Thanks Bernd, for your input. At least we are not alone! The errors are so lame it's hard to debug - run puppet on the same node a few times back to back and every time there was a different message:
> [root@farm052 ~]# puppetd -t > info: Retrieving plugin > info: Loading facts in batch_system > info: Loading facts in num_core > [ .... ] > info: Loading facts in dpm_disk > err: Could not retrieve catalog from remote server: Could not intern from > pson: unexpected token in array at '"Class[Cvmfs::Servi'! > warning: Not using cache on failed catalog > err: Could not retrieve catalog; skipping run > # > [root@farm052 ~]# puppetd -t > info: Retrieving plugin > info: Loading facts in batch_system > [ .... ] > info: Loading facts in dpm_disk > err: Could not retrieve catalog from remote server: Could not intern from > pson: expected value in object at '"/etc'! > warning: Not using cache on failed catalog > err: Could not retrieve catalog; skipping run > # > [root@farm052 ~]# puppetd -t > info: Retrieving plugin > info: Loading facts in batch_system > [ .... ] > info: Loading facts in dpm_disk > err: Could not retrieve catalog from remote server: Could not intern from > pson: expected value in object at '"C'! > warning: Not using cache on failed catalog > err: Could not retrieve catalog; skipping run > [root@farm052 ~]# puppetd -t > # > info: Retrieving plugin > info: Loading facts in batch_system > info: Loading facts in num_core > [ .... ] > info: Loading facts in dpm_disk > err: Could not retrieve catalog from remote server: Could not intern from > pson: expected value in object at '"--- \n puppetversi'! > warning: Not using cache on failed catalog > err: Could not retrieve catalog; skipping run > # > [root@farm052 ~]# puppetd -t > info: Retrieving plugin > info: Loading facts in batch_system > info: Loading facts in num_core > [ .... ] > info: Loading facts in dpm_disk > err: Could not retrieve catalog from remote server: Could not intern from > pson: expected value in object at '"/etc/yum.repos'! > warning: Not using cache on failed catalog > err: Could not retrieve catalog; skipping run > > Completely cluless. Cheers!! On Monday, May 7, 2012 11:13:25 AM UTC+1, badamowicz wrote: > > I cannot help with this problem. But I’m facing the same issue from the > very first time I’m using Puppet. It happens only on my Puppet master > boxes. I’m running Puppet 2.6.12 on RHEL 5.5. If I can provide more > information to help solving this issue, just let me know. > > > > Bernd > > > > *Von:* puppet-users@googlegroups.com [mailto:puppet-users@googlegroups.com] > *Im Auftrag von *Sans > *Gesendet:* Montag, 7. Mai 2012 11:13 > *An:* puppet-users@googlegroups.com > *Betreff:* Re: [Puppet Users] Re: What is "Could not intern from pson" > error?? > > > > Hi Den, > > My *puppetmaster* is a SL6 (Scientific Linux v6.2) and all my agents are > SL5.4, running puppet-2.7.14 all around. I've seen people talking about > apache/passenger stuff but I didn't do any thing extra, so I think. I'm > still using WEBrick(??). It was perfectly fine, even the day before > yesterday, until I moved my *puppetmaster *from SL5 to SL6 (with SELinux > on). Is there any specific info you are after? > > The error reporting is so inconsistent I don't get a clue at all - one > agent is fine now and the next moment it throwing in the errors. Thanks for > the advise on running puppetmaster in the foreground - trying that now. > Cheers!! > > > On Monday, May 7, 2012 6:58:39 AM UTC+1, denmat wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Can you describe your setup a bit more for us? Versions, distros, > apache/passenger, that kind of thing. > > > > You could try running puppetmaster in the foreground and see if that helps > you get closer to a solution. > > > > puppet master --no-daemonize --verbose (or --debug) > > > > Then get a client to poll in. (command syntax above my vary depending on > your version of puppet and will depend on your setup too). > > > > THT > > Den > > > > > > On 07/05/2012, at 11:53, Sans <r.santanu....@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi there, > > Does anyone have any idea at all what's I'm doing wrong? I just have > suddenly started seeing this since yesterday morning. Any help will be > appreciated. Cheers!! > > > On Sunday, May 6, 2012 2:51:56 AM UTC+1, Sans wrote: > > Dear all, > I'm getting this really annoying problem, where it's being failed > intermittently. The errors I'm getting are like this: > > err: Could not retrieve catalog from remote server: Could not intern from > pson: unexpected token in object at '"li'! > err: Could not retrieve catalog from remote server: Could not intern from > pson: unexpected token in object at '"file'! > err: Could not retrieve catalog from remote server: Could not intern from > pson: expected value in object at '"p'! > > > > If I keep trying over and over again (at least 4/5 times), at one point it > successfully runs; so I don't think there is actually any fault in the code > itself. does any one know why am I seeing this? 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