Puppet users - Mar 2012 - puppet with launchd - problem with hostname

Hi,

  We''re having a problem with our puppet install on our mac''s.
We''ve setup a launchd plist following the instructions at:

http://projects.puppetlabs.com/projects/puppet/wiki/Puppet_With_Launchd

The problem we''re having is that when the mac initially boots,
it''s hostname is fubar.local - after the networking starts up, the
hostname becomes fubar.domain.name.  Puppet is starting before the networking
starts up, so it tries to get a certificate as fubar.local.  Anyone have a
suggestion?

...thnx,
...dave

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On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 2:57 PM, David Alden <dave@alden.name> wrote:
> Hi,
>
>   We''re having a problem with our puppet install on our
mac''s.  We''ve
> setup a launchd plist following the instructions at:
>
> http://projects.puppetlabs.com/projects/puppet/wiki/Puppet_With_Launchd
>
> The problem we''re having is that when the mac initially boots,
it''s
> hostname is fubar.local - after the networking starts up, the hostname
> becomes fubar.domain.name.  Puppet is starting before the networking
> starts up, so it tries to get a certificate as fubar.local.  Anyone have a
> suggestion?
>
For dynamic hosts, I recommend being explicit about the certificate name in
puppet.conf.  It''s also important to note the certificate name
doesn''t
_have_ to be a DNS hostname.  Many of us use GUID''s to guarantee unique
certificate names.  If you''re using something like a guid, the
node_name_value and node_name_fact settings might be useful to separate out
the node''s name from the certificate''s name.  If the node name
doesn''t
match the certificate name, you''ll need to adjust auth.conf on the
master
to authorize the catalog request.

Something like:

[main]
certname = foo.bar.com

-Jeff

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