how to deploy puppet agent from Server/Master and configure without...
I need to deploy puppet agent from Server/Master without connecting to the agent machine. Is there is a way ? Please help on this
View ArticleWhy does the keystone module think my custom fact is a String and not a Hash?
Hi, I am trying to create a custom fact I can use as the value for a class parameter in a hiera yaml file. I am using the [openstack/puppet-keystone](https://github.com/openstack/puppet-keystone)...
View ArticleWhen I try to invoke CURL i get the following message
Error: Could not retrieve catalog from remote server: Error 500 on SERVER: Serve r Error: Invalid relationship: Exec[install app] { require => Package[curl] }, b ecause Package[curl] doesn't seem to...
View ArticlePuppet 4 facts hierarchies?
I have a node with Debian 9 and system Puppet 4.8.2 which has following hierarchy: operatingsystem: Debian operatingsystemmajrelease: '9' operatingsystemrelease: '9.1' os: name: Debian family: Debian...
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 Articleyum_cron and fine-tune the timing
Hi there I have recently used the module yum\_cron to automate the updating of my servers all Centos7 in an open source puppet 4.10 env. If you are familiar with the package you may know that in the...
View ArticleNot able to install puppet on puppet agent.
I have successfully setup puppetserver and puppet agents on it .(it is docker container with **centos-6**) Next trying to setup client machine (puppetagent) (it is docker container with Ubuntu 16)...
View ArticleI am constantly getting syntax error in site.pp while trying to use...
. root@master:/etc/puppet/manifests# cat site.pp class base { include ssh } node 'agent.thomsonreuters.com' { class { 'phase60': $mode => 'standalone', $release => 'v4', } } node...
View Articlepuppet-agent rpm breaks firewall module
If I have puppet-agent 1.10 or 5.1.0-1 installed and try to add iptables rules via puppetlabs-firewall module it fails saying journalctl log for iptables: -- Logs begin at Fri 2017-09-01 10:38:08 PDT,...
View ArticleWindows hotfix installation
Has anyone worked on a module for handling Windows OS hotfixes? These are the hotfixes you have to run outside of WSUS. There are two types of these which have to be supported - "always" installed and...
View ArticleConfine fact to specific command existance
Is it possible to confine a custom fact to the existence of a specific command? Please consider the question as it is laid down and ignore the fact that I used bash in the example....
View ArticleConfine fact to command existance
How do I make sure the fact only runs in case a specific command exists? Please consider the questions as it is laid down and ignore the fact I used bash in the example. Facter.add("bash_ver") do #...
View Articlehow to apply module to puppet client node?
simply beginning with [Puppet](https://tekslate.com/puppet-training), truly new to this world. I have - CentOS 6 Puppet Master -CentOS 6 Puppet Client In Master have one module: root@puppetclient:...
View ArticleHandling a 65k+ line yaml file
Hello, I have a yaml file that is about 65,000 lines long. The yaml contains a hash with server user and group relationships. The format is the following: --- permissions: server1: some_group: - user1...
View ArticleIs there a way to see the final output of a file built in puppet?
My environment is inherited and large. It covers thousands of machines and is complex, unclear or unnatural dependancies and circular logic are not strange problems to run into. We build significant...
View ArticleManaging home directories permissions
In the process of bringing existing systems under new compliance rule sets, we are tyring to ensure that all users home directories have the correct permissions. solving this for net new users is...
View ArticleSocial Sciences Test Bank > Sep 2017
Definition of Test BanksTest banks arrive with sample questions and answers for a particular class. They are not typically accessible, other than to instructors. Numerous textbook publishers develop...
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 Articlepuppet cert list returns nothing, although PE Console shows unsigned...
I'm new to Puppet, so this may be something I'm doing wrong... The steps I'm taking are: 1. I installed Puppet Master on CentOS 2. Ran the command: `puppet cert generate puppetmaster...
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