Hmmm ... looks like vcsrepo might be the hook I am looking for .... Here is a current puppet users thread discussion: http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users/browse_thread/thread/954f3bb356e9a468
On Jul 13, 9:02 am, bmort <propertywholesa...@gmail.com> wrote: > Good stuff thanks all. All of the responses have got me thinking. > > Sorry for any confusion about the starting of the puppet client. > Whenever I feel like is the goal. > > Process goal: > - change a monit, apache, odbc, passenger, mongrel config > - check that change(s) into svn for that server(s) > - start puppet on that server(s) (Capistrano is a legacy app; > mcollective is on the radar. ty) > - puppet checks the repository of manifest or do i get the manifest > files to the server before starting puppet? > - puppet applies any changes ( maybe send a little obtw email ) > > i guess quick and dirty svn hook is what i am looking for .... > > On Jul 13, 5:56 am, Julian Simpson <simpsonjul...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Running Puppet without a puppetmaster would be one reason. > > > > You could have a repository of your manifests that your machines check > > > out and run against. Cap is a poor mans way of orchestrating that > > > setup in lieu of something more powerful like MCollective. > > > > I could have asked that question in a more coherent way. I run Puppet > > > without a puppetmaster myself. My process starts with a Rake build that > > invokes Puppet standalone, with all of the relevant configuration options > > supplied on the command line, with their paths resolved so I can check out > > my repo and then run 'rake puppet:run'. The original question suggested > > that they wanted something more complex, with a Continuous Integration-like > > approach to checking for changes. > > > Personally I wouldn't do that as you should be able to run Puppet with > > impunity, whenever you feel like it. To me, testing for changes suggests > > that someone really isn't happy about the idea :) > > > Best > > > Julian. -- 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.
