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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.
o 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.
o Default: $confdir/namespaceauth.conf
autoflush +++++++++
Whether log files should always flush to disk.
o 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.
o 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.
o Default: $vardir/bucket
ca ++
Wether the master should function as a certificate authority.
o 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.
o Default: md5
ca_name +++++++
The name to use the Certificate Authority certificate.
o Default: $certname
ca_port +++++++
The port to use for the certificate authority.
o 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.
o 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)
o Default: 5y
cacert ++++++
The CA certificate.
o Default: $cadir/ca_crt.pem
cacrl +++++
The certificate revocation list (CRL) for the CA. Will be used if
present but otherwise ignored.
o Default: $cadir/ca_crl.pem
cadir +++++
The root directory for the certificate authority.
o Default: $ssldir/ca
cakey +++++
The CA private key.
o Default: $cadir/ca_key.pem
capass ++++++
Where the CA stores the password for the private key
o Default: $caprivatedir/ca.pass
caprivatedir ++++++++++++
Where the CA stores private certificate information.
o Default: $cadir/private
capub +++++
The CA public key.
o 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.
o Default: compiler
cert_inventory ++++++++++++++
A Complete listing of all certificates
o Default: $cadir/inventory.txt
certdir +++++++
The certificate directory.
o 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.
o Default: true
certname ++++++++
The name to use when handling certificates. Defaults to the fully
qualified domain name.
o 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.
o Default: $statedir/classes.txt
client_datadir ++++++++++++++
The directory in which serialized data is stored on the client.
o Default: $vardir/client_data
clientbucketdir +++++++++++++++
Where FileBucket files are stored locally.
o Default: $vardir/clientbucket
clientyamldir +++++++++++++
The directory in which client-side YAML data is stored.
o 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.
o 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 ~.
o Default: /etc/puppet
config ++++++
The configuration file for doc.
o 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.
o Default: 120
couchdb_url +++++++++++
The url where the puppet couchdb database will be created
o Default: http://127.0.0.1:5984/puppet
csrdir ++++++
Where the CA stores certificate requests
o Default: $cadir/requests
daemonize +++++++++
Send the process into the background. This is the default.
o Default: true
dbadapter +++++++++
The type of database to use.
o 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.
o Default: 0
dblocation ++++++++++
The database cache for client configurations. Used for querying within
the language.
o Default: $statedir/clientconfigs.sqlite3
dbmigrate +++++++++
Whether to automatically migrate the database.
o Default: false
dbname ++++++
The name of the database to use.
o Default: puppet
dbpassword ++++++++++
The database password for caching. Only used when networked databases
are used.
o 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.
o 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.
o Default: puppet
diff ++++
Which diff command to use when printing differences between files.
o Default: diff
diff_args +++++++++
Which arguments to pass to the diff command when printing differences
between files.
o Default: -u
downcasefacts +++++++++++++
Whether facts should be made all lowercase when sent to the server.
o 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.
o 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.
o Default: production
evaltrace +++++++++
Whether each resource should log when it is being evaluated. This
allows you to interactively see exactly what is being done.
o 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.
o Default: none
factdest ++++++++
Where Puppet should store facts that it pulls down from the central
server.
o Default: $vardir/facts/
factpath ++++++++
Where Puppet should look for facts. Multiple directories should be
colon-separated, like normal PATH variables.
o Default: $vardir/lib/facter:$vardir/facts
facts_terminus ++++++++++++++
The node facts terminus.
o Default: facter
factsignore +++++++++++
What files to ignore when pulling down facts.
o 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.
o Default: puppet://$server/facts/
factsync ++++++++
Whether facts should be synced with the central server.
o Default: false
fileserverconfig ++++++++++++++++
Where the fileserver configuration is stored.
o 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.
o 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.
o 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.
o 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.
o 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).
o Default: false
graphdir ++++++++
Where to store dot-outputted graphs.
o Default: $statedir/graphs
group +++++
The group puppet master should run as.
o Default: puppet
hostcert ++++++++
Where individual hosts store and look for their certificates.
o Default: $certdir/$certname.pem
hostcrl +++++++
Where the host's certificate revocation list can be found. This is
distinct from the certificate authority's CRL.
o Default: $ssldir/crl.pem
hostcsr +++++++
Where individual hosts store and look for their certificate requests.
o Default: $ssldir/csr_$certname.pem
hostprivkey +++++++++++
Where individual hosts store and look for their private key.
o Default: $privatekeydir/$certname.pem
hostpubkey ++++++++++
Where individual hosts store and look for their public key.
o 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.
o 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.
o Default: none
http_proxy_port +++++++++++++++
The HTTP proxy port to use for outgoing connections
o Default: 3128
httplog +++++++
Where the puppet agent web server logs.
o 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.
o 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.
o Default: false
ignoreschedules +++++++++++++++
Boolean; whether puppet agent should ignore schedules. This is useful
for initial puppet agent runs.
o Default: false
keylength +++++++++
The bit length of keys.
o 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.
o 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.
o Default: puppetclass
ldapnodes +++++++++
Whether to search for node configurations in LDAP. See
http://projects.puppetlabs.com/projects/puppet/wiki/LDAP_Nodes for more
information.
o Default: false
ldapparentattr ++++++++++++++
The attribute to use to define the parent node.
o Default: parentnode
ldappassword ++++++++++++
The password to use to connect to LDAP.
ldapport ++++++++
The LDAP port. Only used if ldapnodes is enabled.
o Default: 389
ldapserver ++++++++++
The LDAP server. Only used if ldapnodes is enabled.
o 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.
o 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.
o Default: puppetvar
ldapstring ++++++++++
The search string used to find an LDAP node.
o 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.
o 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).
o 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
o 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.
o Default: false
localcacert +++++++++++
Where each client stores the CA certificate.
o Default: $certdir/ca.pem
localconfig +++++++++++
Where puppet agent caches the local configuration. An extension
indicating the cache format is added automatically.
o Default: $statedir/localconfig
logdir ++++++
The Puppet log directory.
o Default: $vardir/log
manage_internal_file_permissions ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Whether Puppet should manage the owner, group, and mode of files it
uses internally
o Default: true
manifest ++++++++
The entry-point manifest for puppet master.
o Default: $manifestdir/site.pp
manifestdir +++++++++++
Where puppet master looks for its manifests.
o Default: $confdir/manifests
masterhttplog +++++++++++++
Where the puppet master web server logs.
o Default: $logdir/masterhttp.log
masterlog +++++++++
Where puppet master logs. This is generally not used, since syslog is
the default log destination.
o Default: $logdir/puppetmaster.log
masterport ++++++++++
Which port puppet master listens on.
o 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.
o Default: 4294967290
mkusers +++++++
Whether to create the necessary user and group that puppet agent will
run as.
o Default: false
modulepath ++++++++++
The search path for modules as a colon-separated list of directories.
o 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.
o 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)
o Default: cert
node_terminus +++++++++++++
Where to find information about nodes.
o Default: plain
noop ++++
Whether puppet agent should be run in noop mode.
o Default: false
onetime +++++++
Run the configuration once, rather than as a long-running daemon. This
is useful for interactively running puppetd.
o Default: false
parseonly +++++++++
Just check the syntax of the manifests.
o Default: false
passfile ++++++++
Where puppet agent stores the password for its private key. Generally
unused.
o Default: $privatedir/password
path ++++
The shell search path. Defaults to whatever is inherited from the
parent process.
o Default: none
pidfile +++++++
The pid file
o Default: $rundir/$name.pid
plugindest ++++++++++
Where Puppet should store plugins that it pulls down from the central
server.
o Default: $libdir
pluginsignore +++++++++++++
What files to ignore when pulling down plugins.
o Default: .svn CVS .git
pluginsource ++++++++++++
From where to retrieve plugins. The standard Puppet file type is used
for retrieval, so anything that is a valid file source can be used
here.
o Default: puppet://$server/plugins
pluginsync ++++++++++
Whether plugins should be synced with the central server.
o 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.
o 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.
o Default: $ssldir/private
privatekeydir +++++++++++++
The private key directory.
o Default: $ssldir/private_keys
publickeydir ++++++++++++
The public key directory.
o Default: $ssldir/public_keys
puppetdlockfile +++++++++++++++
A lock file to temporarily stop puppet agent from doing anything.
o Default: $statedir/puppetdlock
puppetdlog ++++++++++
The log file for puppet agent. This is generally not used.
o Default: $logdir/puppetd.log
puppetport ++++++++++
Which port puppet agent listens on.
o 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
o Default: stomp://localhost:61613/
queue_type ++++++++++
Which type of queue to use for asynchronous processing.
o 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.
o Default: info
railslog ++++++++
Where Rails-specific logs are sent
o Default: $logdir/rails.log
report ++++++
Whether to send reports after every transaction.
o Default: false
report_port +++++++++++
The port to communicate with the report_server.
o Default: $masterport
report_server +++++++++++++
The server to which to send transaction reports.
o Default: $server
reportdir +++++++++
The directory in which to store reports received from the client. Each
client gets a separate subdirectory.
o Default: $vardir/reports
reportfrom ++++++++++
The 'from' email address for the reports.
o 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).
o Default: store
reportserver ++++++++++++
(Deprecated for 'report_server') The server to which to send
transaction reports.
o Default: $server
reporturl +++++++++
The URL used by the http reports processor to send reports
o Default: http://localhost:3000/reports
req_bits ++++++++
The bit length of the certificates.
o Default: 2048
requestdir ++++++++++
Where host certificate requests are stored.
o 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.
o Default: $confdir/auth.conf
rrddir ++++++
The directory where RRD database files are stored. Directories for each
reporting host will be created under this directory.
o Default: $vardir/rrd
rrdinterval +++++++++++
How often RRD should expect data. This should match how often the hosts
report back to the server.
o Default: $runinterval
run_mode ++++++++
The effective 'run mode' of the application: master, agent, or user.
o Default: master
rundir ++++++
Where Puppet PID files are kept.
o Default: $vardir/run
runinterval +++++++++++
How often puppet agent applies the client configuration; in seconds.
o Default: 1800
sendmail ++++++++
Where to find the sendmail binary with which to send email.
o Default: /usr/sbin/sendmail
serial ++++++
Where the serial number for certificates is stored.
o Default: $cadir/serial
server ++++++
The server to which server puppet agent should connect
o Default: puppet
server_datadir ++++++++++++++
The directory in which serialized data is stored, usually in a
subdirectory.
o 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.
o 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.
o Default: false
signeddir +++++++++
Where the CA stores signed certificates.
o Default: $cadir/signed
smtpserver ++++++++++
The server through which to send email reports.
o Default: none
splay +++++
Whether to sleep for a pseudo-random (but consistent) amount of time
before a run.
o Default: false
splaylimit ++++++++++
The maximum time to delay before runs. Defaults to being the same as
the run interval.
o 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.
o 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.
o Default: HTTP_X_CLIENT_VERIFY
ssldir ++++++
Where SSL certificates are kept.
o 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).
o 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.
o Default: $statedir/state.yaml
storeconfigs ++++++++++++
Whether to store each client's configuration. This requires
ActiveRecord from Ruby on Rails.
o 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.
o Default: false
summarize +++++++++
Whether to print a transaction summary.
o 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.
o Default: daemon
tagmap ++++++
The mapping between reporting tags and email addresses.
o 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.
o 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
o Default: false
trace +++++
Whether to print stack traces on some errors
o 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.
o 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.
o Default: true
user ++++
The user puppet master should run as.
o Default: puppet
vardir ++++++
Where Puppet stores dynamic and growing data. The default for this
parameter is calculated specially, like confdir_.
o Default: /var/lib/puppet
yamldir +++++++
The directory in which YAML data is stored, usually in a subdirectory.
o Default: $vardir/yaml
zlib ++++
Boolean; whether to use the zlib library
o Default: true
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