1 files changed, 21 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/puppet/util/ini_file/section.rb b/lib/puppet/util/ini_file/section.rb
index 39f2959..16f19d3 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/util/ini_file/section.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/util/ini_file/section.rb
@@ -24,11 +24,31 @@ class IniFile
       @existing_settings[setting_name] = value
     end
 
+    def remove_existing_setting(setting_name)
+      if (@existing_settings.delete(setting_name))
+        if @end_line
+          @end_line = @end_line - 1
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
     def set_additional_setting(setting_name, value)
       @additional_settings[setting_name] = value
     end
 
+    # Decrement the start and end line numbers for the section (if they are
+    # defined); this is intended to be called when a setting is removed
+    # from a section that comes before this section in the ini file.
+    def decrement_line_nums()
+      if @start_line
+        @start_line = @start_line - 1
+      end
+      if @end_line
+        @end_line = @end_line - 1
+      end
+    end
+
   end
 end
 end
-end
-\ No newline at end of file
+end