switching from source => "puppet:/// to source => "file:///

[Locke Hajo]

Hello List,

do my first steps with puppet an currently i have a working configuration.

In my test i sync a file /etc/apache2/conf.d/testpuppet.conf to the node using this:

file { "/etc/apache2/conf.d/testpuppet.conf":

owner => root,

group => root,

mode => "644",

source => "puppet:///modules/apache2/apache2/conf.d/testpuppet.conf",

  }

This is working but it took a while to find where puppet:///modules/apache2/apache2/conf.d/testpuppet.conf is really located on filesystem.

Now i want to change the sourcetype from puppet:// to file:// described here:

https://puppet.com/docs/puppet/5.5/types/file.html#file-attribute-source

I do this because i want to sync the real file otherwise i had to copy file on each change.

New source is this:

source => "file:///etc/apache2/conf.d/testpuppet.conf",

Unfortunately on node now i get this error:

Error: /Stage[main]/Apache2/File[/etc/apache2/conf.d/testpuppet.conf]: Could not evaluate: Could not retrieve information from environment production source(s) file:///etc/apache2/conf.d/testpuppet.conf

Notice: /Stage[main]/Apache2/Service[apache2]: Dependency File[/etc/apache2/conf.d/testpuppet.conf] has failures: true

Warning: /Stage[main]/Apache2/Service[apache2]: Skipping because of failed dependencies

Whats wrong here? Path is correct and file existent, why cant be synced from filesystem directly in this case?

Thanks,

Hajo

[Ben Ford]

I suspect that you're misunderstanding something about how Puppet works, because as far as I can tell, you're trying to copy /etc/apache2/conf.d/testpuppet.conf to /etc/apache2/conf.d/testpuppet.conf. (The same path)

It's relatively rare to use anything but a puppet:// URI in a file source attribute.

I suggest running through the learning VM to get a quick taste of how the system works. https://learn.puppet.com


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> On Jun 13, 2019, at 4:29 AM, Locke Hajo <hajo....@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> /etc/apache2/conf.d/testpuppet.conf

[Locke Hajo]

Hello,

I suspect that you're misunderstanding something about how Puppet works, because as far as I can tell, you're trying to copy /etc/apache2/conf.d/testpuppet.conf to /etc/apache2/conf.d/testpuppet.conf. (The same path)

yes i want to mirror a file from the master to my client. For me it seems to bo the best way to mirror original files and changes.

Otherwise i would need a further machine as a master and put changes into puppet:/// structur.

For type file source attribut can have values puppet: , file: and http:

description for file is: file: URIs, which behave the same as local file paths.

Why is it offered, if it should not be used? Do i understand something wrong?

Thanks,

Hajo

[David Schmitt]

`file:///` sources are local to the *agent*, not the *puppetserver*. Puppet's philosophy is to manage nodes based on a controlled source base (the control repo), not mirroring from a live machine. If you want to have a guided tour of the what and how, please follow Ben's recommendation of trying out the learning VM at https://learn.puppet.com

Cheers, David

 

Thanks,

Hajo

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[Locke Hajo]

Hello,

`file:///` sources are local to the *agent*, not the *puppetserver*

ahh, thanks, that was the missing info. did not found this in docs.

Thanks,

Hajo