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Specifying Configuration Parameters

On The Command-Line +++++++++++++++++++ Every Puppet executable (with the exception of puppetdoc) accepts all of the parameters below, but not all of the arguments make sense for every executable.

I have tried to be as thorough as possible in the descriptions of the arguments, so it should be obvious whether an argument is appropriate or not.

These parameters can be supplied to the executables either as command-line options or in the configuration file. For instance, the command-line invocation below would set the configuration directory to /private/puppet:

 
 $ puppet agent --confdir=/private/puppet

Note that boolean options are turned on and off with a slightly different syntax on the command line:

 
 $ puppet agent --storeconfigs
 
 $ puppet agent --no-storeconfigs

The invocations above will enable and disable, respectively, the storage of the client configuration.

Configuration Files +++++++++++++++++++

As mentioned above, the configuration parameters can also be stored in a configuration file, located in the configuration directory. As root, the default configuration directory is /etc/puppet, and as a regular user, the default configuration directory is ~user/.puppet. As of 0.23.0, all executables look for puppet.conf in their configuration directory (although they previously looked for separate files). For example, puppet.conf is located at /etc/puppet/puppet.conf as root and ~user/.puppet/puppet.conf as a regular user by default.

All executables will set any parameters set within the [main] section, and each executable will also use one of the [master], [agent].

File Format '''''''''''

The file follows INI-style formatting. Here is an example of a very simple puppet.conf file:

 
 [main]
   confdir = /private/puppet
   storeconfigs = true

Note that boolean parameters must be explicitly specified as true or false as seen above.

If you need to change file parameters (e.g., reset the mode or owner), do so within curly braces on the same line:

 
 [main]
   myfile = /tmp/whatever {owner = root, mode = 644}

If you're starting out with a fresh configuration, you may wish to let the executable generate a template configuration file for you by invoking the executable in question with the --genconfig command. The executable will print a template configuration to standard output, which can be redirected to a file like so:

 
 $ puppet agent --genconfig > /etc/puppet/puppet.conf

Note that this invocation will replace the contents of any pre-existing puppet.conf file, so make a backup of your present config if it contains valuable information.

Like the --genconfig argument, the executables also accept a --genmanifest argument, which will generate a manifest that can be used to manage all of Puppet's directories and files and prints it to standard output. This can likewise be redirected to a file:

 
 $ puppet agent --genmanifest > /etc/puppet/manifests/site.pp

Puppet can also create user and group accounts for itself (one puppet group and one puppet user) if it is invoked as root with the --mkusers argument:

 
 $ puppet agent --mkusers

Signals

The puppet agent and puppet master executables catch some signals for special handling. Both daemons catch (SIGHUP), which forces the server to restart tself. Predictably, interrupt and terminate (SIGINT and SIGTERM) will shut down the server, whether it be an instance of puppet agent or puppet master.

Sending the SIGUSR1 signal to an instance of puppet agent will cause it to immediately begin a new configuration transaction with the server. This signal has no effect on puppet master.

Configuration Parameter Reference

Below is a list of all documented parameters. Not all of them are valid with all Puppet executables, but the executables will ignore any inappropriate values.

async_storeconfigs ++++++++++++++++++

Whether to use a queueing system to provide asynchronous database integration. Requires that puppetqd be running and that 'PSON' support for ruby be installed.

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Default: false

authconfig ++++++++++

The configuration file that defines the rights to the different namespaces and methods. This can be used as a coarse-grained authorization system for both puppet agent and puppet master.

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Default: $confdir/namespaceauth.conf

autoflush +++++++++

Whether log files should always flush to disk.

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Default: false

autosign ++++++++

Whether to enable autosign. Valid values are true (which autosigns any key request, and is a very bad idea), false (which never autosigns any key request), and the path to a file, which uses that configuration file to determine which keys to sign.

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Default: $confdir/autosign.conf

bindaddress +++++++++++

The address a listening server should bind to. Mongrel servers default to 127.0.0.1 and WEBrick defaults to 0.0.0.0.

bucketdir +++++++++

Where FileBucket files are stored.

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Default: $vardir/bucket

ca ++

Wether the master should function as a certificate authority.

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Default: true

ca_days +++++++

How long a certificate should be valid. This parameter is deprecated, use ca_ttl instead

ca_md +++++

The type of hash used in certificates.

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Default: md5

ca_name +++++++

The name to use the Certificate Authority certificate.

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Default: $certname

ca_port +++++++

The port to use for the certificate authority.

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Default: $masterport

ca_server +++++++++

The server to use for certificate authority requests. It's a separate server because it cannot and does not need to horizontally scale.

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Default: $server

ca_ttl ++++++

The default TTL for new certificates; valid values must be an integer, optionally followed by one of the units 'y' (years of 365 days), 'd' (days), 'h' (hours), or 's' (seconds). The unit defaults to seconds. If this parameter is set, ca_days is ignored. Examples are '3600' (one hour) and '1825d', which is the same as '5y' (5 years)

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Default: 5y

cacert ++++++

The CA certificate.

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Default: $cadir/ca_crt.pem

cacrl +++++

The certificate revocation list (CRL) for the CA. Will be used if present but otherwise ignored.

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Default: $cadir/ca_crl.pem

cadir +++++

The root directory for the certificate authority.

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Default: $ssldir/ca

cakey +++++

The CA private key.

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Default: $cadir/ca_key.pem

capass ++++++

Where the CA stores the password for the private key

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Default: $caprivatedir/ca.pass

caprivatedir ++++++++++++

Where the CA stores private certificate information.

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Default: $cadir/private

capub +++++

The CA public key.

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Default: $cadir/ca_pub.pem

catalog_format ++++++++++++++

(Deprecated for 'preferred_serialization_format') What format to use to dump the catalog. Only supports 'marshal' and 'yaml'. Only matters on the client, since it asks the server for a specific format.

catalog_terminus ++++++++++++++++

Where to get node catalogs. This is useful to change if, for instance, you'd like to pre-compile catalogs and store them in memcached or some other easily-accessed store.

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Default: compiler

cert_inventory ++++++++++++++

A Complete listing of all certificates

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Default: $cadir/inventory.txt

certdir +++++++

The certificate directory.

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Default: $ssldir/certs

certdnsnames ++++++++++++

The DNS names on the Server certificate as a colon-separated list. If it's anything other than an empty string, it will be used as an alias in the created certificate. By default, only the server gets an alias set up, and only for 'puppet'.

certificate_revocation ++++++++++++++++++++++

Whether certificate revocation should be supported by downloading a Certificate Revocation List (CRL) to all clients. If enabled, CA chaining will almost definitely not work.

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Default: true

certname ++++++++

The name to use when handling certificates. Defaults to the fully qualified domain name.

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Default: pelin.members.linode.com

classfile +++++++++

The file in which puppet agent stores a list of the classes associated with the retrieved configuration. Can be loaded in the separate puppet executable using the --loadclasses option.

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Default: $statedir/classes.txt

client_datadir ++++++++++++++

The directory in which serialized data is stored on the client.

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Default: $vardir/client_data

clientbucketdir +++++++++++++++

Where FileBucket files are stored locally.

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Default: $vardir/clientbucket

clientyamldir +++++++++++++

The directory in which client-side YAML data is stored.

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Default: $vardir/client_yaml

code ++++

Code to parse directly. This is essentially only used by puppet, and should only be set if you're writing your own Puppet executable

color +++++

Whether to use colors when logging to the console. Valid values are ansi (equivalent to true), html (mostly used during testing with TextMate), and false, which produces no color.

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Default: ansi

confdir +++++++

The main Puppet configuration directory. The default for this parameter is calculated based on the user. If the process is running as root or the user that puppet master is supposed to run as, it defaults to a system directory, but if it's running as any other user, it defaults to being in ~.

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Default: /etc/puppet

config ++++++

The configuration file for doc.

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Default: $confdir/puppet.conf

config_version ++++++++++++++

How to determine the configuration version. By default, it will be the time that the configuration is parsed, but you can provide a shell script to override how the version is determined. The output of this script will be added to every log message in the reports, allowing you to correlate changes on your hosts to the source version on the server.

configprint +++++++++++

Print the value of a specific configuration parameter. If a parameter is provided for this, then the value is printed and puppet exits. Comma-separate multiple values. For a list of all values, specify 'all'. This feature is only available in Puppet versions higher than 0.18.4.

configtimeout +++++++++++++

How long the client should wait for the configuration to be retrieved before considering it a failure. This can help reduce flapping if too many clients contact the server at one time.

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Default: 120

couchdb_url +++++++++++

The url where the puppet couchdb database will be created

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Default: http://127.0.0.1:5984/puppet

csrdir ++++++

Where the CA stores certificate requests

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Default: $cadir/requests

daemonize +++++++++

Send the process into the background. This is the default.

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Default: true

dbadapter +++++++++

The type of database to use.

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Default: sqlite3

dbconnections +++++++++++++

The number of database connections. Only used when networked databases are used. Will be ignored if the value is an empty string or is less than 1.

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Default: 0

dblocation ++++++++++

The database cache for client configurations. Used for querying within the language.

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Default: $statedir/clientconfigs.sqlite3

dbmigrate +++++++++

Whether to automatically migrate the database.

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Default: false

dbname ++++++

The name of the database to use.

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Default: puppet

dbpassword ++++++++++

The database password for caching. Only used when networked databases are used.

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Default: puppet

dbport ++++++

The database password for caching. Only used when networked databases are used.

dbserver ++++++++

The database server for caching. Only used when networked databases are used.

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Default: localhost

dbsocket ++++++++

The database socket location. Only used when networked databases are used. Will be ignored if the value is an empty string.

dbuser ++++++

The database user for caching. Only used when networked databases are used.

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Default: puppet

diff ++++

Which diff command to use when printing differences between files.

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Default: diff

diff_args +++++++++

Which arguments to pass to the diff command when printing differences between files.

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Default: -u

downcasefacts +++++++++++++

Whether facts should be made all lowercase when sent to the server.

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Default: false

dynamicfacts ++++++++++++

Facts that are dynamic; these facts will be ignored when deciding whether changed facts should result in a recompile. Multiple facts should be comma-separated.

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Default: memorysize,memoryfree,swapsize,swapfree

environment +++++++++++

The environment Puppet is running in. For clients (e.g., puppet agent) this determines the environment itself, which is used to find modules and much more. For servers (i.e., puppet master) this provides the default environment for nodes we know nothing about.

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Default: production

evaltrace +++++++++

Whether each resource should log when it is being evaluated. This allows you to interactively see exactly what is being done.

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Default: false

external_nodes ++++++++++++++

An external command that can produce node information. The output must be a YAML dump of a hash, and that hash must have one or both of classes and parameters, where classes is an array and parameters is a hash. For unknown nodes, the commands should exit with a non-zero exit code. This command makes it straightforward to store your node mapping information in other data sources like databases.

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Default: none

factdest ++++++++

Where Puppet should store facts that it pulls down from the central server.

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Default: $vardir/facts/

factpath ++++++++

Where Puppet should look for facts. Multiple directories should be colon-separated, like normal PATH variables.

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Default: $vardir/lib/facter:$vardir/facts

facts_terminus ++++++++++++++

The node facts terminus.

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Default: facter

factsignore +++++++++++

What files to ignore when pulling down facts.

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Default: .svn CVS

factsource ++++++++++

From where to retrieve facts. The standard Puppet file type is used for retrieval, so anything that is a valid file source can be used here.

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Default: puppet://$server/facts/

factsync ++++++++

Whether facts should be synced with the central server.

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Default: false

fileserverconfig ++++++++++++++++

Where the fileserver configuration is stored.

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Default: $confdir/fileserver.conf

filetimeout +++++++++++

The minimum time to wait (in seconds) between checking for updates in configuration files. This timeout determines how quickly Puppet checks whether a file (such as manifests or templates) has changed on disk.

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Default: 15

freeze_main +++++++++++

Freezes the 'main' class, disallowing any code to be added to it. This essentially means that you can't have any code outside of a node, class, or definition other than in the site manifest.

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Default: false

genconfig +++++++++

Whether to just print a configuration to stdout and exit. Only makes sense when used interactively. Takes into account arguments specified on the CLI.

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Default: false

genmanifest +++++++++++

Whether to just print a manifest to stdout and exit. Only makes sense when used interactively. Takes into account arguments specified on the CLI.

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Default: false

graph +++++

Whether to create dot graph files for the different configuration graphs. These dot files can be interpreted by tools like OmniGraffle or dot (which is part of ImageMagick).

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Default: false

graphdir ++++++++

Where to store dot-outputted graphs.

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Default: $statedir/graphs

group +++++

The group puppet master should run as.

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Default: puppet

hostcert ++++++++

Where individual hosts store and look for their certificates.

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Default: $certdir/$certname.pem

hostcrl +++++++

Where the host's certificate revocation list can be found. This is distinct from the certificate authority's CRL.

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Default: $ssldir/crl.pem

hostcsr +++++++

Where individual hosts store and look for their certificate requests.

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Default: $ssldir/csr_$certname.pem

hostprivkey +++++++++++

Where individual hosts store and look for their private key.

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Default: $privatekeydir/$certname.pem

hostpubkey ++++++++++

Where individual hosts store and look for their public key.

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Default: $publickeydir/$certname.pem

http_compression ++++++++++++++++

Allow http compression in REST communication with the master. This setting might improve performance for agent -> master communications over slow WANs. Your puppetmaster needs to support compression (usually by activating some settings in a reverse-proxy in front of the puppetmaster, which rules out webrick). It is harmless to activate this settings if your master doesn't support compression, but if it supports it, this setting might reduce performance on high-speed LANs.

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Default: false

http_proxy_host +++++++++++++++

The HTTP proxy host to use for outgoing connections. Note: You may need to use a FQDN for the server hostname when using a proxy.

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Default: none

http_proxy_port +++++++++++++++

The HTTP proxy port to use for outgoing connections

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Default: 3128

httplog +++++++

Where the puppet agent web server logs.

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Default: $logdir/http.log

ignorecache +++++++++++

Ignore cache and always recompile the configuration. This is useful for testing new configurations, where the local cache may in fact be stale even if the timestamps are up to date - if the facts change or if the server changes.

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Default: false

ignoreimport ++++++++++++

A parameter that can be used in commit hooks, since it enables you to parse-check a single file rather than requiring that all files exist.

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Default: false

ignoreschedules +++++++++++++++

Boolean; whether puppet agent should ignore schedules. This is useful for initial puppet agent runs.

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Default: false

keylength +++++++++

The bit length of keys.

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Default: 1024

ldapattrs +++++++++

The LDAP attributes to include when querying LDAP for nodes. All returned attributes are set as variables in the top-level scope. Multiple values should be comma-separated. The value 'all' returns all attributes.

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Default: all

ldapbase ++++++++

The search base for LDAP searches. It's impossible to provide a meaningful default here, although the LDAP libraries might have one already set. Generally, it should be the 'ou=Hosts' branch under your main directory.

ldapclassattrs ++++++++++++++

The LDAP attributes to use to define Puppet classes. Values should be comma-separated.

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Default: puppetclass

ldapnodes +++++++++

Whether to search for node configurations in LDAP. See http://projects.puppetlabs.com/projects/puppet/wiki/LDAP_Nodes for more information.

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Default: false

ldapparentattr ++++++++++++++

The attribute to use to define the parent node.

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Default: parentnode

ldappassword ++++++++++++

The password to use to connect to LDAP.

ldapport ++++++++

The LDAP port. Only used if ldapnodes is enabled.

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Default: 389

ldapserver ++++++++++

The LDAP server. Only used if ldapnodes is enabled.

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Default: ldap

ldapssl +++++++

Whether SSL should be used when searching for nodes. Defaults to false because SSL usually requires certificates to be set up on the client side.

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Default: false

ldapstackedattrs ++++++++++++++++

The LDAP attributes that should be stacked to arrays by adding the values in all hierarchy elements of the tree. Values should be comma-separated.

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Default: puppetvar

ldapstring ++++++++++

The search string used to find an LDAP node.

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Default: (&(objectclass=puppetClient)(cn=%s))

ldaptls +++++++

Whether TLS should be used when searching for nodes. Defaults to false because TLS usually requires certificates to be set up on the client side.

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Default: false

ldapuser ++++++++

The user to use to connect to LDAP. Must be specified as a full DN.

lexical +++++++

Whether to use lexical scoping (vs. dynamic).

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Default: false

libdir ++++++

An extra search path for Puppet. This is only useful for those files that Puppet will load on demand, and is only guaranteed to work for those cases. In fact, the autoload mechanism is responsible for making sure this directory is in Ruby's search path

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Default: $vardir/lib

listen ++++++

Whether puppet agent should listen for connections. If this is true, then by default only the runner server is started, which allows remote authorized and authenticated nodes to connect and trigger puppet agent runs.

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Default: false

localcacert +++++++++++

Where each client stores the CA certificate.

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Default: $certdir/ca.pem

localconfig +++++++++++

Where puppet agent caches the local configuration. An extension indicating the cache format is added automatically.

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Default: $statedir/localconfig

logdir ++++++

The Puppet log directory.

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Default: $vardir/log

manage_internal_file_permissions ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Whether Puppet should manage the owner, group, and mode of files it uses internally

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Default: true

manifest ++++++++

The entry-point manifest for puppet master.

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Default: $manifestdir/site.pp

manifestdir +++++++++++

Where puppet master looks for its manifests.

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Default: $confdir/manifests

masterhttplog +++++++++++++

Where the puppet master web server logs.

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Default: $logdir/masterhttp.log

masterlog +++++++++

Where puppet master logs. This is generally not used, since syslog is the default log destination.

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Default: $logdir/puppetmaster.log

masterport ++++++++++

Which port puppet master listens on.

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Default: 8140

maximum_uid +++++++++++

The maximum allowed UID. Some platforms use negative UIDs but then ship with tools that do not know how to handle signed ints, so the UIDs show up as huge numbers that can then not be fed back into the system. This is a hackish way to fail in a slightly more useful way when that happens.

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Default: 4294967290

mkusers +++++++

Whether to create the necessary user and group that puppet agent will run as.

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Default: false

modulepath ++++++++++

The search path for modules as a colon-separated list of directories.

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Default: $confdir/modules:/usr/share/puppet/modules

name ++++

The name of the application, if we are running as one. The default is essentially $0 without the path or .rb.

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Default: doc

node_name +++++++++

How the puppetmaster determines the client's identity and sets the 'hostname', 'fqdn' and 'domain' facts for use in the manifest, in particular for determining which 'node' statement applies to the client. Possible values are 'cert' (use the subject's CN in the client's certificate) and 'facter' (use the hostname that the client reported in its facts)

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Default: cert

node_terminus +++++++++++++

Where to find information about nodes.

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Default: plain

noop ++++

Whether puppet agent should be run in noop mode.

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Default: false

onetime +++++++

Run the configuration once, rather than as a long-running daemon. This is useful for interactively running puppetd.

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Default: false

parseonly +++++++++

Just check the syntax of the manifests.

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Default: false

passfile ++++++++

Where puppet agent stores the password for its private key. Generally unused.

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Default: $privatedir/password

path ++++

The shell search path. Defaults to whatever is inherited from the parent process.

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Default: none

pidfile +++++++

The pid file

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Default: $rundir/$name.pid

plugindest ++++++++++

Where Puppet should store plugins that it pulls down from the central server.

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Default: $libdir

pluginsignore +++++++++++++

What files to ignore when pulling down plugins.

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Default: .svn CVS .git

pluginsource ++++++++++++

From where to retrieve plugins. The standard Puppet file type is used for retrieval, so anything that is a valid file source can be used here.

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Default: puppet://$server/plugins

pluginsync ++++++++++

Whether plugins should be synced with the central server.

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Default: false

postrun_command +++++++++++++++

A command to run after every agent run. If this command returns a non-zero return code, the entire Puppet run will be considered to have failed, even though it might have performed work during the normal run.

preferred_serialization_format ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

The preferred means of serializing ruby instances for passing over the wire. This won't guarantee that all instances will be serialized using this method, since not all classes can be guaranteed to support this format, but it will be used for all classes that support it.

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Default: pson

prerun_command ++++++++++++++

A command to run before every agent run. If this command returns a non-zero return code, the entire Puppet run will fail.

privatedir ++++++++++

Where the client stores private certificate information.

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Default: $ssldir/private

privatekeydir +++++++++++++

The private key directory.

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Default: $ssldir/private_keys

publickeydir ++++++++++++

The public key directory.

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Default: $ssldir/public_keys

puppetdlockfile +++++++++++++++

A lock file to temporarily stop puppet agent from doing anything.

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Default: $statedir/puppetdlock

puppetdlog ++++++++++

The log file for puppet agent. This is generally not used.

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Default: $logdir/puppetd.log

puppetport ++++++++++

Which port puppet agent listens on.

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Default: 8139

queue_source ++++++++++++

Which type of queue to use for asynchronous processing. If your stomp server requires authentication, you can include it in the URI as long as your stomp client library is at least 1.1.1

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Default: stomp://localhost:61613/

queue_type ++++++++++

Which type of queue to use for asynchronous processing.

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Default: stomp

rails_loglevel ++++++++++++++

The log level for Rails connections. The value must be a valid log level within Rails. Production environments normally use info and other environments normally use debug.

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Default: info

railslog ++++++++

Where Rails-specific logs are sent

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Default: $logdir/rails.log

report ++++++

Whether to send reports after every transaction.

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Default: false

report_port +++++++++++

The port to communicate with the report_server.

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Default: $masterport

report_server +++++++++++++

The server to which to send transaction reports.

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Default: $server

reportdir +++++++++

The directory in which to store reports received from the client. Each client gets a separate subdirectory.

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Default: $vardir/reports

reportfrom ++++++++++

The 'from' email address for the reports.

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Default: report@pelin.members.linode.com

reports +++++++

The list of reports to generate. All reports are looked for in puppet/reports/name.rb, and multiple report names should be comma-separated (whitespace is okay).

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Default: store

reportserver ++++++++++++

(Deprecated for 'report_server') The server to which to send transaction reports.

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Default: $server

reporturl +++++++++

The URL used by the http reports processor to send reports

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Default: http://localhost:3000/reports

req_bits ++++++++

The bit length of the certificates.

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Default: 2048

requestdir ++++++++++

Where host certificate requests are stored.

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Default: $ssldir/certificate_requests

rest_authconfig +++++++++++++++

The configuration file that defines the rights to the different rest indirections. This can be used as a fine-grained authorization system for puppet master.

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Default: $confdir/auth.conf

rrddir ++++++

The directory where RRD database files are stored. Directories for each reporting host will be created under this directory.

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Default: $vardir/rrd

rrdinterval +++++++++++

How often RRD should expect data. This should match how often the hosts report back to the server.

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Default: $runinterval

run_mode ++++++++

The effective 'run mode' of the application: master, agent, or user.

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Default: master

rundir ++++++

Where Puppet PID files are kept.

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Default: $vardir/run

runinterval +++++++++++

How often puppet agent applies the client configuration; in seconds.

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Default: 1800

sendmail ++++++++

Where to find the sendmail binary with which to send email.

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Default: /usr/sbin/sendmail

serial ++++++

Where the serial number for certificates is stored.

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Default: $cadir/serial

server ++++++

The server to which server puppet agent should connect

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Default: puppet

server_datadir ++++++++++++++

The directory in which serialized data is stored, usually in a subdirectory.

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Default: $vardir/server_data

servertype ++++++++++

The type of server to use. Currently supported options are webrick and mongrel. If you use mongrel, you will need a proxy in front of the process or processes, since Mongrel cannot speak SSL.

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Default: webrick

show_diff +++++++++

Whether to print a contextual diff when files are being replaced. The diff is printed on stdout, so this option is meaningless unless you are running Puppet interactively. This feature currently requires the diff/lcs Ruby library.

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Default: false

signeddir +++++++++

Where the CA stores signed certificates.

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Default: $cadir/signed

smtpserver ++++++++++

The server through which to send email reports.

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Default: none

splay +++++

Whether to sleep for a pseudo-random (but consistent) amount of time before a run.

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Default: false

splaylimit ++++++++++

The maximum time to delay before runs. Defaults to being the same as the run interval.

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Default: $runinterval

ssl_client_header +++++++++++++++++

The header containing an authenticated client's SSL DN. Only used with Mongrel. This header must be set by the proxy to the authenticated client's SSL DN (e.g., /CN=puppet.puppetlabs.com). See http://projects.puppetlabs.com/projects/puppet/wiki/Using_Mongrel for more information.

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Default: HTTP_X_CLIENT_DN

ssl_client_verify_header ++++++++++++++++++++++++

The header containing the status message of the client verification. Only used with Mongrel. This header must be set by the proxy to 'SUCCESS' if the client successfully authenticated, and anything else otherwise. See http://projects.puppetlabs.com/projects/puppet/wiki/Using_Mongrel for more information.

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Default: HTTP_X_CLIENT_VERIFY

ssldir ++++++

Where SSL certificates are kept.

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Default: $confdir/ssl

statedir ++++++++

The directory where Puppet state is stored. Generally, this directory can be removed without causing harm (although it might result in spurious service restarts).

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Default: $vardir/state

statefile +++++++++

Where puppet agent and puppet master store state associated with the running configuration. In the case of puppet master, this file reflects the state discovered through interacting with clients.

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Default: $statedir/state.yaml

storeconfigs ++++++++++++

Whether to store each client's configuration. This requires ActiveRecord from Ruby on Rails.

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Default: false

strict_hostname_checking ++++++++++++++++++++++++

Whether to only search for the complete hostname as it is in the certificate when searching for node information in the catalogs.

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Default: false

summarize +++++++++

Whether to print a transaction summary.

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Default: false

syslogfacility ++++++++++++++

What syslog facility to use when logging to syslog. Syslog has a fixed list of valid facilities, and you must choose one of those; you cannot just make one up.

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Default: daemon

tagmap ++++++

The mapping between reporting tags and email addresses.

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Default: $confdir/tagmail.conf

tags ++++

Tags to use to find resources. If this is set, then only resources tagged with the specified tags will be applied. Values must be comma-separated.

templatedir +++++++++++

Where Puppet looks for template files. Can be a list of colon-seperated directories.

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Default: $vardir/templates

thin_storeconfigs +++++++++++++++++

Boolean; wether storeconfigs store in the database only the facts and exported resources. If true, then storeconfigs performance will be higher and still allow exported/collected resources, but other usage external to Puppet might not work

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Default: false

trace +++++

Whether to print stack traces on some errors

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Default: false

use_cached_catalog ++++++++++++++++++

Whether to only use the cached catalog rather than compiling a new catalog on every run. Puppet can be run with this enabled by default and then selectively disabled when a recompile is desired.

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Default: false

usecacheonfailure +++++++++++++++++

Whether to use the cached configuration when the remote configuration will not compile. This option is useful for testing new configurations, where you want to fix the broken configuration rather than reverting to a known-good one.

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Default: true

user ++++

The user puppet master should run as.

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Default: puppet

vardir ++++++

Where Puppet stores dynamic and growing data. The default for this parameter is calculated specially, like confdir_.

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Default: /var/lib/puppet

yamldir +++++++

The directory in which YAML data is stored, usually in a subdirectory.

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Default: $vardir/yaml

zlib ++++

Boolean; whether to use the zlib library

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Default: true

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