I need to be able to run a certain class ONLY when it is called manually from the client. I created a class named "manual" and can run it from the client like this: puppet agent --no-daemonize --onetime --verbose --tags=manual However it only works if that class is specified in the node definition. I don''t want this class to run automatically on the normal node run with the other classes. Is there any way to do this? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to puppet-users+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to puppet-users@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Perhaps try: # puppet apply --execute ''include manual'' - Keith On 16 May 2013 21:40, "Nev" <nevarus@gmail.com> wrote:> I need to be able to run a certain class ONLY when it is called > manually from the client. > > I created a class named "manual" and can run it from the client like > this: > > puppet agent --no-daemonize --onetime --verbose --tags=manual > > However it only works if that class is specified in the node > definition. I don''t want this class to run automatically on the > normal node run with the other classes. Is there any way to do this? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Puppet Users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to puppet-users+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to puppet-users@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > >-- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to puppet-users+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to puppet-users@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
thanks, but no: # puppet apply --execute ''include manual'' Error: Could not find class manual On Thursday, May 16, 2013 2:47:35 PM UTC-6, Keith Burdis wrote:> > Perhaps try: > > # puppet apply --execute ''include manual'' > > - Keith > On 16 May 2013 21:40, "Nev" <nev...@gmail.com <javascript:>> wrote: > >> I need to be able to run a certain class ONLY when it is called >> manually from the client. >> >> I created a class named "manual" and can run it from the client like >> this: >> >> puppet agent --no-daemonize --onetime --verbose --tags=manual >> >> However it only works if that class is specified in the node >> definition. I don''t want this class to run automatically on the >> normal node run with the other classes. Is there any way to do this? >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Puppet Users" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to puppet-users...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to puppet...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> >> . >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >>-- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to puppet-users+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to puppet-users@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
If you don''t want to transfer the class files (and any dependencies)
over
to the agent host, which is what I was suggesting here then perhaps you can
get your desired behaviour using a custom fact.
Assuming that you have facter.dot.d installed (usually from stdlib) do
something like:
$ echo ''run_manual: false'' >>
/etc/facter/facter.d/custom.yaml
And then check this fact before including your manual class in your node
config, something like:
if $run_manual {
include manual
}
Then when you do want to apply the class then change the fact value to true
and do a onetime Puppet run.
Details above might be slightly off as I am not in from of a computer but
you get the idea.
- Keith
On 16 May 2013 23:40, "Nev" <nevarus@gmail.com> wrote:
> thanks, but no:
>
> # puppet apply --execute ''include manual''
> Error: Could not find class manual
>
> On Thursday, May 16, 2013 2:47:35 PM UTC-6, Keith Burdis wrote:
>>
>> Perhaps try:
>>
>> # puppet apply --execute ''include manual''
>>
>> - Keith
>> On 16 May 2013 21:40, "Nev" <nev...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I need to be able to run a certain class ONLY when it is called
>>> manually from the client.
>>>
>>> I created a class named "manual" and can run it from the
client like
>>> this:
>>>
>>> puppet agent --no-daemonize --onetime --verbose --tags=manual
>>>
>>> However it only works if that class is specified in the node
>>> definition. I don''t want this class to run automatically
on the
>>> normal node run with the other classes. Is there any way to do
this?
>>>
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On Thursday, May 16, 2013 3:38:23 PM UTC-5, Nev wrote:> > I need to be able to run a certain class ONLY when it is called > manually from the client. > > I created a class named "manual" and can run it from the client like > this: > > puppet agent --no-daemonize --onetime --verbose --tags=manual > > However it only works if that class is specified in the node > definition. I don''t want this class to run automatically on the > normal node run with the other classes. Is there any way to do this? >No, there is no way for the agent to override the master''s determination of which classes are applicable to the client node. This is a security feature, among other things -- otherwise, any node could extract possibly-sensitive information from the master that was not intended for it. The agent can narrow the classes to be applied, as in your example command, but it cannot expand it. Now, find a comfortable position, close your eyes, and repeat the Puppet mantra: Puppet is not a script engine... Puppet is not a script engine... Puppet is not a script engine... Om... Repeat as needed. If you nevertheless insist on using Puppet as if it *were* a script engine, then you need to have all the relevant manifests, files, etc. on the local node, so that you can use "puppet apply" to apply them. John -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to puppet-users+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to puppet-users@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Thank you Keith and John. I realize what I''m doing is an edge case and it is something I will rarely use. I''ll copy the assets to the clients and use the apply function. On Friday, May 17, 2013 7:01:38 AM UTC-6, jcbollinger wrote:> > > > On Thursday, May 16, 2013 3:38:23 PM UTC-5, Nev wrote: >> >> I need to be able to run a certain class ONLY when it is called >> manually from the client. >> >> I created a class named "manual" and can run it from the client like >> this: >> >> puppet agent --no-daemonize --onetime --verbose --tags=manual >> >> However it only works if that class is specified in the node >> definition. I don''t want this class to run automatically on the >> normal node run with the other classes. Is there any way to do this? >> > > > No, there is no way for the agent to override the master''s determination > of which classes are applicable to the client node. This is a security > feature, among other things -- otherwise, any node could extract > possibly-sensitive information from the master that was not intended for > it. The agent can narrow the classes to be applied, as in your example > command, but it cannot expand it. > > Now, find a comfortable position, close your eyes, and repeat the Puppet > mantra: > > Puppet is not a script engine... > Puppet is not a script engine... > Puppet is not a script engine... > Om... > > Repeat as needed. > > > If you nevertheless insist on using Puppet as if it *were* a script > engine, then you need to have all the relevant manifests, files, etc. on > the local node, so that you can use "puppet apply" to apply them. > > > John > >-- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to puppet-users+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to puppet-users@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
On 17 May 2013 23:01, jcbollinger <John.Bollinger@stjude.org> wrote:> > > On Thursday, May 16, 2013 3:38:23 PM UTC-5, Nev wrote: >> >> I need to be able to run a certain class ONLY when it is called >> manually from the client. >> >> I created a class named "manual" and can run it from the client like >> this: >> >> puppet agent --no-daemonize --onetime --verbose --tags=manual >> >> However it only works if that class is specified in the node >> definition. I don''t want this class to run automatically on the >> normal node run with the other classes. Is there any way to do this? >> > > > No, there is no way for the agent to override the master''s determination > of which classes are applicable to the client node. This is a security > feature, among other things -- otherwise, any node could extract > possibly-sensitive information from the master that was not intended for > it. The agent can narrow the classes to be applied, as in your example > command, but it cannot expand it. > > Now, find a comfortable position, close your eyes, and repeat the Puppet > mantra: > > Puppet is not a script engine... > Puppet is not a script engine... > Puppet is not a script engine... > Om... > > Repeat as needed. >Excellent manta John. I may be quoting you in the future.> > If you nevertheless insist on using Puppet as if it *were* a script > engine, then you need to have all the relevant manifests, files, etc. on > the local node, so that you can use "puppet apply" to apply them. > > > John > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Puppet Users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to puppet-users+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to puppet-users@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > >-- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to puppet-users+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to puppet-users@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.