Ok.. I understand ... I can simply include the class and assign it to my
node.. but how will dashboard know which parameters refers to which class?
There could be a parameter like "ensure => present" and it could have been
used in multiple classes that I have included, how will these things be
taken care of?
On Tuesday, August 7, 2012 12:08:09 AM UTC+5:30, Kenneth Lo wrote:
>
> In dashboard parameters are assigned via group.
>
> So basically you just create a group, assign some parameters there,
> include some nodes and your class in it.
>
> Parameters created via dashboard group are at the global top scope I
> believe.
>
> --KL
>
> From: Rakesh K <rkat...@gmail.com <javascript:>>
> Reply-To: "puppet...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>" <
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> Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2012 05:50:37 -0700
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> Subject: [Puppet Users] Re: Passing parameters for a class in Dashboard
>
>
>
>
> Or in other words , how do I make sure that following config is applied to
> my node through dashboard
>
> class base1 {
>
> package { ["rsync", "xinetd"]: ensure => present }
> service { "xinetd": ensure => running }
>
> include rsyncd
> $password = generate("/usr/bin/pwgen", 8, 1)
>
> user { "dba":
> ensure => present,
> comment => "DB user",
> gid => "dba",
> shell => "/bin/false",
> require => Group["dba"],
> }
>
> group { "dba":
> ensure => present,
> }
>
> file { "/backup-mysql":
> ensure => directory,
> mode => 0775,
> owner => "dba",
> group => "dba",
> }
>
> file { "/home/dba/rsyncd.secret":
> content => "backup:${password}",
> replace => no,
> mode => 0460,
> owner=> "root",
> group => "dba",
> require => User['dba'],
> }
>
> rsyncd::export { "backup":
> path => "/backup-mysql",
> chroot => true,
> readonly => true,
> uid => "dba",
> gid => "dba",
> users => "backup",
> secrets => "/home/dba/rsyncd.secret",
> allow => "192.168.0.0/24",
> require => [File["/backup-mysql"], File["/home/dba/rsyncd.secret"]],
> }
>
> }
>
> node 'pclient1.example.com' {
> include base1
> }
>
>
>
>
>
> On Monday, August 6, 2012 2:44:00 PM UTC+5:30, Rakesh K wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have recently installed puppet and components including dashboard on my
>> server. I am new to puppet and what I am trying to achieve here is passing
>> parameters via dashboard
>>
>> What I can see right now is under Add Class in dashboard, I can only pass
>> the class names. Whereas when I can include classes via nodes.pp I can also
>> pass parameters.
>>
>> How can do this from dashboard,
>>
>> eg. if I want to achieve the following from dashboard how will I be able
>> to do it
>>
>> /etc/puppet/manifests/nodes.pp
>> class baseclass {
>> class { 'mysql': }
>> class { 'mysql::server':
>> #config_hash => { 'root_password' => 'mypass' }
>> }
>> mysql::db { 'mydb':
>> user => 'myuser',
>> password => 'mypass',
>> host => 'localhost',
>> grant => ['all'],
>> }
>> }
>>
>> node 'pclient1.example.com' {
>> include baseclass
>> }
>>
>>
>> And this is how my site.pp looks like
>>
>> [root@pmast1 ~]# cat /etc/puppet/manifests/site.pp
>> import 'nodes.pp'
>> $puppetserver = 'pmast1.example.com'
>> filebucket { "main":
>> server => "puppet",
>> path => false,
>> }
>> File { backup => "main" }
>>
>> Please suggest.
>>
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