On 2011/4/12 2:55 PM, "Shi" <jinzish...@gmail.com> wrote:
>Hi there,
>
>I am new to Puppet and am writing my first module to manage our
>cluster. So far, it worked out reasonably well. I can add yum
>repositories and install packages with Puppet automatically.
>However, one package requires the use of Sun JDK, not the openjdk
>coming with CentOS.
>The only way to do this is to download the jdk-6u24-linux-x64-rpm.bin
>file and run it.
>
>I figure I might be able to use something like
>
>package {jdk:
> source="/mnt/share/jdk-6u24-linux-x64-rpm.bin",
> ensure => installed;
> }
>
>I guess I could put the file under the shared NFS /mnt/share. But
>there is no way I can tell puppet to simply run the source as an
>executable. All the PROVIDER options are for a particular format, such
>as RPM or DEB. I guess I could run the file once on one machine, and
>it will extract the rpms. I could then just use the rpms, but that is
>less than ideal.
>
>Also, if I don't want to pre-mount the NFS share, is there any way to
>scp the file from the master node? Do I then have to set up ssh
>without password for the root?
It's easier than you think! :)
If you run that .bin with -x on the command line, it will extract an RPM
for you to use. I do that once per new JDK and put it in our local yum
repository.
--
Bill Weiss
Backstop Solutions Group
--
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.
