I am using version 2.6 and it would be nice if you could use a puppet url for the package source, but that does not appear to work (docs say it has to be a local file).
My other choices seem to be an nfs mount, or a local repo server. Thanks On Jul 29, 11:23 am, Patrick Mohr <kc7...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Jul 29, 2010, at 9:45 AM, Rustler wrote: > > > This code is working - but due to the file declaration it keeps > > downloading the rpm even after the package gets installed. > > > 1. How do I stop the rpm from downloading after the package is > > installed? > > Best method: > *) If at all possible you should just replace this with a real package > repository. > > Should also work: > *) Put the rpm files on a webserver and download them as needed. I think rpm > can take URLs instead of local paths. > or > *)Install from a network drive like nfs > > Not recommended: > *) Just put the rpms into a folder you create. It will keep growing forever, > but it probably won't ever get very big unless you release a lot of packages. > Trust me on this, pushing out big files with puppet is probably a mistake. > It will put a large load on the puppetmaster, and if you are using a version > of puppet less than 2.6.0, the RAM requirements on the client and serve will > be horrendous. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To post to this group, send email to puppet-us...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to puppet-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en.
