Issue #16639 has been reported by micah -.
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Feature #16639: Indicate when versions are incompatible
https://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/16639
Author: micah -
Status: Unreviewed
Priority: Normal
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Category: usability
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A debian user reported a bug that they were trying puppet for the first time
and had a really hard time getting going. Their problem turned out to be that
their puppetmaster was running an older version than the client that they were
trying to use. This happened because their puppetmaster was running Debian
stable and the node was running something newer. There wasn't much in the way
of useful error messages, just the client waiting for a certificate from the
server, and the server claiming there were no certificates to be signed.
It has been common lore in the puppet world that one should always have the
puppetmaster be the same version or newer than the clients (you should always
update the puppetmaster first, and then the clients). In fact, it is documented
that there "might be issues" when trying to connect a newer client to an older
server.
This person would have had a much smoother entry into puppet if they knew that,
but they had no way of knowing that because there was no information about this
presented to them. It would have been much easier if the client (and/or the
server, but ideally the client because that is typically where you are looking
when you begin) spit something out indicating that the two versions were
incompatible.
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