> When I posted those files, nodes.pp was empty. Still is. Now I have
> some nodes in site.pp as follows, at the end of the site.pp manifest.

> node default {
>        include base
> }

> node "foo.bar.com" inherits default {
>        exec { "/usr/bin/svn up":
>                cwd => "/var/spool/puppet-conf-aep/configs",
>                schedule => everyfive
>        }

>        # I AM THE PUPPETMASTER
>        service { "puppetmaster":
>                ensure => running,
>        enable => true,
>    }
>    file { "/var/spool/puppet-conf-aep":
>                ensure => directory,
>        }
> }

> #puppet.conf (default, as installed by DAG/rpmforge package)

> [main]
>    # Where Puppet stores dynamic and growing data.
>    # The default value is '/var/puppet'.
>    vardir = /var/lib/puppet

>    # The Puppet log directory.
>    # The default value is '$vardir/log'.
>    logdir = /var/log/puppet

>    # Where Puppet PID files are kept.
>    # The default value is '$vardir/run'.
>    rundir = /var/run/puppet

>    # Where SSL certificates are kept.
>    # The default value is '$confdir/ssl'.
>    ssldir = $vardir/ssl

> [puppetd]
>    # The file in which puppetd stores a list of the classes
>    # associated with the retrieved configuratiion.  Can be loaded in
>    # the separate ``puppet`` executable using the ``--loadclasses``
>    # option.
>    # The default value is '$confdir/classes.txt'.
>    classfile = $vardir/classes.txt

>    # Where puppetd caches the local configuration.  An
>    # extension indicating the cache format is added automatically.
>    # The default value is '$confdir/localconfig'.
>    localconfig = $vardir/localconfig