Correct. When you use that syntax in the source parameter, it looks for the
file specified, in a directory called files, in the module specified.
On Thursday, January 17, 2013 9:44:39 PM UTC-8, Brigzzy Briggs wrote:
>
> Thanks for the reply :) I got it to work by adding a path to the
> fileserver.conf file as follows: path /etc/puppet/files
>
> and put my config file in there, but if I am reading your reply correctly,
> I can just create a folder called files in /etc/puppet/modules/ntp, and it
> will be read when the module is loaded, correct? This way I can keep my
> config files with their respective modules and not need a separate folder
> for them?
>
> Thanks so much for your reply :)
>
> Brigzzy
>
> On Thursday, 17 January 2013 21:21:57 UTC-8, Brian Mathis wrote:
>>
>> Where does the file exist on the filesystem?
>>
>> This is somewhat counter-intuitive until you do it a few times. The
>> source path in the manifest is:
>> puppet:///modules/ntp/ntp.conf
>> but in the filesystem, the file should be under
>> modules/ntp/files/ntp.conf
>>
>> You may have missed the "files" in there on the filesystem. At first
>> glance the URL is just a straight path, but Puppet treats it more like
>> a list of arguments that it processes.
>>
>> Also, you might find clues in the log files on the master, probably in
>> syslog somewhere.
>>
>>
>> ❧ Brian Mathis
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 7:11 PM, Brigzzy Briggs <bri...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Hi All,
>> >
>> > Sorry if this is a really remedial question, but I cannot find the
>> answer to
>> > my problem anywhere else. I am trying to learn puppet, and am creating
>> a
>> > basic ntp module, that should install the ntp package (Which it does),
>> then
>> > copy the ntp.conf file (Which it does not) and then start the service
>> (Which
>> > it does). Could someone please look at the init.pp file below and tell
>> me
>> > what I am doing wrong? Is there a line or a parameter that I missed in
>> > there somewhere?
>> >
>> > It is worth noting that both the client and server are Ubuntu 12.10.
>> >
>> > Thanks :)
>> >
>> > class ntp {
>> > package { 'ntp':
>> > ensure => latest,
>> > }
>> >
>> > file { '/etc/ntp.conf':
>> > ensure => file,
>> > source => 'puppet:///modules/ntp/ntp.conf',
>> > owner => root,
>> > group => root,
>> > mode => 0444,
>> > require => Package['ntp'],
>> > notify => Service['ntp'],
>> > }
>> >
>> > service { 'ntp':
>> > ensure => 'running',
>> > enable => 'true',
>> > }
>> > }
>> >
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