1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/puppet/util/posix.rb b/lib/puppet/util/posix.rb
index 01c3e25aa..37ec298bb 100755
--- a/lib/puppet/util/posix.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/util/posix.rb
@@ -43,7 +43,12 @@ module Puppet::Util::POSIX
         
         if obj.provider
             begin
-                return obj.provider.send(field)
+                val = obj.provider.send(field)
+                if val == :absent
+                    return nil
+                else
+                    return val
+                end
             rescue => detail
                 if Puppet[:trace]
                     puts detail.backtrace