This could also be a place for the use of exported resources. End result is similar to puppet resource but can change dynamically, which is nice.
-- Join us for PuppetConf (http://www.bit.ly/puppetconfsig), September 22nd and 23rd in Portland, OR. Eric Shamow Professional Services http://puppetlabs.com/ (c)631.871.6441 On Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 9:27 AM, Daniel Pittman wrote: > On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 16:05, Spiral Syzygy <spiralena...@gmail.com > (mailto:spiralena...@gmail.com)> wrote: > > > I'm new to puppet and I would like to use it to clone the > > configuration of an existing base machine. Are there any tools that > > would allow puppet to scan the existing machine's state and generate > > manifests I can then use to manage this other machine? > > `puppet resource` can generate the raw material. It doesn't produce > dependencies, and you would need to make sensible decisions about > structuring file resources, but it can sure be a help. > > Daniel > -- > ⎋ Puppet Labs Developer – http://puppetlabs.com > ♲ Made with 100 percent post-consumer electrons > > -- > 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 > (mailto:puppet-users@googlegroups.com). > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > puppet-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > (mailto:puppet-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com). > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en. -- 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.
