> > From the 2.6.1 man page: > > > > test: Enable the most common options used for testing. > > These are +onetime+, +verbose+, +ignorecache, > > +no-daemonize+, and +no-usecacheonfailure+. > > > > > >> > >> Because --test is what we are using constantly here. I believe it's > >> a > >> tip from "Pulling strings with puppet". > >> > >> From what I gathered, it's the standard way to enforce a run while > >> puppet is also running in daemon mode, which is quite exactly what > >> Mohammed needs. > >> > >> So what are the catches to be wary of? > > > > I would be wary of ignoring your catalog cache. Deploying this > > throughout the environment would be detrimental to performance. The > > individual flags are a better way to go. > > > > Ah, misundersting. > > It is not used for general management. That is done by a plain old > daemon process. > > When a newly changed manifest needs immediate running (e.g. when > building a new manifest for a machine or changing something), that is > when --test is used here. > In such cases, you don't care about the cache, because when the > manifest > cannot be parsed or the catalogue contains errors, you don't want to > apply the original catalogue. You only care to find the source of the > errors. > > Since you put it that way, I think it will be safe for us to stick > with > --test. Even if the implied options will change, it will still be for > testing, which is essentially what I (and Mohamed, I think) am looking > for.
Ah, Sorry, I'm with you now. That makes sense and is similar to how I operate. FWIW, I'm interested in what you and Mohamed are too. Until we get the trust buy-in for Puppet throughout the environment, being able to have regular reports come in about what's out of sync and be able to kick off changes from the puppet master is ideal. --Ryan > > Thanks, > Felix > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en.
