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Why do people use Puppet/Chef with Amazon Cloud Formation instead of just using CloudInit?

We're planning to use AMI EC2 instances which are not "pre-baked". I.e. when they are spun up, they are …

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Puppet - test if a package already defined?

I'm writing some puppet modules and have a package defined in two modules hence get the following error: err: Could …

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Multiple puppet requires

Hi I'd like to make a puppet resource/task dependent on multiple other tasks. For example: file{'~/foo':} file{…

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Configuration Management for Windows

Are there any tools for windows like that *nix world has? I am looking for something like Chef or Puppet. …

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How to use a template for configuration file in Puppet

I am new to Puppet and I am writing a module to setup configuration files. The problem is when multiple …

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puppet log file in redhat and centos

I am running puppet agent in CentOS and Redhat. I would like to see its log file but cannot find …

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OpenSSL vs GPG for encrypting off-site backups?

Given the option between using GPG and OpenSSL for local encryption before pushing archives to an off-site backup location, what …

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How to source a file in puppet manifest from module

I am trying to source files from local modules in a puppet manifest (using puppet in standalone mode): file { '/…

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String substitution in Puppet?

Is it possible to do a string substitution/transformation in Puppet using a regular expression? If $hostname is "web1", I …

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recursively make directory tree in puppet without purging

I want to create the directory structure /var/www/apps/example/current/public if it doesn't exist using puppet. If …

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