Puppet on Ubuntun 12.04

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# https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/puppet.html

# http://docs.puppetlabs.com/puppet_core_types_cheatsheet.pdf

# http://docs.puppetlabs.com/module_cheat_sheet.pdf

# http://docs.puppetlabs.com/references/latest/type.html

# http://docs.puppetlabs.com/puppet/latest/reference/lang_summary.html

# http://puppetlabs.com/blog/deploying-puppet-in-client-server-standalone-and-massively-scaled-environments

# Started with this:
# http://docs.puppetlabs.com/guides/installation.html#pre-install

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#Configure Puppet

Puppet’s main configuration file is found at /etc/puppet/puppet.conf

# STANDALONE
On Standalone Nodes
Settings for standalone puppet nodes should go in the [main] block of puppet.conf.

Puppet’s default settings are generally appropriate for standalone nodes. No additional configuration is necessary unless you intend to use centralized reporting or an external node classifier.

# START AND ENABLE Puppet Services w/ CRON

jthullbery@ws1:~$ sudo puppet resource cron puppet-apply ensure=present user=root minute=30 command='/usr/bin/puppet apply $(puppet --configprint manifest)'
Notice: /Cron[puppet-apply]/ensure: created
cron { 'puppet-apply':
  ensure  => 'present',
  command => '/usr/bin/puppet apply $(puppet --configprint manifest)',
  minute  => ['30'],
  target  => 'root',
  user    => 'root',
}