Puppet users - Aug 2013 - serving .exe file via http (provider => windows)

hi everyone, i''m trying to roll out an .exe file for the puppet package
provider "windows".

my manifest looks like this:

$package_source   =
"http://puppet.local.domain/base_check_mk/windows/check-mk-agent-1.2.3i1.exe"
$package_name     = "Check_MK Agent 1.2.3i1" 

package { "$package_name":
    ensure   => installed,
    provider => windows,
    source   => "$package_source",
    install_options => [''/S'',
''/D=C:\check_mk'']
}

the agent says:

Error: The source does not exist:
''http://puppet.local.domain/base*check*
mk/windows/check-mk-agent-1.2.3i1.exe''

When i open this link in the browser of the agent, the download of the file 
starts. (So the path is correct).

The same procedure works with ".msi" files though. Are .exe files not 
supported for this kind of method?

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Hi,

I assume that you have the exe file within your module in the files folder.
Adopt the source attribute to the following:

source => ''puppet:///<modulename>/<filename>

Put the exe in your module:
<modulepath>/<modulename>/files/<exe filename>

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

hth,

Martin

On Aug 5, 2013, at 8:01 AM, cko <dertune@gmail.com> wrote:
> hi everyone, i''m trying to roll out an .exe file for the puppet
package provider "windows".
> 
> my manifest looks like this:
> 
> $package_source   =
"http://puppet.local.domain/base_check_mk/windows/check-mk-agent-1.2.3i1.exe"
> $package_name     = "Check_MK Agent 1.2.3i1" 
> 
> package { "$package_name":
>     ensure   => installed,
>     provider => windows,
>     source   => "$package_source",
>     install_options => [''/S'',
''/D=C:\check_mk'']
> }
> 
> the agent says:
> 
> Error: The source does not exist:
''http://puppet.local.domain/basecheckmk/windows/check-mk-agent-1.2.3i1.exe''
> 
> When i open this link in the browser of the agent, the download of the file
starts. (So the path is correct).
> 
> The same procedure works with ".msi" files though. Are .exe files
not supported for this kind of method?
> 
> 
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Hi,

from the official documentation:

Additional Notes on Windows Packages
>    
>    - The source parameter is required, and must refer to a local .msi 
>    file, a file from a mapped drive, or a UNC path. You can distribute 
>    packages as file resources. Puppet URLs are not currently supported 
>    for the package type’s source attribute.
>
>
This is why i want to serve the file via httpd (like i said, it worked with 
msi files). 



On Monday, August 5, 2013 9:30:30 AM UTC+2, Martin Alfke
wrote:
>
> Hi, 
>
> I assume that you have the exe file within your module in the files 
> folder. 
> Adopt the source attribute to the following: 
>
> source => ''puppet:///<modulename>/<filename> 
>
> Put the exe in your module: 
> <modulepath>/<modulename>/files/<exe filename> 
>
> http://docs.puppetlabs.com/references/latest/type.html#file 
>
> hth, 
>
> Martin 
>
> On Aug 5, 2013, at 8:01 AM, cko <der...@gmail.com
<javascript:>> wrote:
>
> > hi everyone, i''m trying to roll out an .exe file for the
puppet package
> provider "windows". 
> > 
> > my manifest looks like this: 
> > 
> > $package_source   = "
>
http://puppet.local.domain/base_check_mk/windows/check-mk-agent-1.2.3i1.exe"
>
> > $package_name     = "Check_MK Agent 1.2.3i1" 
> > 
> > package { "$package_name": 
> >     ensure   => installed, 
> >     provider => windows, 
> >     source   => "$package_source", 
> >     install_options => [''/S'',
''/D=C:\check_mk'']
> > } 
> > 
> > the agent says: 
> > 
> > Error: The source does not exist: ''
>
http://puppet.local.domain/basecheckmk/windows/check-mk-agent-1.2.3i1.exe''
>
> > 
> > When i open this link in the browser of the agent, the download of the
> file starts. (So the path is correct). 
> > 
> > The same procedure works with ".msi" files though. Are .exe
files not
> supported for this kind of method? 
> > 
> > 
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Installing from a URL is a feature of msiexec rather than the puppet 
provider. I think you''re stuck using a file resource to download the
.exe
and then installing from a local path (or serving directly from a UNC 
path). It would be neat if the windows package provider could eat 
puppet:/// sources though. 

Eric

On Monday, August 5, 2013 3:42:28 AM UTC-5, cko wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> from the official documentation:
>
> Additional Notes on Windows Packages
>>    
>>    - The source parameter is required, and must refer to a local .msi 
>>    file, a file from a mapped drive, or a UNC path. You can distribute 
>>    packages as file resources. Puppet URLs are not currently supported 
>>    for the package type’s source attribute.
>>
>>
> This is why i want to serve the file via httpd (like i said, it worked 
> with msi files). 
>
>
>
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