Paul Lathrop wrote: >> I can't imagine a compelling use case for a "pound on the server >> continuously" setting; and I'm not surprised, with some years of
> Just because you can't imagine it, doesn't mean it doesn't exist. I > use -w 0 intentionally and happily, and there is a compelling use case > for my environment. I can't go into it without getting into internal > details I can't discuss, but, like most settings in Puppet, I believe > it exists for a reason. I am sure there is a good use for some aspect of the -w 0 feature; the part I don't think there is a good use for, is writing 70,000 entries per minute to syslog, or for trying to connect in a tight loop for 12 hours. I am sure there is a way for it to do what you need it to do, without doing those other things. >> b) make your own package > > I definitely recommend this route over all the others. We maintain our This is the path I'm on. My comment above is just a hope to make life slightly better for the next person who types "apt-get install puppet" with Debian or Ubuntu out of the box. -- Kyle Cordes http://kylecordes.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To post to this group, send email to puppet-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to puppet-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
