In a recent post Nikola Petrov summerized methods for managing config files such as puppet.conf:
* use augeas with virtual resources * use the concat module * use the standard template function with multiple arguments; look at http://docs.puppetlabs.com/guides/templating.html and scroll down to "Combining templates" I can add a few others: * use the ini_setting type puppetlabs/inifile * tweek startup process of puppet master to use alternate config file * append templates for agent and master in a puppet server class We are an ingenious community. I'm sure there are even more solutions in circulation. But none of these are trivial, and definitely not newbie friendly. They are all created out of struggle and pain, because for every server enhancement (storeconfigs, dashboard, puppetdb, etc.) we have to docter our puppet.conf management method to accomodate some additional options which really ought to be managed within an enhancement specific class. This makes it especially hard to make use of puppet forge modules. For example, it is not possible to combine puppetlabs/puppetdb with example42/puppet without major revisions. puppetlabs uses inifile. example42 uses template. But why so many methods? Why is there not a single recommended best practice method for managing puppet.conf? ANSWER: Because puppet.conf lacks an include statement. imagine: # puppet.conf [main] logdir = /var/log/puppet rundir = /var/run/puppet confdir = /etc/puppet environment = test include $confdir/conf.d/main/* [agent] classfile = $vardir/classes.txt localconfig = $vardir/localconfig ca_server = puppet.blee.edu server = puppet.blee.edu include $confdir/conf.d/agent/* [master] ca_server = puppet.blee.edu server = puppet.blee.edu include = $confdir/conf.d/master/* include $confdir/conf.d/environments/* # end puppet.conf ls -1 /etc/puppet/conf.d/master dashboard puppetdb reports storeconfig Sorry for the rant. I'm sure the above suggestion would have issues too. I'm now on my 3rd major overhaul of our puppet infrastructure classes solely because of this one file. I refuse to believe this is a conspiricy just to get us to purchase PE. But there must be a better way. -- -ashley Did you try poking at it with a stick? -- 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.
