Simpler Puppet Manifests – Resource Defaults and Manifest Ordering

Tips to make your Puppet manifests shorter and easier to read. Resource defaults: If I say ‘package’, of course I want it installed. Services are usually running and enabled at boot. Manifest ordering: Top-down, so I don’t have to ‘require’ … Continue reading

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Apply Puppet Resources Top Down – ordering=manifest – Order without Require

By default Puppet manifest ordering is arbitrary. You either have to use require a lot or apply your modules twice. But there is an easy fix: $ sudoedit /etc/puppet.conf [main] ordering = manifest # …

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