Issue #3234 has been updated by Joe Hillenbrand.
Just had this issue today on a Debian Lenny 2.6.2-4 Master and a Squeeze 2.6.2-5 Node. Restarting the master fixed the issue. ---------------------------------------- Bug #3234: err: Could not retrieve catalog: undefined method `fact_merge' for nil:NilClass https://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/3234 Author: Joe McDonagh Status: Investigating Priority: Normal Assignee: Joe McDonagh Category: Target version: Affected Puppet version: 0.25.4 Keywords: storedconfigs Branch: Ever since I upgraded to .25.4 I keep getting the error on *new* nodes until I restart the *master* <pre> bash-4.0# puppetd -dt debug: Creating default schedules debug: Failed to load library 'shadow' for feature 'libshadow' debug: /Settings[/etc/puppet/puppet.conf]/Settings[main]/File[/var/puppet/lib]: Autorequiring File[/var/puppet] debug: /Settings[/etc/puppet/puppet.conf]/Settings[ssl]/File[/var/puppet/ssl/public_keys]: Autorequiring File[/var/puppet/ssl] debug: /Settings[/etc/puppet/puppet.conf]/Settings[ssl]/File[/var/puppet/ssl/private_keys]: Autorequiring File[/var/puppet/ssl] debug: /Settings[/etc/puppet/puppet.conf]/Settings[ssl]/File[/var/puppet/ssl/private_keys/somemachine.com.pem]: Autorequiring File[/var/puppet/ssl/private_keys] debug: /Settings[/etc/puppet/puppet.conf]/Settings[puppetd]/File[/etc/puppet/puppet.conf]: Autorequiring File[/etc/puppet] debug: /Settings[/etc/puppet/puppet.conf]/Settings[main]/File[/var/puppet/state]: Autorequiring File[/var/puppet] debug: /Settings[/etc/puppet/puppet.conf]/Settings[main]/File[/var/puppet/facts]: Autorequiring File[/var/puppet] debug: /Settings[/etc/puppet/puppet.conf]/Settings[main]/File[/var/puppet/plugins]: Autorequiring File[/var/puppet] debug: /Settings[/etc/puppet/puppet.conf]/Settings[main]/File[/var/puppet/ssl]: Autorequiring File[/var/puppet] debug: /Settings[/etc/puppet/puppet.conf]/Settings[ssl]/File[/var/puppet/ssl/certs]: Autorequiring File[/var/puppet/ssl] debug: /Settings[/etc/puppet/puppet.conf]/Settings[main]/File[/etc/puppet/namespaceauth.conf]: Autorequiring File[/etc/puppet] debug: /Settings[/etc/puppet/puppet.conf]/Settings[ssl]/File[/var/puppet/ssl/private]: Autorequiring File[/var/puppet/ssl] debug: /Settings[/etc/puppet/puppet.conf]/Settings[ssl]/File[/var/puppet/ssl/certs/ca.pem]: Autorequiring File[/var/puppet/ssl/certs] debug: /Settings[/etc/puppet/puppet.conf]/Settings[ssl]/File[/var/puppet/ssl/somemachine.com.pem]: Autorequiring File[/var/puppet/ssl] debug: Finishing transaction 1053198210 with 0 changes debug: Calling puppetca.getcert warning: peer certificate won't be verified in this SSL session notice: Got signed certificate debug: Retrieved facts in 2.37 seconds debug: Retrieving catalog debug: Calling puppetmaster.getconfig err: Could not retrieve catalog: undefined method `fact_merge' for nil:NilClass warning: Not using cache on failed catalog </pre> Weird? So then I restart the master. <pre> bash-4.0# puppetd -dt debug: Creating default schedules debug: Failed to load library 'shadow' for feature 'libshadow' debug: /Settings[/etc/puppet/puppet.conf]/Settings[main]/File[/var/puppet/plugins]: Autorequiring File[/var/puppet] debug: /Settings[/etc/puppet/puppet.conf]/Settings[ssl]/File[/var/puppet/ssl/public_keys]: Autorequiring File[/var/puppet/ssl] debug: /Settings[/etc/puppet/puppet.conf]/Settings[ssl]/File[/var/puppet/ssl/private_keys]: Autorequiring File[/var/puppet/ssl] debug: /Settings[/etc/puppet/puppet.conf]/Settings[main]/File[/var/puppet/state]: Autorequiring File[/var/puppet] debug: /Settings[/etc/puppet/puppet.conf]/Settings[main]/File[/var/puppet/facts]: Autorequiring File[/var/puppet] debug: /Settings[/etc/puppet/puppet.conf]/Settings[main]/File[/var/puppet/lib]: Autorequiring File[/var/puppet] debug: /Settings[/etc/puppet/puppet.conf]/Settings[main]/File[/var/puppet/ssl]: Autorequiring File[/var/puppet] debug: /Settings[/etc/puppet/puppet.conf]/Settings[ssl]/File[/var/puppet/ssl/somemachine.com.pem]: Autorequiring File[/var/puppet/ssl] debug: /Settings[/etc/puppet/puppet.conf]/Settings[ssl]/File[/var/puppet/ssl/certs/somemachine.com.pem]: Autorequiring File[/var/puppet/ssl/certs] debug: /Settings[/etc/puppet/puppet.conf]/Settings[ssl]/File[/var/puppet/ssl/certs]: Autorequiring File[/var/puppet/ssl] debug: /Settings[/etc/puppet/puppet.conf]/Settings[ssl]/File[/var/puppet/ssl/private]: Autorequiring File[/var/puppet/ssl] debug: /Settings[/etc/puppet/puppet.conf]/Settings[puppetd]/File[/etc/puppet/puppet.conf]: Autorequiring File[/etc/puppet] debug: /Settings[/etc/puppet/puppet.conf]/Settings[main]/File[/etc/puppet/namespaceauth.conf]: Autorequiring File[/etc/puppet] debug: /Settings[/etc/puppet/puppet.conf]/Settings[ssl]/File[/var/puppet/ssl/certs/ca.pem]: Autorequiring File[/var/puppet/ssl/certs] debug: /Settings[/etc/puppet/puppet.conf]/Settings[ssl]/File[/var/puppet/ssl/private_keys/somemachine.com.pem]: Autorequiring File[/var/puppet/ssl/private_keys] debug: Finishing transaction -1015757078 with 0 changes debug: Retrieved facts in 2.03 seconds debug: Retrieving catalog debug: Calling puppetmaster.getconfig err: Could not retrieve catalog: Could not parse for environment development: Could not find file /etc/puppet/manifests/site.pp warning: Not using cache on failed catalog </pre> OOPS forgot this is OpenBSD so it's on a .24.8 or something and defaulting to the dev environment. However this has been happening *even on .25.4 clients*, which every Linux machine I have is on. Then I add --environment production and it runs fine except for the mounts without paths problem when you use .24.8 against .25 masters. Please note that I have stored configs running on my master. This has happened on the four or so machines I have provisioned since I upgraded to .25.4. This is the first OpenBSD one, but it seems like that is an insignificant detail. My process for new nodes is: 1. Generate a key on my puppet dev server 2. Add node def to nodes.pp in prod environment 3. Run "cap deploy" which is basically just a distributed checkout, then rsync to /etc/puppet from the checkout -- You have received this notification because you have either subscribed to it, or are involved in it. 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