Understanding large config management (puppet/chef/ansible) git repos
This question is concerning **methodology** and **approach** in handling a git repo, especially related to configuration management like puppet/chef/ansible. Imagine you take up a job as a **"devops"...
View Articlenode classifier API for add classes to groups
Hello, i read the **NC API doc (https://docs.puppet.com/pe/latest/nc_classification.html)** but can't figure out howto add and remove classes from node groups. Please tell me, if there's a way to do...
View ArticlePuppet dashboard with puppetmaster based on Centos 7
Hi all, Is there someone using Puppet dashboard with a puppet master based on Centos 7 ? I tried but could not get rid of dependencies with ruby... Also if you got some alternatives solution for...
View ArticleSetting dnsmasq_config_file with Puppet managed OpenStack installation
Our OpenStack installation is rolled out with Puppet. We use the excellent `puppetlabs-openstack` module for that. Due to the slow turnover cycles we are still stuck with version `5.0.2`, right now we...
View ArticleHaving trouble with subscription_manager module
Hi, I am trying to implement the "waveclaw/subscription_manager" module, so that I can automate the registering of my redhat systems with my satellite server. I have created a satellite.pp file with...
View ArticleTrying to use install_switches in the sqlserver module. What format should...
I'm not certain what "hash of switches means". I've tried variations of the following: install_switches =>...
View Articleis it possible to execute puppet module from master server on multiple clients?
Hi folks, i am looking for the option to execute the puppet modules from the puppet master server on all the clients instead of logging in to the each and every client for executing the module. is...
View ArticleNeed to download RPMs for Puppet 4 for offline install
I work on a government site where external internet access is banned for back-end Servers. I need to download the RPMs for Puppet 4 on Redhat 6.5, and to know which packages are required. The...
View Articlepuppet kick from master gets connection refused from agent
I have installed puppet agent (windows) and master successfully. When i download the node from agent it works fine (`puppet agent -t` ) and the nodes are pulled successfully. But when i trigger the...
View Articlehow do I check if a fact is defined?
Some of my modules are checking if a fact is defined, for example: if($::eyp_docker_iscontainer!=undef) { ... } In puppet 4.4.2 I get this warning: Warning: Undefined variable...
View Articleunable to install puppet-enterprise in AWS EC2 instance (Ubuntu 14.04)
I'm trying to install puppet-enterprise (2016.1.1) on EC2 in AWS. It keeps failing all the time by showing the error message below : ** HTTP_PROXY= http_proxy= HTTPS_PROXY= https_proxy=...
View ArticlePuppet Agent requires restart before picking up LDAP changes
This has been a reoccurring issue with the Puppet Agent. - https://ask.puppet.com/question/4387/puppet-agent-cannot-find-ldap-group/ --> https://tickets.puppetlabs.com/browse/ENTERPRISE-7 -...
View Articlefile_line cannot delete lines by regexp?
There seems to be a misleading example in the stdlib documentation: file_line { 'bashrc_proxy': ensure => absent, path => '/etc/bashrc', line => 'export...
View ArticleDuplicate declartion error in rspec-puppet
Hi, I have hadoop disk creation module below define module_hadoop::iterate($fspace,$disk) { include 'module_hadoop::params' $apnd = inline_template('<%= fspace.to_i + 1 %>') if...
View Articlepuppet device examples / doc?
Hi, I want to write a puppet module to manage f5's using the rest api. I can't find any documentation about how to write puppet modules for puppet device though where the device is configured by a...
View ArticleWhere can I find a good puppet template that ensures packages present and how...
I am trying to learn to use puppet but I can't find any easy to follow templates to copy and modify. as background I spent about a week just to work out that the latest version `puppet 4.4` uses...
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Is there an automated configuration management script for installing Microsoft
View ArticleIs there an automated CM script for installing patches like a patch for MS...
Is there an automated CM script for installing patches like a patch for MS Office?
View ArticleHow do you reconcile puppetlabs-haproxy and consul-template?
I am using puppetlabs-haproxy and need to use consul-template. As you know, puppetlabs-haproxy can create the configuration for you. However, I also need consul-template to change that configuration....
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