Error: CouldPrint meaningful error message if the user/group providers are not create resources for managing Puppet's files and directories in sections suitable when applying the settings catalog
Thanks for this information. Do you have any idea why clearing the cache and re-running will unblock the issue (and subsequently coz it to reoccur in the next next run?)
Puppet now prints a meaningful error if the user or group providers are not functional, as that prevents puppet from managing permissions for its internal files and directories.