Puppet users - Nov 2010 - puppetd misbehaving on a debian based box.

Hi folks,

Recently I put Linux Mint on my box at home and I am trying to manage it via
puppet.   This went well a few times and now I''m getting a very cryptic
message that does not make sense to me.

info: Retrieving plugin
err: /File[/var/lib/puppet/lib]: Failed to generate additional resources
using ''eval_generate'': undefined method `closed?'' for
nil:NilClass
err: /File[/var/lib/puppet/lib]: Failed to retrieve current state of
resource: undefined method `closed?'' for nil:NilClass Could not
retrieve
file metadata for puppet://puppet/plugins: undefined method `closed?''
for
nil:NilClass
info: Loading facts in acpi_available
info: Loading facts in interfaces
info: Loading facts in acpi_available
info: Loading facts in interfaces
err: Could not retrieve catalog from remote server: undefined method
`closed?'' for nil:NilClass
warning: Not using cache on failed catalog
err: Could not retrieve catalog; skipping run

What''s up with all that?

peter@kennel ~ $ puppetd --version
0.25.4


Can someone nudge me in the right direction to get this working again?
Thanks in advance...


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On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 11:15 PM, Peter Berghold <salty.cowdawg@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> Recently I put Linux Mint on my box at home and I am trying to manage it
via
> puppet.   This went well a few times and now I''m getting a very
cryptic
> message that does not make sense to me.
>
> info: Retrieving plugin
> err: /File[/var/lib/puppet/lib]: Failed to generate additional resources
> using ''eval_generate'': undefined method
`closed?'' for nil:NilClass
> err: /File[/var/lib/puppet/lib]: Failed to retrieve current state of
> resource: undefined method `closed?'' for nil:NilClass Could not
retrieve
> file metadata for puppet://puppet/plugins: undefined method
`closed?'' for
> nil:NilClass
> info: Loading facts in acpi_available
> info: Loading facts in interfaces
> info: Loading facts in acpi_available
> info: Loading facts in interfaces
> err: Could not retrieve catalog from remote server: undefined method
> `closed?'' for nil:NilClass
> warning: Not using cache on failed catalog
> err: Could not retrieve catalog; skipping run
>
> What''s up with all that?
Were you distributing plugins in the lib/ sub-directory of modules and
you''ve since deleted them from the master?

>
> peter@kennel ~ $ puppetd --version
> 0.25.4
>
>
> Can someone nudge me in the right direction to get this working again?
> Thanks in advance...
>
>
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> Peter L. Berghold
> Owner, Shark River Technical Solutions LLC
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On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 7:56 PM, Nigel Kersten <nigel@puppetlabs.com>
wrote:
>
>
> Were you distributing plugins in the lib/ sub-directory of modules and
> you''ve since deleted them from the master?
>
>
> >
> >
>

I should wish it was that easy!
Nope... I wasn''t distributing plugins... from anywhere...

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Deleted and re-installed puppetd and things are working again... that was
wierd.

Still not sure what happened.





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On Mon, Nov 01, 2010 at 09:38:53PM -0400, Peter Berghold
wrote:
> Deleted and re-installed puppetd and things are working again... that was
> wierd.
> 
> Still not sure what happened.
Removing the package may have removed a state file that was causing a
problem.  If it happens again, try taking a copy of /var/lib/puppet
before you remove, then compare the contents when you reinstall.  May
help you find the problem.

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Bitterly it mathinketh me, that I spent mine wholle lyf in the lists
against the ignorant.  -- Roger Bacon, "Doctor Mirabilis"

Just in case you find this error again

On Nov 1, 2010, at 4:15 PM, Peter Berghold wrote:
> undefined method `closed?'' for nil:NilClass
This error is a bug that is fixes in later versions of puppet.  It means,
something went wrong (this might be your fault) and the cleanup code failed
(this part isn''t your fault).

More information at:
http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/3101

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