Error while evaluating a Resource Statement

[Ari]

I'm looking to use puppet for OS X management.

I have puppet server 4.4.1 running and one OS X device connected to it. I'm trying to deploy simple manifest with module wfarr/osx_defaults.

In site.pp I have following 

osx_defaults { "require pass at screensaver":

  ensure => present,

  domain => 'com.apple.screensaver',

  key    => 'askForPassword',

  value  => 1,

  user   => 'dummy'

}

But I'm keep getting this error in logs when client try to apply configuration

2016-04-13 19:41:01,644 ERROR [qtp1078695369-67] [puppet-server] Puppet Evaluation Error: Error while evaluating a Resource Statement, Invalid resource type osx_defaults

2016-04-13 19:41:01,644 ERROR [qtp1078695369-67] [puppet-server] Puppet Evaluation Error: Error while evaluating a Resource Statement, Invalid resource type osx_defaults at /etc/puppetlabs/code/environments/osx/manifests/site.pp:1:1 on node macbook.puppetland.org

2016-04-13 19:41:01,644 ERROR [qtp1078695369-67] [puppet-server] Puppet Evaluation Error: Error while evaluating a Resource Statement, Invalid resource type osx_defaults

I did install that osx_defaults module and can see that in modules for that environment.

Any thoughts ?

-Ari

[jcbollinger]

The error messages indicate that whatever you did to install the module was unsuccessful at installing it in the module path for the relevant environment on your Puppet master.  Things to note:

1. The module needs to be installed on the master.  Installing it on (other) nodes to be managed has no effect.
2. Puppet allows for both system-wide and personal configuration, and many of the tools choose between those based on the UID under which they run.  It is therefore possible to, say, run 'puppet module' against your personal puppet configuration when you meant to run it against the system-wide configuration.
3. It's usually a good idea to restart the master after making changes to your modules.

John

[Rob Nelson]

1. It's usually a good idea to restart the master after making changes to your modules.

John, not sure I agree with the need to restart, except in some very specific cases. Is there a particular reason you advise for that?

Rob Nelson
rnel...@gmail.com

[Ari]

Hi John,

Thank you for your help.

I have installed modules on master.

root@3puppet:/etc/puppetlabs/code/environments/osx/manifests# puppet module list --environment osx

/etc/puppetlabs/code/environments/osx/modules

├── glarizza-osx_management (v0.1.0)

├── mosen-cups (v1.4.1)

├── puppetlabs-apache (v1.8.1)

├── puppetlabs-concat (v2.1.0)

├── puppetlabs-stdlib (v4.11.0)

├── puppetlabs-vcsrepo (v1.3.2)

└── wfarr-osx_defaults (v0.1.2)

/etc/puppetlabs/code/modules (no modules installed)

/opt/puppetlabs/puppet/modules (no modules installed)

-Ari