Install & start Puppet

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　　Install ruby-1.8.7

if the ruby is not installed on your machine, download the ruby-1.8.7 from the ruby web site.

For me, I download the ruby-1.8.7-p334.tar.gzfrom the ruby web site.

copy to user home /root and execute following commands:

#tar -zxvf ruby-1.8.7-p334.tar.gz
#cd ruby-1.8.7-p334
#./configure
#make
#make install
　　
Install facter-1.5.8

Go to the puppet web site to get the facter-1.5.8.tar.gz package and execute following commands:

#tar -zxvf facter-1.5.8.tar.gz
#cd facter-1.5.8
#ruby install.rb

Install the puppet-2.6.4

Go to the puppet web site to get the puppet-2.6.4.tar.gz package and execute following commands:

#tar -zxvf puppet-2.6.4.tar.gz
#cd puppet-2.6.4
#ruby install.rb

Start the puppet master

After installing, then we can start the puppet master by execute following commands:

#puppet master --mkusers

the puppet user will be added

#puppet master -d -v --no-daemonize

When this command executed, we will see following error line:

err: /File[/var/lib/puppet/rrd]/ensure: change from absent to directory failed: Could not set 'directory on ensure: Permission denied - /var/lib/puppet/rrd

This means the /var/lib/puppet/rrd does not exit, execute following command to create it:

#mkdir -p /var/lib/puppet/rrd

Then we execute puppet master again

#puppet master -d -v --no-daemonize

Following error lines appear:

err: /File[/var/lib/puppet/rrd]/owner: change from root to puppet failed: Failed to set owner to '502': Operation not permitted - /var/lib/puppet/rrd
err: /File[/var/lib/puppet/rrd]/group: change from root to puppet failed: failed to chgrp /var/lib/puppet/rrd to 502: Operation not permitted - /var/lib/puppet/rrd

We need to change the ownership of /var/lib/puppet/rrd to puppet:puppet

#chown -R puppet:puppet /var/lib/puppet/rrd

Then execute the puppet master again

#puppet master -d -v --no-daemonize

At this time, no error line appears any more.

Test the puppet master

test if the puppet master works ok by running following comand

#puppet agent --test --server `hostname`