Migrating from Puppet 3.x to Puppet 4 at scale.
I have a very large and very old code base. 500k lines of manifests code. The code base also goes back to 2007. What are the steps to migrate this codebase to Puppet 4?
View Articleparts of class being skipped :(
Hi All, Please forgive my limited knowledge on puppet. I need some assistance in achieving what most of you would consider a very simple task. I am attempting to install zabbix agent below and modify...
View Articlehow do i perform GET operation using puppet module in rest api ?
I am unable to perform GET operations. Suppose I am trying to perform "GET /{environment}/certificate_status/{certname}" action. I am using POSTMAN app in the chrome for testing. Using this app i am...
View Articlehow do i perform GET operation in rest api ?
I am unable to perform GET operations. Suppose I am trying to perform "GET /{environment}/certificate_status/{certname}" action. I am using POSTMAN app in the chrome for testing. Using this app i am...
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 ArticleNotify two exec resources or better use subcribe?
Hi, I'm looking for the best option to do something like: tidy { '/parent-path-tidy-should-do-something': recurse => 3, matches => [ 'search-string1', 'search-string2', 'search-string3'], rmdirs...
View Articlecan't use directory manifest site.pp in puppetlabs puppetserver 5.1.3
Not sure why, but it errors. This is an upgrade from pupper 4 directory site.pp is 755 and site.pp/000.site.pp is 644, so no read issues client error is telling me it's a directory (which of course I...
View ArticleHow to access windows %TEMP% environment variable in puppet
I am trying to use the %TEMP% variable to copy a .sql file , so I can run it. But somehow the %TEMP% is not expanding while running puppet and the statement is failing.. file{'SQL Script File': source...
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Enjoy Halloween Party To The Full With Masks And Wigs
Against the backdrop of extremely accommodative central bank policy in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan and the ECB's "whatever it takes" commitment to keep short-term interest rates...
View ArticleNeed clarification on Puppetlabs/mysql documentation
This line is in the puppetlabs/mysql readme: "When working with a remote server, do not use the mysql::server class in your Puppet manifests". I am not sure what it means by "remote server" in this...
View ArticleUnable to access quest guide and quest cli missing
Hi, I was able to download the learning VM & spun it up using VMware WorkStation I have two questions. First, 'quest' cmd seems to be missing somehow. Or is it something I need to install myself?...
View Articlegenerate runs inside exec regardless of onlyif exit code
The generate function inside this exec runs without regard for the exit status in onlyif. I have tried the same thing with unless and generate always executes, regardless of exit code. exec {...
View Articlegenerate executes inside exec regardless of onlyif or unless exit code
The generate function inside this exec runs without regard for the exit status in onlyif. I have tried the same thing with unless and generate always executes, regardless of exit code. exec {...
View ArticleBlock USB writes access while USB Keyboard/mouse works
How to Block USB write access from Puppet Agent, but Agent should be able to use USB Keyboard/Mouse, Note:- Agent have root access. Can someone please tell what node is required to use in Puppet Master...
View ArticleBlock USB writes access while USB Keyboard/Mouse works
How to Block USB write access from Puppet Agent, but Agent should be able to use USB Keyboard/Mouse, Note:- Agent have root access. Can someone please tell what node is required to use in Puppet...
View Articlehow To Activate Windows 10 With out Product Crucial?
Since Microsoft has a digital signature of your laptop method from the original up grade. It identifies the mix of factors if install clean windows and activates windows. That signifies you can skip...
View ArticleInstalled module does not show up in PE console
I have installed the puppetlabs-powershell module from the forge onto my puppet master using "puppet module install puppetlabs-powershell". I then run "puppet module list" and I see that version...
View Articlehiera.yaml on client with agent 1.8 - why?
Hey Guys, I've setup a (Centos 7 ) client node with puppet-agent 1.8, but I notice it's installed a hiera.yaml file in /etc/puppetlabs/puppet/ dir I thought hiera.yaml should only exist on the Master...
View ArticleHow to provide default value for environment variables
How to provide default value for environment variables set using FACTER if user forgets to set them
View Articleressource tidy does not notify exec ressource at all
Hi, I have some `tidy`+`notify` code which looks like this: tidy { '/parent-path-tidy-should-do-something': recurse => 3, matches => [ 'search-string1', 'search-string2', 'search-string3'],...
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