Puppet users - Dec 2013 - Cannot see Inventory in Dashboard & failed to use facer variable in manifest

Hi,

In Dashboard, in the ''Inventory'' section I get nothing but the
error:
    Could not retrieve facts from inventory service: 403 "Forbidden"

When I tried to use facter variables in the manifest, it look like it''s
not
working. (I new in that so I never tried it before).
I have something like this:
    case ${hostname} {
         ''puppetagent'': {include sendmail}
    }
But when I run puppet on the agent, I get the error: 
    Error: Could not retrieve catalog from remote server: Error 400 on 
SERVER: Could not parse for environment production: Could not match 
${hostname} at    
    /etc/puppet/manifests/nodes.pp:17 on node puppetagent


Is it possible that the problems are connected? How can I solve that 
problem?
Any help welcome.

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Try

case $hostname {
   ''puppetagent'': {include sendmail}
}

BUT, that''s really the wrong pattern to be following, you should
instead
create a node definition for "puppetagent" that includes the sendmail
class.

node puppetagent.yourdomain {
   include sendmail
}

Jeff

On 12/11/2013 10:00 AM, shlo.afgin@gmail.com wrote:
>
>
> Hi,
>
> In Dashboard, in the ''Inventory'' section I get nothing
but the error:
>     Could not retrieve facts from inventory service: 403
"Forbidden"
>
> When I tried to use facter variables in the manifest, it look like 
> it''s not working. (I new in that so I never tried it before).
> I have something like this:
>     case ${hostname} {
>          ''puppetagent'': {include sendmail}
>     }
> But when I run puppet on the agent, I get the error:
>     Error: Could not retrieve catalog from remote server: Error 400 on 
> SERVER: Could not parse for environment production: Could not match 
> ${hostname} at
>     /etc/puppet/manifests/nodes.pp:17 on node puppetagent
>
>
> Is it possible that the problems are connected? How can I solve that 
> problem?
> Any help welcome.
>
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Hi,
Thank you very much for your quick response.

I tried it and now I get:
    Error: Could not retrieve catalog from remote server: Error 400 on 
SERVER: Could not find default node or by name with 
''puppetagent.weizmann.ac.il,   
    puppetagent.weizmann.ac, puppetagent.weizmann, puppetagent'' on 
node puppetagent.weizmann.ac.il

It can be that the Dashboard and the above problem connected and I have 
something wrong in my puppet configuration?
Any idea are welcome.


On Wednesday, December 11, 2013 5:06:04 PM UTC+2, Jeff Bachtel
wrote:
>
> Try 
>
> case $hostname { 
>    ''puppetagent'': {include sendmail} 
> } 
>
> BUT, that''s really the wrong pattern to be following, you should
instead
> create a node definition for "puppetagent" that includes the
sendmail
> class. 
>
> node puppetagent.yourdomain { 
>    include sendmail 
> } 
>
> Jeff 
>
> On 12/11/2013 10:00 AM, shlo....@gmail.com <javascript:> wrote: 
> > 
> > 
> > Hi, 
> > 
> > In Dashboard, in the ''Inventory'' section I get
nothing but the error:
> >     Could not retrieve facts from inventory service: 403
"Forbidden"
> > 
> > When I tried to use facter variables in the manifest, it look like 
> > it''s not working. (I new in that so I never tried it before).
> > I have something like this: 
> >     case ${hostname} { 
> >          ''puppetagent'': {include sendmail} 
> >     } 
> > But when I run puppet on the agent, I get the error: 
> >     Error: Could not retrieve catalog from remote server: Error 400 on
> > SERVER: Could not parse for environment production: Could not match 
> > ${hostname} at 
> >     /etc/puppet/manifests/nodes.pp:17 on node puppetagent 
> > 
> > 
> > Is it possible that the problems are connected? How can I solve that 
> > problem? 
> > Any help welcome. 
> > 
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Hi,

please be aware that "puppetagent.yourdomain" is a contrived example.
Try "node puppetagent.weizmann.ac.il" or just "node
puppetagent".

HTH,
Felix

On 12/12/2013 07:35 AM, shlo.afgin@gmail.com wrote:
> I tried it and now I get:
>     Error: Could not retrieve catalog from remote server: Error 400 on
> SERVER: Could not find default node or by name with
> ''puppetagent.weizmann.ac.il,   
>     puppetagent.weizmann.ac, puppetagent.weizmann, puppetagent'' on
> node puppetagent.weizmann.ac.il
...
> node puppetagent.yourdomain {
>    include sendmail
> }
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Hi,

When I write the name of the agent explicitly :
    node puppetagent.yourdomain { 
        include sendmail 
    } 
it''s work. 

I get the mention error when I try to use the facter and use $hostname in 
my manifest file node.pp

Thanks a lot.

On Thursday, December 12, 2013 10:55:33 AM UTC+2, Felix.Frank
wrote:
>
> Hi, 
>
> please be aware that "puppetagent.yourdomain" is a contrived
example.
> Try "node puppetagent.weizmann.ac.il" or just "node
puppetagent".
>
> HTH, 
> Felix 
>
> On 12/12/2013 07:35 AM, shlo....@gmail.com <javascript:> wrote: 
> > I tried it and now I get: 
> >     Error: Could not retrieve catalog from remote server: Error 400 on
> > SERVER: Could not find default node or by name with 
> > ''puppetagent.weizmann.ac.il,   
> >     puppetagent.weizmann.ac, puppetagent.weizmann,
puppetagent'' on
> > node puppetagent.weizmann.ac.il 
> ... 
> > node puppetagent.yourdomain { 
> >    include sendmail 
> > } 
>
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This is getting confusing.

Please share what your nodes.pp looks like now and what error that yields.

Thanks,
Felix

On 12/12/2013 10:09 AM, shlo.afgin@gmail.com wrote:
> I get the mention error when I try to use the facter and use $hostname
> in my manifest file node.pp
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Hi,

1.  When I have in node.pp:
         case $hostname {
             ''puppetagent'': {include sendmail}
         }
    I got the error:
        *Error: Could not retrieve catalog from remote server: Error 400 on 
SERVER: Could not find default node or by name with 
''puppetagent.weizmann.ac.il <http://puppetagent.weizmann.ac.il/>,
*
*        puppetagent.weizmann.ac 
<http://puppetagent.weizmann.ac/>, puppetagent.weizmann,
puppetagent'' on
node puppetagent.weizmann.ac.il <http://puppetagent.weizmann.ac.il/>*

2.  When I have:
         node puppetagent.weizmann.ac.il { 
             include sendmail 
         } 
     *it''s work okay.*

3.  I also don''t have the ''Inventory'' section in
Dashboard and I have only
the error:
        *Could not retrieve facts from inventory service: 403
"Forbidden"*
     under the ''Inventory'' title.

Thank you for your promptly answer.


On Thursday, December 12, 2013 11:13:50 AM UTC+2, Felix.Frank
wrote:
>
> This is getting confusing. 
>
> Please share what your nodes.pp looks like now and what error that yields. 
>
> Thanks, 
> Felix 
>
> On 12/12/2013 10:09 AM, shlo....@gmail.com <javascript:> wrote: 
> > I get the mention error when I try to use the facter and use $hostname
> > in my manifest file node.pp 
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Ah, OK, you lack a default node. The puppet master expects to find some
node, a simple workaround could be ''node default {}'' anywhere
in site.pp
or node.pp.

But, as Jeff pointed out - don''t do that, there is no reason to prefer
the silly-ish case pattern in this context.

As gor the 403 error wrt. the inventory service - that may be an
auth.conf issue. Does the dashboard keep an error log or log of any
sort? Try looking in its rack home. You may get a clue what the specific
request is that is getting blocked.

HTH,
Felix

On 12/12/2013 10:33 AM, shlo.afgin@gmail.com wrote:
> 1.  When I have in node.pp:
>          case $hostname {
>              ''puppetagent'': {include sendmail}
>          }
>     I got the error:
>         /Error: Could not retrieve catalog from remote server: Error 400
> on SERVER: Could not find default node or by name with
> ''puppetagent.weizmann.ac.il
<http://puppetagent.weizmann.ac.il/>,   /
> /        puppetagent.weizmann.ac
> <http://puppetagent.weizmann.ac/>, puppetagent.weizmann,
puppetagent'' on
> node puppetagent.weizmann.ac.il <http://puppetagent.weizmann.ac.il/>/
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Hi,
I add ''node default {}''. 
Now I don''t get any errors but it don''t execute the 
      case $hostname { 
           ''puppetagent'': {include sendmail} 
      } 
Puppet don''t use the value in $hostname.

I understood that it''s not recommended way to use $hostname as
variable,
but it should work. Am I right?

About the Dashboard, I use Puppet with Passenger.
In /etc/httpd/logs/error_logs I have a lot of (I think each time Dashboard 
refreshed) warning:
[ 2013-12-12 12:34:30.0426 24489/7f1dac713700 Pool2/Implementation.cpp:1291 
]: [App 29486 stderr] warning: peer certificate won''t be verified in
this
SSL session
[ 2013-12-12 12:34:30.0427 24489/7f1dac713700 Pool2/Implementation.cpp:1280 
]: [App 29486 stderr] 

I don''t know how to find the ruby logs.

*Thanks a lot.*

On Thursday, December 12, 2013 11:53:16 AM UTC+2, Felix.Frank
wrote:
>
> Ah, OK, you lack a default node. The puppet master expects to find some 
> node, a simple workaround could be ''node default {}''
anywhere in site.pp
> or node.pp. 
>
> But, as Jeff pointed out - don''t do that, there is no reason to
prefer
> the silly-ish case pattern in this context. 
>
> As gor the 403 error wrt. the inventory service - that may be an 
> auth.conf issue. Does the dashboard keep an error log or log of any 
> sort? Try looking in its rack home. You may get a clue what the specific 
> request is that is getting blocked. 
>
> HTH, 
> Felix 
>
> On 12/12/2013 10:33 AM, shlo....@gmail.com <javascript:> wrote: 
> > 1.  When I have in node.pp: 
> >          case $hostname { 
> >              ''puppetagent'': {include sendmail} 
> >          } 
> >     I got the error: 
> >         /Error: Could not retrieve catalog from remote server: Error
400
> > on SERVER: Could not find default node or by name with 
> > ''puppetagent.weizmann.ac.il
<http://puppetagent.weizmann.ac.il/>,   /
> > /        puppetagent.weizmann.ac 
> > <http://puppetagent.weizmann.ac/>, puppetagent.weizmann,
puppetagent''
> on 
> > node puppetagent.weizmann.ac.il
<http://puppetagent.weizmann.ac.il/>/
>
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On 12/12/2013 11:42 AM, shlo.afgin@gmail.com wrote:
>       case $hostname { 
>            ''puppetagent'': {include sendmail} 
>       } 
> Puppet don''t use the value in $hostname.
Is this in the top scope, i.e. not inside a class {}, node {} or define
{} block?
> About the Dashboard, I use Puppet with Passenger.
> In /etc/httpd/logs/error_logs I have a lot of (I think each time
> Dashboard refreshed) warning:
> [ 2013-12-12 12:34:30.0426 24489/7f1dac713700
> Pool2/Implementation.cpp:1291 ]: [App 29486 stderr] warning: peer
> certificate won''t be verified in this SSL session
This looks weird. Implementation.cpp? Is dashboard written in C++, or am
I misreading this?
This may not be related to your issues at all.

How and where did you install dashboard?

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In the end of the file I add :
    node default {
     }

Thanks again

On Thursday, December 12, 2013 12:45:49 PM UTC+2, Felix.Frank
wrote:
>
> On 12/12/2013 11:42 AM, shlo....@gmail.com <javascript:> wrote: 
> >       case $hostname { 
> >            ''puppetagent'': {include sendmail} 
> >       } 
> > Puppet don''t use the value in $hostname. 
>
> Is this in the top scope, i.e. not inside a class {}, node {} or define 
> {} block? 
>
> > About the Dashboard, I use Puppet with Passenger. 
> > In /etc/httpd/logs/error_logs I have a lot of (I think each time 
> > Dashboard refreshed) warning: 
> > [ 2013-12-12 12:34:30.0426 24489/7f1dac713700 
> > Pool2/Implementation.cpp:1291 ]: [App 29486 stderr] warning: peer 
> > certificate won''t be verified in this SSL session 
>
> This looks weird. Implementation.cpp? Is dashboard written in C++, or am 
> I misreading this? 
> This may not be related to your issues at all. 
>
> How and where did you install dashboard? 
>
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Sorry I had a spelling mistake in the hostname. Now the manifest file work 
okay with the $hostname variable.

I left with the problem with Dashboard that don''t give me the
''Inventory''
details.

Sorry & Thanks again for the promptly answers.


On Thursday, December 12, 2013 1:59:52 PM UTC+2, shlo....@gmail.com
wrote:
>
> In the end of the file I add :
>     node default {
>      }
>
> Thanks again
>
> On Thursday, December 12, 2013 12:45:49 PM UTC+2, Felix.Frank wrote:
>>
>> On 12/12/2013 11:42 AM, shlo....@gmail.com wrote: 
>> >       case $hostname { 
>> >            ''puppetagent'': {include sendmail} 
>> >       } 
>> > Puppet don''t use the value in $hostname. 
>>
>> Is this in the top scope, i.e. not inside a class {}, node {} or define
>> {} block? 
>>
>> > About the Dashboard, I use Puppet with Passenger. 
>> > In /etc/httpd/logs/error_logs I have a lot of (I think each time 
>> > Dashboard refreshed) warning: 
>> > [ 2013-12-12 12:34:30.0426 24489/7f1dac713700 
>> > Pool2/Implementation.cpp:1291 ]: [App 29486 stderr] warning: peer 
>> > certificate won''t be verified in this SSL session 
>>
>> This looks weird. Implementation.cpp? Is dashboard written in C++, or
am
>> I misreading this? 
>> This may not be related to your issues at all. 
>>
>> How and where did you install dashboard? 
>>
>
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Hi,
For installing Dashboard, I follow the instruction in:
  http://docs.puppetlabs.com/dashboard/manual/1.2/index.html
  In section ''Serving Dashboard With Passenger and Apache'' I
use the
default port 80. 
  I tried to change it to port 3000, but all the Dashboard stop working.

I search the file Implementation.cpp and I find it in 
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/passenger-4.0.25/ext/common/ApplicationPool2/Implementation.cpp
I''m using Apache + Passenger. It look that this error appear in the 
error_log each time the Dashboard refresh.
But it can be that it not directly connect to my problem.

In the file /etc/puppet/auth.conf I add:
  path /facts
  auth yes
  method find, search
  allow dashboard

Any idea why I''m still getting, in the ''Inventory''
section,  the error:
  Could not retrieve facts from inventory service: 403 "Forbidden"

Thanks a lot.


On Thursday, December 12, 2013 12:45:49 PM UTC+2, Felix.Frank
wrote:
>
>
> .... 
> About the Dashboard, I use Puppet with Passenger. 
> > In /etc/httpd/logs/error_logs I have a lot of (I think each time 
> > Dashboard refreshed) warning: 
> > [ 2013-12-12 12:34:30.0426 24489/7f1dac713700 
> > Pool2/Implementation.cpp:1291 ]: [App 29486 stderr] warning: peer 
> > certificate won''t be verified in this SSL session 
>
> This looks weird. Implementation.cpp? Is dashboard written in C++, or am 
> I misreading this? 
> This may not be related to your issues at all. 
>
> How and where did you install dashboard? 
>
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