On Mon, Mar 07, 2011 at 09:23:58PM -0800, Douglas Garstang wrote: > On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 4:06 PM, LarsP <larsp...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I was told recently at a Puppet workshop that using LDAP for managing > > node information is not advised. Anybody care to comment? What is it > > about using LDAP that's not a good idea? One of the main concerns from > > my colleagues is that we'd be introducing another central point of > > failure. We would lose all Puppet functionality if the LDAP server > > became unresponsive. If we stay with the XML file, we have more > > "stability". We also have the advantage of being able to version > > control our configuration... > > > > > I'd go with plain files..... why? It's simple and you can version control > your changes. > > Doug
Hi Douglas, I saw this advice from a post of yours from a few weeks back. It makes good sense to me, but as a novice, I don't have a picture of how these plane files are structured. Could you provide examples? > > -- > 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. > -- -ashley Did you try poking at it with a stick? -- 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.
