[Puppet Users] Re: Class composition + parameterization

2018-05-07 Thread al
Actually you don't have to inherit, you can (and should) just have something like: class dk_oracle_java::install { include dk_oracle_java package { 'oracle-java8-installer': ensure => $::dk_oracle_java::version, } } The above include is not necessary if you are already incuding the d

[Puppet Users] Re: How to test apt w/ class that uses apt::source?

2018-05-03 Thread al
You can use rpec puppet expectations for any resource type, so something like this should work: it { is_expected.to contain_apt__source('nginx').with( ... } On Thursday, May 3, 2018 at 10:12:33 AM UTC+2, Joaquin Menchaca wrote: > > > > I am using nginx package from nginx folks. I used the a

[Puppet Users] Puppet Tutorial on example42's Puppet Tip of the Week Blog

2018-05-02 Thread al
Dear all, I hope someone here can find useful the 4 posts long *Puppet Tutorial* we just finished to publish on example42's blog, where we regularly publish a Puppet Tip of The Week. Find the tutorial, and a lot more Puppet related content, at: https://www.example42.com/blog/ Sorry for the "uns

[Puppet Users] Re: Puppetfile with 'puppet apply'?

2018-05-02 Thread al
You can definitively use a Puppetfile with puppet apply. As you already found is a matter of running r10k puppetfile install -v from your control-repo directory (where Puppetfile is placed). You need to resolve all the dependencies by yourself in Puppetfile (r10k does not do that for you), so lis

[Puppet Users] Re: Puppet Platform 6 pre-release builds available

2018-05-02 Thread al
Hei Eric, good news, especially the extra modularization and the agent side functions, from my point of view. Are expected in Puppet 6 any remarkable backwards incompatibilities or deprecations? Best Al On Monday, April 23, 2018 at 11:44:32 PM UTC+2, Eric Sorenson wrote: > > Hi all,

[Puppet Users] Re: How to find out, which directories/objects are puppetized?

2016-10-11 Thread Al
. > > > > On Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at 7:41:11 AM UTC-4, Al wrote: >> >> Hi, subj. >> Configuration is very complex, so there may be wasted too much time to >> determine, when and how every config resolves directory name. Any simple >> way to get it from pup

[Puppet Users] Re: How to find out, which directories/objects are puppetized?

2016-10-11 Thread Al
gt; > > On Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at 7:41:11 AM UTC-4, Al wrote: >> >> Hi, subj. >> Configuration is very complex, so there may be wasted too much time to >> determine, when and how every config resolves directory name. Any simple >> way to get it from puppet a

[Puppet Users] How to find out, which directories/objects are puppetized?

2016-10-11 Thread Al
Hi, subj. Configuration is very complex, so there may be wasted too much time to determine, when and how every config resolves directory name. Any simple way to get it from puppet agent right on host? Tnx -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Use

[Puppet Users] Cannot apply changes on puppet agents

2014-03-21 Thread Al Man
Hi! I have the entry in my site.pp: user { 'testuser': name => 'testuser', ensure => 'present', home => '/export/home/testuser', password => '$5$3dA8tfNG$XIKm1FRM3limH12jzdSVjQAcCWzxj64H6BI/n66', roles => 'root', managehome => true, } But my agents doesnt apply any changes in system: Info: Caching

Re: [Puppet Users] Creating domain zone files

2012-03-02 Thread Al
Thanks for the suggested method, I will put up a pilot environment and see if this solution works for me! On Feb 28, 2012, at 9:41 PM, Brian Gallew wrote: Allow me to offer a couple of alternatives: 1) If Puppet is not otherwise doing stuff with the domains, then stop trying to manage the b

[Puppet Users] Re: Variable interpolation in class parameters

2011-11-08 Thread Al @ Lab42
:pid_file, $data_dir = $openssh::params::data_dir, $log_dir = $openssh::params::log_dir, $log_file = $openssh::params::log_file ) inherits openssh::params { There is no particular interpolation on variables, just their value's assignment as default. Is this a support

Re: [Puppet Users] Custom Facts

2011-09-02 Thread Al @ Lab42
ck in few seconds, whatever is relevant to a site or a service offered to your users with something like: mc-puppi check -F role_group=appstore you are happy, but that's another story. My2c al -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users"

[Puppet Users] Re: 'requires' dependency in file-fragments pattern was not honored

2011-07-21 Thread Al @ Lab42
Hi Jon, I personally don't use (and don't see much value added, but I'm open to alternative opinions) the "new" Exec["Assemble_Sudo_Fragments"] ~> Exec["Validate_Check_File"] -> File["Make_Sudo_File_Live"] syntax to manage dependencies, so I can't say why it didn't work as expected. I would r

[Puppet Users] Re: Modules for Solaris

2011-07-20 Thread Al @ Lab42
On Wednesday, July 20, 2011 5:24:05 PM UTC+2, deet wrote: > > > On Jul 20, 12:06 am, "Al @ Lab42" wrote: > > I'm considering the opportunity of adding (basic) Solaris support to my > > Cool. Certainly that will make it easier on Solaris admins new to >

[Puppet Users] Re: Modules for Solaris

2011-07-20 Thread Al @ Lab42
ng pkgutil." seems sane to me and flexible enough to manage exotic packages. Are your modules, Aareon, published somewhere? I've learnt a lot about Solaris (and its madness :-) just seeing Deet's ones... Ciao al -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Goo

[Puppet Users] Modules for Solaris

2011-07-20 Thread Al @ Lab42
sic points and as usual, "better ask to the experts"... Thanks for any feedback you might want to leave on these questions and to whatever advice you might give about Puppet on Solaris. If someone if interested is collaborating on this effort, just contact me All the best

[Puppet Users] Re: Using puppet to import database on client side

2011-07-15 Thread Al @ Lab42
a command that checks if the exec has been done and returns true", Al -- 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/-/d3cUqUNnMVQJ. To post

[Puppet Users] Re: Using puppet to import database on client side

2011-07-14 Thread Al @ Lab42
only once the first approach is quicker, if you plan to manage more or less continuous application deployments where developers leave on http://url_to/mysite.sql the changes on the database they require, the puppi approach saves time in the long term (and gives a lot of extra features). My2c Al

Re: [Puppet Users] Re: how to write classes to install package from source

2011-07-14 Thread Al @ Lab42
Thanks for the suggestions, they are going to be merged. That's a define I did various years ago that actually has been useful in various cases (I do agree that it's better to use packages, but sometimes this is the quickest and saner approach). Al On Wednesday, July 13, 2011 8:53:3

[Puppet Users] Re: how to write classes to install package from source

2011-07-12 Thread Al @ Lab42
You might find this define useful ( https://github.com/example42/puppet-modules/blob/master/common/manifests/defines/netinstall.pp ): define netinstall ( $url, $extracted_dir, $destination_dir, $owner = "root", $group = "root", $work_dir = "/var/tmp", $extract_comman

Re: [Puppet Users] Re: A working firewall module

2011-07-11 Thread Al @ Lab42
gt;>> >> On Jul 10, 2011, at 12:32 PM, Alessandro Franceschi wrote: >>> >> >>> >> FYI >>> >> I don't know it it may be useful , but I've done this: >>> >> https://github.com/example42/puppet-modules/tr

Re: [Puppet Users] Monitoring abstraction and test driven infrastructure deployment

2011-03-18 Thread Al @ Lab42
On Friday, March 18, 2011 5:33:25 PM UTC+1, T.J. Yang wrote: > > Hi, Al > > > I am interested to participate the effort to add system monitoring > function/feature into puppet. > > I like following equation ;) > > puppet=configuration management + asset management

[Puppet Users] Re: Puppet Camp Announcements

2011-03-18 Thread Al @ Lab42
+1 for Deepak as Master of Ceremonies! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. 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.

[Puppet Users] Monitoring abstraction and test driven infrastructure deployment

2011-03-18 Thread Al @ Lab42
s linearity and extendability over performance and optimization of resources. I think it would be interesting to know how people are dealing with this topic and how/when this will eventually implemented directly in Puppet code. All the best Al -- You received this message because you are subscribed to th

[Puppet Users] Re: Nagios monitoring with example42 modules

2011-03-01 Thread Al @ Lab42
ype is not used (eventually tell me where you've read about it... the could be a mistake in the documentation). One thing that could be the cause for your problem is the variable $nagios_grouplogic that is useful if you need different Nagios servers checking nodes according to custom grouping logi

[Puppet Users] Re: Puppet Enterprise

2011-02-02 Thread Al @ Lab42
Congratulation for the approach you followed to balance the open source nature of Puppet and the need of your company to release a commercially scalable product/service. I think you've found out a sane compromise that should make everybody happy. Hope PE will be a very successful product. All t

Re: [Puppet Users] Re: Using puppet to redeploy staging app

2011-01-18 Thread Al @ Lab42
On Monday, January 17, 2011 10:33:33 AM UTC+1, Romain PELISSE wrote: > > > @lab42: Your Puppi module sounds quite interesting indeed. I guess I could > probably reduce the amount of "junk" in my current puppet configuration > using it. I'll look into it in the next days. > Sweet. If you have a

Re: [Puppet Users] Re: Using puppet to redeploy staging app

2011-01-15 Thread Al @ Lab42
ing. But works are in progresss and various things will change. Al -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To post to this group, send email to puppet-users@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to puppet

Re: [Puppet Users] Re: Best Practices/Style: add stuff to a file for each host?

2011-01-13 Thread Al @ Lab42
On Wednesday, January 12, 2011 5:08:07 PM UTC+1, Robin Lee Powell wrote: > > On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 12:07:30PM -0800, Robin Lee Powell wrote: > > On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 05:20:38AM -0800, Al @ Lab42 wrote: > > > > > > You can build a file based on different "

[Puppet Users] Re: Best Practices/Style: add stuff to a file for each host?

2011-01-11 Thread Al @ Lab42
Hi On Tuesday, January 11, 2011 5:51:07 AM UTC+1, Robin Lee Powell wrote: > > (I'm going a bit more for philosophical discussion than practicality > here, maybe. Do at least feel free to think in terms of what Puppet > *should* do rather than tha fastest way to solve this problem.) > > There's a

[Puppet Users] Re: How to show a custom message during a puppet run (at certain conditions)

2010-12-03 Thread Al @ Lab42
Hardly controlling my ire ( :-) ) I must confess that the server is (sadly) an Ubuntu 10.04... Thanks anyway Af On Dec 3, 12:20 am, Avi Miller wrote: > Al @ Lab42 wrote: > > Now, please, don't tell me that I should make a php-oci8 package and > > distribute it, I know that

[Puppet Users] How to show a custom message during a puppet run (at certain conditions)

2010-12-02 Thread Al @ Lab42
at manually when the module is not installed. I have the feeling that the answer to the second question is somehow trivial, but somehow not enought for me. Oh, by the way, Puppetmaster is still 0.25 Any help appreciated. Final outcome will be made public on example42.com as (almost) usual. Al --

[Puppet Users] Re: RFC: Make file content specification methods consistent.

2010-10-31 Thread Al @ Lab42
are OK, and, referring to the post's followups, I prefer something like sources to source_concat and would avoid the use of a "concatenate" boolean parameter to influence the behaviour of another parameter (source/content): better to have the information of how files are provid

[Puppet Users] Re: Helping us prioritize issues.

2010-10-24 Thread Al @ Lab42
+1 ;-D On Oct 24, 8:41 pm, Nigel Kersten wrote: > I know James has emailed about this before, but we have a lot of issue > prioritization to sort out in the very near future, so I wanted to make sure > the community is aware of ways you can communicate your own priorities to us > so we can take

[Puppet Users] Re: Automating infrastructure tests on Puppet nodes after a puppetrun

2010-10-19 Thread Al @ Lab42
On Oct 19, 11:06 pm, "R.I.Pienaar" wrote: > - "Al @ Lab42" wrote: > > > > > Hi List, > > I would like to discuss with whoever is interested one topic that I > > suppose has general interest. > > > I want to implement some kind of a

[Puppet Users] Re: Automating infrastructure tests on Puppet nodes after a puppetrun

2010-10-19 Thread Al @ Lab42
On Oct 19, 10:52 pm, Nicolas Szalay wrote: > - "Al @ Lab42" a écrit : > > | Hi List, > > Hi, > > | I would like to discuss with whoever is interested one topic that I > | suppose has general interest. > | > | I want to implement some kind of autom

[Puppet Users] Automating infrastructure tests on Puppet nodes after a puppetrun

2010-10-19 Thread Al @ Lab42
Hi List, I would like to discuss with whoever is interested one topic that I suppose has general interest. I want to implement some kind of automatic testing on the status of a node after a Puppet Run. These tests involve trivial and less trivial things things like: - A local service is running -

[Puppet Users] Re: Spaces in templates

2010-09-10 Thread Al @ Lab42
On Sep 10, 5:20 pm, Brian Gallew wrote: > Is there any reason why you don't just do it the easy way? > > host <%= users_ldap_servers.join(" ") %> Nice. Still the problem was elsewhere and what I thought to be an array became a string. Thanks anyway Al -- You rec

[Puppet Users] Re: Spaces in templates

2010-09-10 Thread Al @ Lab42
tually I wasn't passing an array to the template... Regards, Al -- 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 pupp

[Puppet Users] Re: Spaces in templates

2010-09-10 Thread Al @ Lab42
#x27;s another story... Thanks again Al -- 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...@googlegroup

[Puppet Users] Re: Spaces in templates

2010-09-10 Thread Al @ Lab42
On Sep 10, 2:57 pm, Dan Bode wrote: > Hi Al, > > seems like its been a while :) HI Dan, yes indeed. But this time I should be more present. I've finally found a job where I can actively work with Puppet, so I expect to pass much more time around here. > On Fri, Sep 10, 20

[Puppet Users] Spaces in templates

2010-09-10 Thread Al @ Lab42
ple42.comldaps.example42.com instead of: host ldapm.example42.com ldaps.example42.com I think a solution could be to add a whitespace to "ldap" before yielding it... but I haven't found the needed "few chars combo" (I suppose). Any help? Al -- You received this message because

[Puppet Users] Pro Puppet

2010-07-29 Thread Al @ Lab42
This is actually a question for James, but I think it's interesting for many out there. When the new book about Puppet is going to be released? Will it cover 2.6? All the best Al -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group.

[Puppet Users] Re: Variable Scoping = Root Canal

2010-06-29 Thread Al @ Lab42
mespace" have to be referred in classes with brackets and quotes ( $facility::ldap_server may not work) and that you can't use them in templates (quick workaround is to reassign a variable inside a class: $ {ldap_server}" = ${facility::ldap_server}" ) My 5 cents Al PS: Still op

[Puppet Users] Re: Variable Scoping = Root Canal

2010-06-27 Thread Al @ Lab42
On Jun 27, 8:25 pm, Douglas Garstang wrote: > On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 12:48 AM, Al @ Lab42 wrote: > > > On 27 Giu, 09:02, Douglas Garstang wrote: > >> I've been struggling with puppet variable scope all day, well, for > >> several months actually.

[Puppet Users] Re: Variable Scoping = Root Canal

2010-06-27 Thread Al @ Lab42
quot;${facility::ldap_server}" in this class } And in the facility class manage the logic to assign to ldap_server the value you want according to the actual facility (this might be a variable you define in nodes or a custom fact). Al -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

[Puppet Users] Re: Variable Scoping = Root Canal

2010-06-27 Thread Al @ Lab42
_ldap_server="${facility::ldap_server}" and use $my_ldap_server in the template. } I'd avoid to use inheritance in the included class (facility::sjc should not inherit anything) Dunno if I've been clear with this example. Hope it helps Al -- You received this message be

[Puppet Users] Re: using puppetforge modules

2010-06-07 Thread Al @ Lab42
itch to the apache module of someone else. But most of all, I agree with what David says about autoloading. I find absurd the idea of having classes called with the name of the author and not the sole name of the application. Ready to change my opinion, still, if given some good motivations. my cent

[Puppet Users] Re: firewall type

2010-06-06 Thread Al @ Lab42
them, there's not yet a working implementation of the firewall type. I'm sorry for the misunderstanding. If there's is a demand for that I can try to write a sample implementation. Thanks for the notice, best regards, Al On Jun 5, 7:24 pm, Peter Berghold wrote: > I am in the p

[Puppet Users] Re: Using a set of recipes to build stuff from source...

2010-05-19 Thread Al @ Lab42
lls, extract and compilation / installation commands: netinstall define http://git.example42.com/?p=example42modules/.git;a=blob;f=common/manifests/defines/netinstall.pp an example of usage: http://git.example42.com/?p=example42modules/.git;a=blob_plain;f=mailscanner/manifests/classes/netinstall.pp

[Puppet Users] Re: Puppetcamp

2010-05-18 Thread Al @ Lab42
On 18 Mag, 19:26, Brice Figureau wrote: > Hi Alessandro, > > On 17/05/10 10:27, Al @ Lab42 wrote: > > > About the PuppetCamp, it would be nice, as "consolidated tradition", > > to arrange a meetup at least the evening of 26th of May for who is > > already a

[Puppet Users] Re: Time is running out to register for Puppet Camp Europe in Ghent, Belgium May 27-28th

2010-05-17 Thread Al @ Lab42
g, inspiring and enlightening experience. Really something that a Puppeteer, or anyone somehow involved in systems operations, can't miss. my2c Al -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To post to this group, send email to p

[Puppet Users] Re: Puppetcamp

2010-05-17 Thread Al @ Lab42
About the PuppetCamp, it would be nice, as "consolidated tradition", to arrange a meetup at least the evening of 26th of May for who is already at Ghent. Any reccomendation from belgian natives about pubs or places good for the gathering? Al -- You received this message becau

[Puppet Users] Re: puppet-module-apache

2010-05-12 Thread Al @ Lab42
e apache setup on a not debian breed: IMHO a puppet module should strictly follow the OS guidelines, directory's structure and practices) I would concentrate the efforts in defining "common interfaces" so that in an application module I can use always the same syntax to manage its a

[Puppet Users] Re: multiple OS support conventions?

2010-05-12 Thread Al @ Lab42
} case $operatingsystem { debian: { include apache::debian } ubuntu: { include apache::debian } default: { } } if $backup == "yes" { include apache::backup } if $monitor == "yes" { include apa

[Puppet Users] Re: LF complete recipe bundle

2010-04-30 Thread Al @ Lab42
to meet you, and other public ModuleSets creators, at the PuppetCamp, David. Al -- 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,

[Puppet Users] Re: London meetup during Training days

2010-03-28 Thread Al @ Lab42
cal until I left $DAYJOB last Friday.  Should be > fine on a Wednesday unless we have a huge group. > > On 3 March 2010 17:21, Paul Nasrat wrote: > > > > > On 3 March 2010 17:11, Dan Bode wrote: > > > > On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 2:37 AM, Al @ Lab42 wrote: >

[Puppet Users] Re: Possible variables to use with templates

2010-03-11 Thread Al @ Lab42
variables scoping: http://about.digg.com/blog/master-puppets-2-speaking-language Read also here http://reductivelabs.com/trac/puppet/wiki/PuppetTemplating Al On Mar 11, 7:44 pm, Smain Kahlouch wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I guess the question has been asked a million times. > I

[Puppet Users] Re: London Puppet Training - Early-bird rate expires March 15th

2010-03-11 Thread Al @ Lab42
Don't forget another good reason to be there... a Puppet Meetup in London, probably Wednesday the 31st of March. On Mar 11, 6:06 am, scramble wrote: > Hi All - > > Early registration is still available for Puppet Training in London: > > Puppet Master Training:   March 29-31st:  < March 16th = £1,

[Puppet Users] Re: RFC: A generic Monitor module

2010-03-09 Thread Al @ Lab42
On Mar 9, 3:58 pm, Michael DeHaan wrote: > On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 5:57 AM, David Schmitt wrote: > > On 3/9/2010 10:52 AM, Al @ Lab42 wrote: > > >> Good morning all, > >> lately I've tested a bit the concept of generic modules used to manage > >> typic

[Puppet Users] Re: RFC: A generic Monitor module

2010-03-09 Thread Al @ Lab42
On Mar 9, 11:57 am, David Schmitt wrote: > On 3/9/2010 10:52 AM, Al @ Lab42 wrote: > > Good morning all, > > lately I've tested a bit the concept of generic modules used to manage > > typical inter-node functions like Monitor, Backup and Firewall. > > My point

[Puppet Users] RFC: A generic Monitor module

2010-03-09 Thread Al @ Lab42
this same approach can work seamlessly and cleanly. Since I think this matter can relate also to the module-forge topic, for me it would be important to have opinions and feedback from module writers like David S., the guys at Immerda, Camptocamp and Puzzle, Volcane and whoever is more or less invol

[Puppet Users] Re: London meetup during Training days

2010-03-03 Thread Al @ Lab42
Else can find some > decent real ale pubs in the area that have space. +1 for Wednesday. Seems just the right day. al -- 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.

[Puppet Users] London meetup during Training days

2010-03-03 Thread Al @ Lab42
ri, but I suppose more or less informal and restricted pub meetups can take place all over the week) Hope to be in London at the end of the month and have a good beer with bold puppeteers. Cheers Al -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users"

[Puppet Users] Re: Combining our experience into a larger, common module repo

2010-02-13 Thread Al @ Lab42
This thread is music for my hears... I'm sorry to have missed the list in the last days, and I take the occasion to reopen this thread it in order to avoid that also this one fades forgotten as various other threads, in the past, about modules standards, naming conventions, metadata and interoperab

[Puppet Users] Re: ssh::auth version 0.3.2 released

2010-01-02 Thread Al @ Lab42
The correct link is http://www.example42.com Before there was a redirect to http://www.example42.com:811 that it doesn't work if you are behind a proxy. I've finally placed a reverse proxy to avoid such a problem. Thanks, Al (the commit with your ssh:auth is not yet online) On 2

[Puppet Users] Re: ssh::auth version 0.3.2 released

2010-01-02 Thread Al @ Lab42
Andrew, I'd like to integrate your ssh::auth in my module set (www.example42.com), hope you don't mind. I'm going to change the license of my modules from Creative Commons to GPL3 in order to be more free to integrate other users modules released under GPL3. Best regards Al On 29

[Puppet Users] Re: Modules metadata standards

2009-12-29 Thread Al @ Lab42
On 21 Dic, 01:50, James Turnbull wrote: > 2009/12/21 Julian Simpson : > > 2009/12/18 Al @ Lab42 : > > [snip] > >> Now, as a user, I think that it is important to know how to start to > >> write metadata files: format and minimal required parameters. > >>

[Puppet Users] Re: Proposals for modules naming conventions

2009-12-29 Thread Al @ Lab42
sname, > >            enabled => "yes", > >    } > > >    audit { > >            "Service_$apache_processname": > >            type    => "process", > >            name    => $apache_processname, > >    } > > &

[Puppet Users] Re: Proposals for modules naming conventions

2009-12-19 Thread Al @ Lab42
On 18 Dic, 20:46, Luke Kanies wrote: > On Dec 17, 2009, at 8:15 AM, Al @ Lab42 wrote: > > > Hallo *, > > at the Puppet Camp there has been some discussion about modules > > standards and naming conventions. > > I might have missed some relevant bits in the last month

[Puppet Users] Re: Proposals for modules naming conventions

2009-12-18 Thread Al @ Lab42
On 17 Dic, 22:04, Julian Simpson wrote: > Was there discussion on metadata for modules? I know Luke was > experimenting with that. I'd love to see what OS(es) a module has > been tested on, and what versions of Puppet. > Yes there has been discussion, that's another important point, I started t

[Puppet Users] Modules metadata standards

2009-12-18 Thread Al @ Lab42
ed. If from this thread comes out an "officially Puppet complant" example of a metadata file I'm an happy guy. My 2c Al -- 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...@google

[Puppet Users] Re: Proposals for modules naming conventions

2009-12-18 Thread Al @ Lab42
On 17 Dic, 20:51, Scott Smith wrote: > Al @ Lab42 wrote: > > 1-  a class for an application, sharing the same name. (IE: apache > > (not httpd) for managing Apache) > > Still I wonder why I (and many) use ssh instead of openssh :-) > > Hmm, I think most of the conve

[Puppet Users] Re: Proposals for modules naming conventions

2009-12-17 Thread Al @ Lab42
On 17 Dic, 17:28, David Schmitt wrote: > Hi Al, > > Welcome back, great post! > > +1, except for (as predicted) #8, where I think that the rationale > doesn't make sense, especially if one wants to start configuring modules > via facter and/or external nodes. prefixing

[Puppet Users] Re: Proposals for modules naming conventions

2009-12-17 Thread Al @ Lab42
es an exec that runs augeas using that file as a "source" (this has the advantage that you can use augeas on a file in an arbitrary path, which is currently still not possibile, even if a patch on the augeas type for this is already done and ready the the next release). In any case, HOW y

[Puppet Users] Proposals for modules naming conventions

2009-12-17 Thread Al @ Lab42
some agreement on naming standards and eventually to stir the discussion about it. My general idea is that if the community doesn't find a general agreement, a suggested standard should come from Reductive Labs, so that whoever is interested in sharing modules (for reusage) knows how to behave a

[Puppet Users] Re: Stuck with puppet

2009-10-21 Thread Al @ Lab42
-t on the client, sign the new certificate on the server, relaunch puppetd -t Good luck Al On Oct 21, 12:21 pm, Reno wrote: > Hi, thanks for the reply. > > reno# puppetd --test > warning: Certificate validation failed; considering using the certname > configuration option > err

[Puppet Users] Re: lunch at Google on Wednesday for Puppet Campers?

2009-09-28 Thread Al @ Lab42
Hi Ohad, I'll come from Serrano too, so a shared car ride is welcomed. Meet you there tuesday evening or wednesday morning... Al On 29 Set, 03:12, Ohad Levy wrote: > Hi, > > I would be happy to join - Thanks Nigel :) > > if anyone needs a ride from the Serreno hotel (or nea

[Puppet Users] Re: lunch at Google on Wednesday for Puppet Campers?

2009-09-28 Thread Al @ Lab42
I definitively would love to lunch at Google. Coming to SF Tuesday evening. We should also define some kind of meeting place&hour for the Wednesday evening meetup. I don't intend to sleep too much in the follwing days :-) Al On Sep 28, 8:40 pm, Alex Laslavic wrote: > Love to b

[Puppet Users] Re: Puppet Camp codefest prelude

2009-09-13 Thread Al @ Lab42
I'm supposed to arrive at SF the evening of 29, lodging at the Serrano. At disposal for documentation and test support. cu Alessandro Franceschi > It starts as soon as you get there. > > I didn't see anyone actually set a time yet, which is sort of what I was > hoping to get out of this thread.

[Puppet Users] Re: Announcement: new web interface for puppet and more

2009-09-09 Thread Al @ Lab42
Seems a much better name than the earlier one :-) I wanted to write something similar (in php, the only language I know) but this is one more good reason not to start with it ... Looking forward to talk about it at the camp Alessandro Franceschi Lab42 --~--~-~--~~~---

[Puppet Users] Re: Puppet Camp

2009-09-09 Thread Al @ Lab42
So, it seems that a bunch of puppetmasters will be roaming around SF waiting for the Camp. I suppose we can arrange a meeting at least the evening of 30 September, but also earlier for somebody. We can define here a meeting place & hour in a sensible, recognizable, place, and then move to a resta

[Puppet Users] Re: environments for several internal customers?

2009-09-08 Thread Al @ Lab42
Philipp, a side note to avoid confusion: Macno = Al @ Lab42 There was some bug lurking in Google groups that used in this group a nick I defined for another one... Alessandro --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the

[Puppet Users] Re: environments for several internal customers?

2009-09-08 Thread Al @ Lab42
> All what customer beta has to do is to run  something like that in the > console > > puppetd -t --environment=alpha > > or to change the environment entry to alpha in /etc/puppet/puppet.conf > on the client side ! > > So there is no security in place ;-(. Well, not exactly. In order to do this

[Puppet Users] puppet class syntax error

2009-07-22 Thread al...@leapfrog
I'm in the process of setting up our puppet environment, and am creating dummy classes so that I can test/use our node classification script, however my dummy classes are throwing the following error. puppetmasterd[3908]: Could not parse for environment production: Syntax error at 'Stage_cis2' at

[Puppet Users] Re: module organisation advice

2009-04-06 Thread Al @ Lab42
Hi Rene, if only your team manages puppet configurations, you should use only a module to manage all the differencies. To cope with totally different files you can to something like class ssh { [...] file { "sshd_config": mode => 600, owner

[Puppet Users] EAL4+ general hardening settings with Puppet

2009-04-06 Thread Al @ Lab42
Hallo Puppet Masters, if you are interested in a puppet-based general hardening setup following the EAL4+ CAPP guidelines you may find useful what I've reported here: http://www.example42.com/wiki/EalHardening It has been tested on Centos 5 but should seamlessly apply to RHEL 5 and with minor cor

[Puppet Users] Re: Module Standards

2008-09-24 Thread Al @ Lab42
her objects of different other programs (for example an MTA like postfix, mail filters like spamassassin and clamav and so on). How can this be handled in a modular standard way (the mantainer of mailscanner module is not necessarily the postfix mantainer)? I've thought about different s

[Puppet Users] Re: Setting up a syslog-ng server with puppet?

2008-09-24 Thread Al @ Lab42
You may find useful this (for syslog-ng): http://live.lab42.it/puppetinfrastructure/browser/syslog-ng and this (for phpsyslogng web interface); http://live.lab42.it/puppetinfrastructure/browser/phpsyslogng Regards, al On Sep 22, 9:30 pm, "Brian Gupta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrot