How do I resolve a classification confilict on a node?
I get this error on this particular node. Once I add the "profiles::axis::axis+app" class entries on the node classes tab becomes empty and the error below appears after a puppet run. I have removed...
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I get this error only on this one particular node. When I add the "profiles::axis::axis_app" class entry on the group class tab, the error appears after a puppet run and also the node client classes...
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The fashion kind of Miley Cyrus offers some thing that is getting replicated in teenager's houses nationwide. Actually youthful childrens clothing were swayed by just this vocal, dancing, actor's...
View ArticleHiera -- can't convert Fixnum into String
I'm trying to use a trick similar to the one here https://docs.puppet.com/hiera/1/variables.html where (instead of a fact) I define a variable in my node definition, and then use the value of that...
View Articleget list of directory subdirectories
Hi! I am trying to create a custom fact that returns the list of subdirectories within a subdirectory, if the subdirectory exists. For example, if the computer has `/data/files`, I need to obtain all...
View Articleedit custom facter results
Hi I have a custom fact that returns a series of values (its returning the names of subdirectories in a directory): "check_subdirs":" three two one..", I need to be able to edit the values to pass...
View Articlepuppet inheritance VS puppet composition
I just came cross puppet inheritance lately. A few questions around it: 1.is it a good practice to use puppet inheritance? I've been told by some of the experienced puppet colleagues Inheritance in...
View ArticleHow to set classes in common.yaml in puppet 5.1?
Hello, I'm converting from puppet 2.7 to 5.1 and have some problems. I love hiera and I'm using it for whatever I can but I can't seem to figure it out how to use new lookup function. In the old...
View ArticlePackage[curl] doesn't seem to be in the catalog
Error: Could not retrieve catalog from remote server: Error 500 on SERVER: Server Error: Invalid relationship: Exec[download-oracle-jdbc] { require => Package[curl] }, because Package[curl] doesn't...
View ArticleUnable to install puppet5 on Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS
Hello everyone, I installed repository from https://docs.puppet.com/puppet/5.0/puppet_platform.html#apt-based-systems but when I try to install puppet it still shows puppet3 instead of puppet5. The...
View Articlecan we execute mco runonce without root access and without using sudo -i -u...
I wanted to understand can we run mco runonce without root access and without doing switch to peadmin using sudo.
View ArticleI am getting Error 400 on SERVER: Syntax error at ':'; expected '}' at...
Here is the code for the same ####################### Start of code class phase60::params { case $::operatingsystem { 'OracleLinux': { case $::operatingsystemrelease { '7.3': { $os_packages =...
View ArticleGet a yaml from external source and apply it
In my IT team, we use an external tool to describe and manage a tree of directories with ownership and permissions. This tool is able to provide the description of the directories in a custom format...
View Articledesign architecture
Hello, I have two data centers in two different countries and i want to deploy puppet master to manage both DC's, the latency between both DC's around 170 ms. where we have around 600 servers in each...
View ArticleHiera custom backend not working
Hey, I'm trying to write a custom hiera backend for mongodb with PE2017-2. I found some working examples with hiera v3 but I'd like to use hiera v5. So I've just wrote a kind of "hello world" for my...
View ArticleHow to use an array as argument to check for installed packages together with...
Hi, is it possible to check if an array of packages is already installed before installing them or do I have to check them one by one like: if ( ! defined ( Package['packagename'] ) ) { package {...
View ArticlePossible to discover and manage third-party certificates with Puppet?
I'm not referring to the CA and certificates Puppet itself uses. Has anyone used Puppet to discover or otherwise report on the state of certificates across their network (load balancers, web servers,...
View ArticleUseful Tips To Enhance The Efficiency Of Your Respective Blog
It isn't easy to produce and establish a new website. These days, it's feasible for anyone to chuck your blog on-line, so generating your own stay ahead of the audience might be a genuine struggle. The...
View ArticleHow do I resolve a file reference via Ruby in a custom module
Hi everyone, I have what I think should be a simple question, but for the life of me just can't find a solution. Hoping you can help, here goes... I'm trying to build a custom module that makes a...
View ArticleMalware bytes flagged nssm.exe file which is part of Puppet Agent install as...
Malware byes flagged nssm.exe file that is part of the puppet agent install on windows as a bitcoin miner malware. Can you confirm that this file is safe ?[C:\fakepath\nssm bitcoinminer...
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