An alternate approach maybe to create a definition in your templates.pp
referred to by the node definition in nodes.pp
so in nodes.pp:-
node 'host1' {
include node_default
include deptA
include any_other_node_specific_bits
}
node 'host2' {
include node_default
include deptB
include any_other_node_specific_bits
}
and in templates.pp:-
class deptA {
include oracle, ldap, apache # all of these could refer to modules
and are specific apps for this dep't
}
class deptB {
include mysql, gcc etc # modules/ classes specific to deptB
}
class node_default
include base_class # as detailed in the book - for items common
regardless of department
}
Cheers
Paul
2009/4/3 Bjørn Dyre Dyresen <bj...@dyresen.net>
>
>
> 2009/4/3 Rene <rene.zbin...@gmail.com>
>
>>
>> Hi
>>
>> Our team is providing Linux servers to different departments in our
>> company. We want to change our configuration management tool and use
>> puppet in the future. I read the book “Pulling Strings with Puppet”
>> and the documentation on the puppet webpage.
>>
>> When I understood correctly, the way to go is to use modules. So we
>> would create modules for ssh, ldap, ntp etc… But the problem I have
>> is, that different IT Departements use different configurations
>> (different ssh config, different ntp conf etc…) So would I put the
>> logic inside this modules or is it better to create different ssh
>> modules for different departments? (I think the second one is not a
>> good choice, since with that we have the same resources defined in the
>> different modules and I think this is a problem, isn’t it?)
>>
>> Another question I have is about the services directory. Is my
>> understanding right, that services is just a grouping of modules?
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>
>> Rene
>>
>
>
> You can make a fact telling to what department the computer belongs. Then
> you can use those facts as a selector for what to apply in your modules.
>
> Regards
>
>
>
> >
>
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