On 13 July 2012 22:32, Kmbu <yum...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Ah! It works. Thanks a lot for your help.
You are welcome. Happy to help. > On Friday, 13 July 2012 02:59:29 UTC+2, Pete wrote: >> >> You will need to generate the certificate with the name you want to >> use other wise it will use the fqdn. >> Try using --certname=name_you_want on the command line when you >> request the certificate. >> >> On 12 July 2012 21:04, Kmbu wrote: >> > There was no current cert. It was a new host. The cert was generated >> > using >> > the FQDN.. >> > >> > >> > On Thursday, 12 July 2012 04:42:51 UTC+2, Pete wrote: >> >> >> >> Hi, >> >> >> >> Your config looks about right. >> >> Did you drop the current cert and request and sign a new one? >> >> >> >> On 11 July 2012 19:14, Kmbu wrote: >> >> > Hi guys, >> >> > >> >> > I have a box that needs to identify itself to the puppetmaster as >> >> > something >> >> > different from the FQDN. I added certname to the agent configuration >> >> > before >> >> > the first run, but it doesn't seem to be sufficient. The certificate >> >> > was >> >> > generated for the FQDN, and the host appears in the dashboard as the >> >> > FQDN, >> >> > and the node name used to evaluate the manifest is also the FQDN. I >> >> > would >> >> > like to set it up so that, for all intents and purposes, the >> >> > node/agent >> >> > has >> >> > a different name. >> >> > >> >> > I'm running Puppet 2.7.6 via Apache/Passenger. >> >> > >> >> > Here is my agent config: >> >> > >> >> > [agent] >> >> > >> >> > # Whether log files should always flush to disk. >> >> > autoflush = true >> >> > >> >> > # Reporting setup for Puppet Dashboard >> >> > report = true >> >> > >> >> > # Randomize agent runs to avoid clusters >> >> > splay = true >> >> > >> >> > # The main Puppet configuration directory. The default for this >> >> > parameter is calculated based on the user. If the process >> >> > # is running as root or the user that Puppet is supposed to run >> >> > as, >> >> > it >> >> > defaults to a system directory, but if it's running as any other >> >> > user, >> >> > # it defaults to being in the user's home directory. >> >> > # The default value is '/etc/puppet'. >> >> > confdir = <confdir> >> >> > >> >> > # Where Puppet stores dynamic and growing data. The default for >> >> > this >> >> > parameter is calculated specially, like `confdir`_. >> >> > # The default value is '/var/lib/puppet'. >> >> > vardir = <vardir> >> >> > >> >> > # Whether to print stack traces on some errors >> >> > trace = true >> >> > >> >> > # How often puppet agent applies the client configuration; in >> >> > seconds. >> >> > Note that a runinterval of 0 means run continuously rather than never >> >> > run. >> >> > # If you want puppet agent to never run, you should start it with >> >> > the >> >> > --no-client option. >> >> > runinterval = 300 >> >> > >> >> > # Whether to use colors when logging to the console. >> >> > # Valid values are `ansi` (equivalent to `true`), `html` (mostly >> >> > # used during testing with TextMate), and `false`, which produces >> >> > # no color. >> >> > # The default value is 'ansi'. >> >> > color = ansi >> >> > >> >> > # The environment Puppet is running in. For clients >> >> > # (e.g., `puppet agent`) this determines the environment itself, >> >> > which >> >> > # is used to find modules and much more. For servers (i.e., >> >> > `puppet >> >> > master`) this provides the default environment for nodes >> >> > # we know nothing about. >> >> > # The default value is 'production'. >> >> > environment = pre >> >> > >> >> > # Where to find information about nodes. >> >> > # The default value is 'plain'. >> >> > # node_terminus = plain >> >> > >> >> > # Where the puppet agent web server logs. >> >> > # The default value is '$logdir/http.log'. >> >> > httplog = <logpath>/http.log >> >> > >> >> > # Send the process into the background. This is the default. >> >> > # The default value is 'true'. >> >> > daemonize = true >> >> > >> >> > # The name to use when handling certificates. Defaults >> >> > # to the fully qualified domain name. >> >> > certname = <dns-name-here> >> >> > >> >> > # Where Puppet should look for facts. Multiple directories >> >> > should >> >> > # be colon-separated, like normal PATH variables. >> >> > # The default value is '$vardir/lib/facter:$vardir/facts'. >> >> > factpath = $vardir/lib/facter:$vardir/facts >> >> > >> >> > # From where to retrieve facts. The standard Puppet `file` type >> >> > # is used for retrieval, so anything that is a valid file source >> >> > can >> >> > # be used here. >> >> > # The default value is 'puppet://$server/facts/'. >> >> > factsource = puppet://<puppetmaster>/facts/ >> >> > >> >> > # The pid file >> >> > # The default value is '$rundir/$name.pid'. >> >> > pidfile = <vardir>/agent.pid >> >> > >> >> > # The user puppet master should run as. >> >> > # The default value is 'puppet'. >> >> > user = apache >> >> > >> >> > # The group puppet master should run as. >> >> > # The default value is 'puppet'. >> >> > group = apache >> >> > >> >> > # Wether the master should function as a certificate authority. >> >> > # The default value is 'true'. >> >> > ca = true >> >> > >> >> > # The search path for modules as a list of directories separated >> >> > by >> >> > the >> >> > ':' character. >> >> > # The default value is >> >> > '$confdir/modules:/usr/share/puppet/modules'. >> >> > modulepath = <datadir>/modules >> >> > >> >> > # The explicit value used for the node name for all requests the >> >> > agent >> >> > # makes to the master. WARNING: This setting is mutually >> >> > exclusive >> >> > with >> >> > # node_name_fact. Changing this setting also requires changes to >> >> > the >> >> > default >> >> > # auth.conf configuration on the Puppet Master. Please see >> >> > # http://links.puppetlabs.com/node_name_value for more >> >> > information. >> >> > # The default value is '$certname'. >> >> > # node_name_value = >> >> > >> >> > # The server to which server puppet agent should connect >> >> > # The default value is 'puppet'. >> >> > server = <puppetmaster> >> >> > >> >> > # Which port puppet agent listens on. >> >> > # The default value is '8139'. >> >> > puppetport = 8139 >> >> > >> >> > # Document all resources >> >> > # document_all = false >> >> > >> >> > What am I missing? >> >> > >> >> > Regards, >> >> > >> >> > -- >> >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> >> > Groups >> >> > "Puppet Users" group. >> >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >> >> > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/puppet-users/-/Zb5d1ZmpTssJ. >> >> > To post to this group, send email to puppet-users@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 view this discussion on the web visit >> > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/puppet-users/-/ygOrKuNpPIgJ. >> > >> > To post to this group, send email to puppet-users@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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/puppet-users/-/7NhzvYIFpOIJ. > > To post to this group, send email to puppet-users@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. 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