Re: [Puppet Users] Right approach to Windows installers

2012-09-19 Thread Jason_s
Hi Paul, Thanks - good to know. I will double-check our server and client versions today. JS -- 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/-/uDL9bVm9gtAJ.

Re: [Puppet Users] Right approach to Windows installers

2012-09-19 Thread Jason_s
Hi Josh, I have realized my noob-ness since asking this question. I think it comes down to my mindset of thinking procedurally rather than in the puppet mindset of deterministically http://puppetlabs.com/blog/inside-puppet-about-determinism/ This are all great and useful comments: I will pass t

Re: [Puppet Users] Right approach to Windows installers

2012-09-17 Thread Paul Tötterman
> > UNC paths is on the roadmap http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/8657 I'm using UNC paths with 2.7.19. Works fine. https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet-docs/pull/100 Cheers, Paul -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To view

Re: [Puppet Users] Right approach to Windows installers

2012-09-17 Thread Josh Cooper
On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 6:07 PM, Josh Cooper wrote: > Hi Jason, > > On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 11:05 AM, Jason_s wrote: >> Hi Puppeteers, >> >> I hope I can get you advice about the best way to approach using MSIs and >> other installers on Windows. >> >> Currently I am downloading Windows installe

Re: [Puppet Users] Right approach to Windows installers

2012-09-17 Thread Josh Cooper
Hi Jason, On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 11:05 AM, Jason_s wrote: > Hi Puppeteers, > > I hope I can get you advice about the best way to approach using MSIs and > other installers on Windows. > > Currently I am downloading Windows installers from the puppet master with the > puppet:// syntax and the "

[Puppet Users] Right approach to Windows installers

2012-09-17 Thread Jason_s
Hi Puppeteers, I hope I can get you advice about the best way to approach using MSIs and other installers on Windows. Currently I am downloading Windows installers from the puppet master with the puppet:// syntax and the "file" type into a temporary directory c:\puppet_temp with subdirectories