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CentOS – Install Puppet Agent

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  1. Enable base repo for yum 
    [root xenserver ~]# vi /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Base.repo
...
[base]
...
enabled=1

    [root xenserver ~]# rpm -Uvh http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/5/i386/epel-release-5-4.noarch.rpm
  2. Install Puppet 
    [root xenserver ~]#  yum install -y puppet
  3. Enable Service 
    [root xenserver ~]# chkconfig puppet on
  4. If your master is not called puppet, set it in your conf file 
    [root xenserver ~]# vi /etc/puppet/puppet.conf 
[agent]
server = puppet-master.h8n.lan
...
  5. Start your puppet service. 
    [root xenserver ~]# /etc/init.d/puppet start
Starting puppet agent:                                     [  OK  ]
  6. Now goto your puppet master so you can accept the cert of the new client. 
    root puppet-master:~# puppet cert list
  "xenserver" (SHA256) C6:68:BD:94:6D:1A:19:AB:38:3E:AD:EC:33:3D:B4:E0:5D:02:B6:C9:76:16:BE:C3:81:A3:9F:6D:A0:51:BD:DC

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

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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