On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 3:47 PM, Tim Harper <timchar...@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> I want to run puppet in the cloud.  The trouble is, the fqdn fact is
> quite random and looks something like "domU-12-32-19-01-B8-D1".
>
> I'm OK with deploying the cert pair and configuring puppetd to use the
> same cert on every box.  However, I need to be able to select which
> node configuration in the puppet master to use on the client side,
> without changing the hostname (or adding a new node every time we
> bring up a new server).
>
> Is this possible?  Do I have to over-ride the fqdn fact some how on the
> client?
>
> Thanks :)


If I understand what you're asking, I think you want to instead override the
certname property on the clients.

The certs don't have to use hostnames for their name. They can be completely
arbitrary.


-- 
Nigel Kersten
Systems Administrator
Tech Lead - MacOps

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