Ubuntu – Install Puppet Agent

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  1. Download the Puppet Labs package 
    user puppet-agent:# cd ~; wget https://apt.puppetlabs.com/puppetlabs-release-trusty.deb
  2. Install the Puppet Labs package 
    user puppet-agent:# sudo dpkg -i puppetlabs-release-trusty.deb
  3. Update apt’s available packages 
    user puppet-agent:# sudo apt-get update
  4. Install the Puppet Agent package 
    user puppet-agent:# sudo apt-get install puppet
  5. Modify puppet default file. 
    user puppet-agent:# sudo vi /etc/default/puppet
    1. Enable the Puppet Agent by changing START from “no” to “yes” 
      START=yes
  6. Modify puppet.conf 
    user puppet-agent:# sudo vi /etc/puppet/puppet.conf
    1. Delete the templatedir line and the [master] section from puppet.conf 
      sudo vi /etc/puppet/puppet.conf
    2. Tell your agent where it’s master is. This step is not required if your master is called puppet, but this will only happen wiht micro networks. 
      [agent]
server = puppet-master.my.lan
  7. Start the puppet agent 
    user puppet-agent:# sudo service puppet start
  8. Now goto your puppet master so you can accept the cert of the new client. 
    root puppet-master:# puppet cert list
"puppet-agent" (SHA256) XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX

    root puppet-master:# puppet cert sign puppet-agent
Notice: Signed certificate request for puppet-agent
Notice: Removing file Puppet::SSL::CertificateRequest puppet-agent at '/var/lib/puppet/ssl/ca/requests/puppet-agent.pem'

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