Just learned this tip yesterday, /etc/sysconfig/puppet is the file what allows you to include extra options in the Puppet client daemon. The extra options are automatically attached to the puppet daemon whenever you start the Puppet service - 'service puppet start'. The trick is in the file /etc/init.d/puppet. start() { echo -n $"Starting puppet agent: … Continue reading Add extra options in puppet client daemon
Puppet upgrade notes
I recently upgraded the Puppet server from 2.7.6 to 3.4.3. Here are some notes: 1) Puppet 3.x require ruby version 1.8.7 or newer. RHEL5 repo only has ruby version up to 1.8.5. 2) The Puppet-3.X installer is not available in neither EPEL5 nor EPEL6, only available in EPEL7. You have to use Puppetlabs repo in … Continue reading Puppet upgrade notes
Cannot click vSphere Client Security Warning dialog buttons
I met the same issue described in this VMware KB, unfortunately none of the solutions worked for me. Symptoms When logging in with the vSphere Client you see a Security Warning dialog with a message similar to:An untrusted SSL certificate is installed on "<hostname>" and secure communication cannot be guaranteed. Depending on your security policy, this issue might not … Continue reading Cannot click vSphere Client Security Warning dialog buttons
Use Puppet to manage yum version lock
I periodically update the my lab servers by running yum update all. But for some packages that I want them to stay at specific versions. For example, I don't want the httpd and bind get updated when I run yum update. According to the results of 'yum update httpd bind', I can see there are … Continue reading Use Puppet to manage yum version lock
Check osad service status in Satellite
RedHat Satellite server allows user to push the updates or run the command remotely in a 'real time' manner. The backend services for this feature are osa-dispatcher, jabberd and osad. osa-dispatcher periodically check the database to see if any clients have actions they need to perform. If there are, it sends the messages through jabberd … Continue reading Check osad service status in Satellite
