }
 
         return db_resource
     end
 
     def to_s
         self.ref
     end
 
     # Translate our object to a transportable object.
     def to_trans
         return nil if virtual?
 
         if builtin?
             to_transobject
         else
             to_transbucket
         end
     end
 
     def to_transbucket
         bucket = Puppet::TransBucket.new([])
 
         bucket.type = self.type
         bucket.name = self.title
 
         # TransBuckets don't support parameters, which is why they're being deprecated.
         return bucket
     end
 
     def to_transobject
         # Now convert to a transobject
         obj = Puppet::TransObject.new(@ref.title, @ref.type)
         to_hash.each do |p, v|
             if v.is_a?(Reference)
                 v = v.to_ref
             elsif v.is_a?(Array)
                 v = v.collect { |av|
                     if av.is_a?(Reference)
                         av = av.to_ref
                     end
                     av
                 }
             end
 
             # If the value is an array with only one value, then
             # convert it to a single value.  This is largely so that
             # the database interaction doesn't have to worry about
             # whether it returns an array or a string.
             obj[p.to_s] = if v.is_a?(Array) and v.length == 1
                               v[0]
                           else
                               v
                           end
         end
 
         obj.file = self.file
         obj.line = self.line
 
         obj.tags = self.tags
 
         return obj
     end
     
     private
 
     # Add default values from our definition.
     def add_defaults
         scope.lookupdefaults(self.type).each do |name, param|
             unless @params.include?(name)
                 self.debug "Adding default for %s" % name
 
                 @params[name] = param
             end
         end
     end
 
     # Add any metaparams defined in our scope. This actually adds any metaparams
     # from any parent scope, and there's currently no way to turn that off.
     def add_metaparams
         Puppet::Type.eachmetaparam do |name|
             # Skip metaparams that we already have defined, unless they're relationship metaparams.
             # LAK:NOTE Relationship metaparams get treated specially -- we stack them, instead of
             # overriding.
             next if @params[name] and not self.class.relationship_parameter?(name)
 
             # Skip metaparams for which we get no value.
             next unless val = scope.lookupvar(name.to_s, false) and val != :undefined
 
             # The default case: just set the value
             return set_parameter(name, val) unless @params[name]
 
             # For relationship params, though, join the values (a la #446).
             @params[name].value = [@params[name].value, val].flatten
         end
     end
 
     # Add any overrides for this object.
     def add_overrides
         if overrides = scope.compile.resource_overrides(self)
             overrides.each do |over|
                 self.merge(over)
             end
 
             # Remove the overrides, so that the configuration knows there
             # are none left.
             overrides.clear
         end
     end
 
     def add_scope_tags
         if scope_resource = scope.resource
             tag(*scope_resource.tags)
         end
     end
 
     # Accept a parameter from an override.
     def override_parameter(param)
         # This can happen if the override is defining a new parameter, rather
         # than replacing an existing one.
         (@params[param.name] = param and return) unless current = @params[param.name]
 
         # The parameter is already set.  Fail if they're not allowed to override it.
         unless param.source.child_of?(current.source)
             if Puppet[:trace]
                 puts caller
             end
             msg = "Parameter '%s' is already set on %s" % 
                 [param.name, self.to_s]
             if current.source.to_s != ""
                 msg += " by %s" % current.source
             end
             if current.file or current.line
                 fields = []
                 fields << current.file if current.file
                 fields << current.line.to_s if current.line
                 msg += " at %s" % fields.join(":")
             end
             msg += "; cannot redefine"
             raise Puppet::ParseError.new(msg, param.line, param.file)
         end
 
         # If we've gotten this far, we're allowed to override.
 
         # Merge with previous value, if the parameter was generated with the +> syntax.
         # It's important that we use the new param instance here, not the old one,
         # so that the source is registered correctly for later overrides.
         param.value = [current.value, param.value].flatten if param.add
 
         @params[param.name] = param
     end
 
     # Verify that all passed parameters are valid.  This throws an error if
     #  there's a problem, so we don't have to worry about the return value.
     def paramcheck(param)
         param = param.to_s
         # Now make sure it's a valid argument to our class.  These checks
         # are organized in order of commonhood -- most types, it's a valid 
         # argument and paramcheck is enabled.
         if @ref.typeclass.validattr?(param)
             true
         elsif %w{name title}.include?(param) # always allow these
             true
         elsif paramcheck?
             self.fail Puppet::ParseError, "Invalid parameter '%s' for type '%s'" %
                     [param, @ref.type]
         end
     end
 
     def rails_args
         return [:type, :title, :line, :exported].inject({}) do |hash, param|
             # 'type' isn't a valid column name, so we have to use another name.
             to = (param == :type) ? :restype : param
             if value = self.send(param)
                 hash[to] = value 
             end
             hash
         end
     end
 
     # Define a parameter in our resource.
     def set_parameter(param, value = nil)
         if value
             param = Puppet::Parser::Resource::Param.new(
                 :name => param, :value => value, :source => self.source
             )
         elsif ! param.is_a?(Puppet::Parser::Resource::Param)
             raise ArgumentError, "Must pass a parameter or all necessary values"
         end
 
         # And store it in our parameter hash.
         @params[param.name] = param
     end
 
     # Make sure the resource's parameters are all valid for the type.
     def validate
         @params.each do |name, param|
             # Make sure it's a valid parameter.
             paramcheck(name)
         end
     end
 end