Puppet users - Nov 2007 - Nodes and defaults question

Hi there,

If I have a manifest with, say:

node default { ..stuff.. }
node mymachine { ..stuff.. }

What would happen on mymachine: will the stuff in default be executed
*as well as* the stuff in default, or only the stuff in mymachine?

And, if the latter, should I move global stuff just to global scope
outside of nodes?

Thanks
-Iwan

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On Thursday 01 November 2007, Iwan Vosloo wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> If I have a manifest with, say:
>
> node default { ..stuff.. }
> node mymachine { ..stuff.. }
>
> What would happen on mymachine: will the stuff in default be executed
> *as well as* the stuff in default, or only the stuff in mymachine?
The default node is only applied if no named node is found for a client.
> And, if the latter, should I move global stuff just to global scope
> outside of nodes?
No, because there _will_ be a node that will not want you default config. Take 
a look at template classes on the wiki (GlossaryOfTerms and 
PuppetBestPractices).



Regards, David
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Iwan Vosloo wrote:
> Hi there,
> 
> If I have a manifest with, say:
> 
> node default { ..stuff.. }
> node mymachine { ..stuff.. }
> 
> What would happen on mymachine: will the stuff in default be executed
> *as well as* the stuff in default, or only the stuff in mymachine?
if you want both, you need to "inherit" your default node.

node "mymachine" inherits default {
     # mymachine-specific stuff here
}

-scott

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Scott Smith, scott@kontera.com