OK, I'll bite In the newly published Style Guide ( http://docs.puppetlabs.com/guides/style_guide.html), right at the end it says
Modules should avoid the use of extlookup() in favor of ENCs or other alternatives But there is no reason as to why. We have a rule of thumb where we use the ENC to set specific information for a host, and extlookup for groups of servers (based on class, location, etc set in the ENC). It works well, and we even received a thumbs up in a recent Puppet Labs audit of our manifests as we have clear separation of configuration and data. So, why should we avoid extlookup()? What should we use instead? John -- 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.