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Puppet v/s Ansible

Here are few major contrasts among Puppet ...READ MORE

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Puppet: Error when trying to use many manifests

Your kp::testfile is a defined type, not ...READ MORE

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Puppet: Can i automatically generate puppet manifests from a puppet server?

Yes, here is how you can do ...READ MORE

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Puppet: How do i disable the default pull configuration so i can only push from my Puppet server when required?

In order to stop the Puppet service,you ...READ MORE

Aug 7, 2019 in Puppet by Sirajul
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Puppet: Error: Cannot set modulepath settings in puppet.conf

These extra module paths are specific to ...READ MORE

Aug 7, 2019 in Puppet by Sirajul
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Would i be able to utilize same module that i have in puppet master in my puppet agent?

Yes, you can do this. The issue that ...READ MORE

Aug 7, 2019 in Puppet by Sirajul
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Is there a provision of on failure ability in puppet?

Not a built-in one, no.  They do log failures, of ...READ MORE

Aug 6, 2019 in Puppet by Sirajul
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How can i execute a single class from my puppet manifest file?

You can execute a subset of resources ...READ MORE

Aug 6, 2019 in Puppet by Sirajul
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Can i install puppet master and puppet agent on the same centos machine? How will that work?

Yes, It's now possible to install both ...READ MORE

Aug 6, 2019 in Puppet by Sirajul
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Puppet Error: Unable to locate package PuppetDB

You will have to enable the puppet ...READ MORE

Aug 6, 2019 in Puppet by Sirajul
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Puppet: an additional repository is added on ubuntu by apt package

Passing in an empty string for the ...READ MORE

Aug 6, 2019 in Puppet by Sirajul
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Puppet server fails to start after a new installation

Try this: Remove the existing apt repository by ...READ MORE

Aug 6, 2019 in Puppet by Sirajul
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Puppet: error on running sudo puppet agent -t

The puppetmaster process is the one attempting ...READ MORE

Aug 6, 2019 in Puppet by Sirajul
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Puppetfile to configure/install a module

The Puppetfile is like a Ruby Gemfile, ...READ MORE

Aug 6, 2019 in Puppet by Sirajul
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err: Could not send report: SSL_connect returned=1 errno=0 state=SSLv3 read server certificate B: certificate verify failed

This error occurs when Windows agents' time isn't synced.  Windows agents ...READ MORE

Aug 5, 2019 in Puppet by Sirajul
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“dpkg: error: dpkg frontend is locked by another process”

First, find out the id of the ...READ MORE

Aug 5, 2019 in Puppet by Sirajul
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Windows agent doesn't request any certificates from puppet master?

Exiting; no certificate found and waitforcert is ...READ MORE

Aug 5, 2019 in Puppet by Sirajul
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Puppet module path is not updating.

The puppet confdir depends on user that executes puppet ...READ MORE

Aug 5, 2019 in Puppet by Sirajul
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Error: Could not find declared class firewall at /etc/puppetlabs/code/environments/production/manifests/site.pp

The modules that you install on master need ...READ MORE

Aug 5, 2019 in Puppet by Sirajul
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Puppet: certificate verify failed: [self signed certificate in certificate chain for /CN=Puppet CA: master-b]

Make new clean master b, and duplicate ...READ MORE

Aug 5, 2019 in Puppet by Sirajul
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Puppet: error “Job for puppetserver.service failed because the control process exited with error code”

I noticed once when I started Puppet ...READ MORE

Aug 5, 2019 in Puppet by Sirajul
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Error while configuring Hiera for puppet

In order for changes to your hiera configuration to ...READ MORE

Aug 2, 2019 in Puppet by Sirajul
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Configure a node to connect to a PuppetDB

Step 1: Configure SSL: PuppetDB requires client authentication ...READ MORE

Aug 2, 2019 in Puppet by Sirajul
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Puppet: Error while trying to execute shell commands in Exec resource type

The default exec provider on *nix OSes ...READ MORE

Aug 2, 2019 in Puppet by Sirajul
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Puppet agent log shows error "could not back up"

If agents log errors like "could not ...READ MORE

Aug 2, 2019 in Puppet by Sirajul
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Puppet: How can i connect the puppet server to an external node classifier?

You need to configure two settings to ...READ MORE

Aug 2, 2019 in Puppet by Sirajul
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Puppet: managing firewall rules

You can easily manage the firewall rules ...READ MORE

Aug 2, 2019 in Puppet by Sirajul
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Puppet: puppet agent --configprint server doesn't return a valid DNS name.

Agents trust the master only if they ...READ MORE

Aug 2, 2019 in Puppet by Sirajul
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Puppet: err: getaddrinfo: The storage control blocks were destroyed.

This error occurs when the agent can't ...READ MORE

Aug 2, 2019 in Puppet by Sirajul
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Puppet : PuppetDB upgrade

PuppetDB can be upgraded independently of your master ...READ MORE

Aug 2, 2019 in Puppet by Sirajul
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Puppet: Upgrading a Puppet server

Upgrading the puppetserver package effectively upgrades Puppet Server.  The puppetserver package, in turn, ...READ MORE

Aug 2, 2019 in Puppet by Sirajul
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Puppet: error "Name or service not known."

You get this error usually if agents ...READ MORE

Aug 1, 2019 in Puppet by Sirajul
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Puppet: Error: Could not parse for environment production: Syntax error at '='; expected '}'

This error occurs if puppet apply -e is used ...READ MORE

Aug 1, 2019 in Puppet by Sirajul
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Puppet: Enable a replica as a part of configuring high availability

Enabling a replica activates most of its ...READ MORE

Aug 1, 2019 in Puppet by Sirajul
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Puppet Error: err: /Stage[main]//Exec[C:/tmp/foo.exe]/returns: change from notrun to 0 failed: CreateProcess() failed: Access is denied.

This error occurs when requesting an executable ...READ MORE

Aug 1, 2019 in Puppet by Sirajul
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Puppet: Deploy configuration changes using a orchestrator

You can use the orchestrator to enforce ...READ MORE

Aug 1, 2019 in Puppet by Sirajul
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Puppet: Promote a replica to a Master.

Verify that the master is permanently offline. If ...READ MORE

Aug 1, 2019 in Puppet by Sirajul
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Puppet : Provisioning a Replica in PE for High availability.

Provisioning a replica duplicates specific components and ...READ MORE

Aug 1, 2019 in Puppet by Sirajul
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Restoring the PuppetDB .

Yes,you could certainly restore them. To restore PuppetDB from one ...READ MORE

Jul 31, 2019 in Puppet by Sirajul
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Puppet Enterprise: PostgreSQL is occupying too much space

The PostgreSQL autovacuum=on setting prevents the database from growing too ...READ MORE

Jul 31, 2019 in Puppet by Sirajul
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Error: Ruby run error after connecting puppet apply to PuppetDB.

If Puppet apply is configured incorrectly, this error is ...READ MORE

Jul 31, 2019 in Puppet by Sirajul
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Error in PE-PostgreSQL installation : Puppet

When installing PE on machines with large amounts of ...READ MORE

Jul 31, 2019 in Puppet by Sirajul
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