On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 9:17 PM, Nigel Kersten <nig...@google.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 6:15 PM, Gary Larizza <ccsh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Nigel, > > We're trained to check /var/db for pkgdmg trigger files anyways - I've > got > > no problem with it. I'll need to make sure my external nodes script can > > find the $vardir/yaml/facts store, but other than that I don't have a > > problem with its change. I suspect many may not notice - at least > initially > > :) > > So this kind of raises another question then... > > Should we move the pkgdmg location? > > > If we do - would there be a mechanism to automatically migrate those .puppet files to the new directory (in the update package). I know it's easily scripted, but think about upgrading and then pkgdmg looking to the new location, not finding the files, and pulling down all those packages again. That's my only concern (off the top of my head). Short of that - I let pkgdmg handle those files, so I don't really care where they're located (so long as I can find them). > > -Gary > > > > On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 3:12 PM, Roy Nielsen <r...@lanl.gov> wrote: > >> > >> Hello Nigel, > >> > >> /var/db/puppet sounds good for the default location.. > >> > >> a little background: We have a central services team, and many field > teams > >> that directly support our customers. > >> > >> We've been looking into separating the $vardir based on team (central or > >> field). We're still in the "thinking about it" stage, so we haven't > fully > >> implemented it yet. We have currently defined our central services > $vardir > >> as /var/lanl/puppet. > >> > >> Regards, > >> -Roy > >> > >> On 6/9/10 12:49 PM, Nigel Kersten wrote: > >>> > >>> 0.25.5 changed the default vardir from /var/puppet to /var/lib/puppet > >>> and it's caused the odd issue we have to fix in the Mac pkg > >>> preflights. > >>> > >>> After re-reading 'man hier' I'm tempted to change the default on OS X > to: > >>> > >>> /var/db/puppet > >>> > >>> instead. > >>> > >>> > >>> /var/ multi-purpose log, temporary, transient, and spool > >>> files > >>> ... > >>> db/ misc. automatically generated > >>> system-specific database files > >>> > >>> > >>> Thoughts? > >>> > >>> -- > >>> nigel > >>> > >>> > >> > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > >> "Puppet Users" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to puppet-us...@googlegroups.com. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> puppet-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<puppet-users%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > >> For more options, visit this group at > >> http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en. > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Gary Larizza > > > > Director of Technology > > Huron City Schools > > http://www.huronhs.com > > > > 悟 > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Puppet Users" group. > > To post to this group, send email to puppet-us...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > puppet-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<puppet-users%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en. > > > > > > -- > nigel > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Puppet Users" group. > To post to this group, send email to puppet-us...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > puppet-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<puppet-users%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en. > > -- Gary Larizza Director of Technology Huron City Schools http://www.huronhs.com 悟 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To post to this group, send email to puppet-us...@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.
