On Jul 30, 2010, at 2:53 AM, quicksilver03 wrote: > Try adding an ensure => present to your File resource and see if it > avoids downloading the RPM file over and over again.
I'm almost sure the problem is he's putting the rpm in /tmp which is nuked by the OS on reboot. One of my solutions was just to put them in a folder that isn't nuked on reboot. > On Jul 29, 10:40 pm, Rustler <coltsixshoo...@gmail.com> wrote: >> 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. > -- 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.
