Puppet Services and Tools

Puppet commands

The puppet's command line interface (CLI) comprises of single puppet command and various subcommands.

Puppet Server and Puppet's companion utilities, Facter and Hiera, have their command line interface. The following commands are supported by puppet services.

Puppet agent

The Puppet agent is a core service that manages systems with a Puppet primary server. It obtains a configuration catalog from a Puppet primary server and verifies that all resources in that catalog are in the desired state.

Puppet agent usage:

puppet agent [--certname NAME] [-D|--daemonize|--no-daemonize] [-d|--debug] [--detailed-exitcodes] [--digest DIGEST] [--disable [MESSAGE]] [--enable] [--fingerprint] [-h|--help] [-l|--logdest syslog|eventlog|ABS FILEPATH|console] [--serverport PORT] [--noop] [-o|--onetime] [--sourceaddress IP_ADDRESS] [-t|--test] [-v|--verbose] [-V|--version] [-w|--waitforcert SECONDS]

Puppet apply

Puppet apply is a fundamental command that manages systems without involving a Puppet primary server. It compiles its configuration catalog using Puppet modules and various other data sources and immediately applies the catalog.

Puppet apply usage:

puppet apply [-h|--help] [-V|--version] [-d|--debug] [-v|--verbose] [-e|--execute] [--detailed-exitcodes] [-L|--loadclasses] [-l|--logdest syslog|eventlog|ABS FILEPATH|console] [--noop] [--catalog catalog] [--write-catalog-summary] file

Puppet ssl

Puppet ssl is a command to manage SSL keys and certificates for clients needing to communicate with your Puppet infrastructure.

Puppet ssl usage:

puppet ssl <action> [--certname <name>]

Puppet module

The puppet module is a multipurpose administrative tool used to work with Puppet modules. It can install and upgrade new Puppet Forge modules, assist in creating new modules, and package modules for public release.

Puppet module usage:

puppet module action [--environment production ] [--modulepath ]

Puppet resource

Puppet resource is an administrative tool that allows you to inspect and manipulate system resources. It is compatible with any resource type that Puppet is aware of. See the man page for Puppet Resource for more information.

Puppet resource usage:

puppet resource [-h|--help] [-d|--debug] [-v|--verbose] [-e|--edit] [-p|--param parameter] [-t|--types] [-y|--to_yaml] type [name] [attribute=value ...]

Puppet parser

Puppet parser allows you to validate Puppet code to ensure it is free of syntax errors. It can be an important component of your continuous integration toolchain. See the man page for Puppet Parser for more information.

Puppet parser usage:

puppet parser validate

Puppet help and Puppet man

Puppet help and Puppet man can display online help for the rest of Puppet's subcommands.

Puppet help usage:

puppet help

Running Puppet commands on Windows.

The puppet was designed to run on *nix systems, so its commands generally behave as *nix administrators would expect. Because Windows systems operate differently, there are a few additional considerations when using Puppet commands.

Supported commands in Puppet services

Given below are the commands designed for use on Windows:

• puppet apply
   
• puppet agent
   
• puppet module
   
• puppet config
   
• puppet resource
   
• puppet help
   
• puppet lookup

Running Puppet's commands.

The installer adds Puppet commands to its PATH. After installation, you can run them from any command prompt (cmd.exe) or PowerShell.

Open a new command prompt after installing. Any processes which are already running before you run the installer do not take the changed PATH value.

Running with admin privileges.

Puppet commands should usually be run with administrator privileges.

Puppet has two privilege modes: 
 

• Run with limited privileges, manage only specific resource types, and use a user-specific confdir and codedir.
   
• Run as administrator, manage the entire system, and use the system confdir and codedir.
   

When not run by root, Puppet runs with limited privileges on *nix systems, but its privileges can be raised with the standard Sudo command.

Configuration settings

The Command Line Interface can be used to view and modify configuration settings.

→To get configuration settings, run the following: 

puppet agent --configprint <SETTING>

→To set configuration settings, run the following: 

puppet config set <SETTING VALUE> --section <SECTION>

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Puppet tool?

Puppet is a software configuration management and deployment tool that is open source. It's most commonly used on Linux and Windows to pull strings simultaneously on multiple application servers.

What is puppet apply?

Puppet apply is a tool for compiling and managing configurations on nodes. It functions as a stand-alone combination of the Puppet primary server and Puppet agent applications.

What are the supported commands offered by puppet services?

Puppet apply, Puppet agent, puppet module, puppet config, puppet resource, puppet lookup, puppet help, and other commands are designed for Windows.

What are the privileged modes in puppet services?

Run with limited privileges, only manage certain resource types, and use a user-specific confdir and codedir. Run with administrator privileges, manage the whole system, and use the system confdir and codedir.

Conclusion

We have now learned what puppet services and tools, the puppet commands offered by puppet services, and the process to run them on windows are.

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