[Puppet Users] Re: Pushing data into a CMDB (especially Remedy)

2008-09-23 Thread Jeff Leggett
Yes, I would be interested in this as well. We posited that Puppet and facter could make a nice foundation for a CMDB, but you need more data. It wouldn't be as feature complete as, say BMC's Atrium product, but in most cases you don't need that... But what you do need is the information kept up

[Puppet Users] Re: Module Standards

2008-09-23 Thread Kenton Brede
I vote for foo::_files. Kent 2008/9/22 Digant C Kasundra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > When things are fairly small, it isn't an issue and certainly documentation > is key. I'm just very OCD about conventions and naming and I like having > things named in ways that it is explicit to the purpose. G

[Puppet Users] Re: Module Standards

2008-09-23 Thread Kenton Brede
Except foo::_files is a "syntax error".. Kent 2008/9/23 Kenton Brede <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I vote for foo::_files. > Kent > > 2008/9/22 Digant C Kasundra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >> When things are fairly small, it isn't an issue and certainly documentation >> is key. I'm just very OCD abou

[Puppet Users] Re: Trying to gem install mysql

2008-09-23 Thread Ed Greenberg
Thanks for the answers, but they raise more questions, if I may. 1. For puppet to make use of a .gemrc, should it be in root's homedir? 2, When Ashley states thatI can use "exec" to manage the install, I get it, but that begs the question of whether Package truly can't add arguments. Does anybody

[Puppet Users] Re: Trying to gem install mysql

2008-09-23 Thread Mark Foster
Ed Greenberg wrote: > Thanks for the answers, but they raise more questions, if I may. > > 1. For puppet to make use of a .gemrc, should it be in root's homedir? > > 2, When Ashley states thatI can use "exec" to manage the install, I > get it, but that begs the question of whether Package truly c

[Puppet Users] Re: Type nfs_share changes exported folder/file ownership

2008-09-23 Thread Paul Lathrop
I'm not familiar with the nfs_share type, but if permissions/ownership aren't specified, they default to whatever Puppet is running as (which is generally root). --Paul On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 3:00 AM, kenneho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've used the nfs_share type to export NFS shares on se

[Puppet Users] Re: Using git to manage puppet manifests.

2008-09-23 Thread Paul Lathrop
On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 6:56 AM, Leah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've set up puppet and had it running, but never bothered to set up an > version control. I've decided it is time to get it all in version > control as the system is about to become production and I need to keep > track of who i

[Puppet Users] Re: Anyone need of puppet consulting?

2008-09-23 Thread Paul Lathrop
Larry, I'm not sure you are aware, but this is precisely what Reductive Labs (and hence, Luke) does. I'm sure there is room for a variety of companies in this space going forward, but it might be in better taste to point people who have this need to Reductive Labs so that they don't regret their