Jira (PDB-704) PuppetDB installing postgresql is not optional

[Aaron Hicks (JIRA)]

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Aaron Hicks commented on an issue   Re: PuppetDB installing postgresql is not optional So you're saying I should divert from the standardised installation of the module to install the standard module. We're talking about a fundamental separation of concerns here. The PuppetDB module installs PuppetDB, it's not the PostgreSQL module that installs PostgreSQL. Using resources (like databases, grants, roles etc.) is fine and has no impact on other modules or services (unless there are other instances of the resource with exactly the same name). Declaring classes prohibits declaring that class in different ways if that class is overloaded (say when a database server provides services for several databases), unless you're prepared to expose and pass through all that classes parameters (like the PuppetDB module does for listen_addresses). Add Comment   PuppetDB / PDB-704 PuppetDB installing postgresql is not optional The puppetlabs-puppetdb module installs PostgreSQL, and this is not optional. This means it is not possible to install postgresql separately with a tuned configuration for your environment, or in a manner that could be reused by other services. Either make the installation of the PuppetDB optiona via a parameter, or remove it completely. By param... This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.1.4#6159-sha1:44eaede) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Bugs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to puppet-bugs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to puppet-bugs@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-bugs. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.