On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 7:38 AM, Thomas Bartlett < thomas.bartlett.1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Guys, > > So I've been working with puppet on windows and I think my approach is all > wrong. I've been using the puppetlabs/powershell module to run commands, > however I'm having difficulty with exit codes. Primarily puppet expects > exit codes to denote success/failure, whereas powershell is returning > objects (and giving a 0 exit code regardless of result). > > I'm automating the install of old bits of software, so getting meaningful > answers out of the installers is pretty difficult, this means that the > scripts are a bit ugly and not very idempotent. Typically I have to check a > log file to find out if the install actually worked. > If you are automating the install of software, you should look at using either the built-in package resource or one of the Windows package providers, e.g. Chocolatey[1]. It also has a pre-built, ready to go internal package server[2] so you can put your packages somewhere in your network. Lastly, if you are looking at the Chocolatey route, note that the provider is almost finished with the install of choco on the machine[3] and using it as a provider for packages in the same run.[4] [1] https://forge.puppetlabs.com/chocolatey/chocolatey [2] https://forge.puppetlabs.com/chocolatey/chocolatey_server [3] https://github.com/chocolatey/puppet-chocolatey/pull/76 [4] https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/63502/9509913/cadaf9ee-4c2a-11e5-9ca8-042b79cac217.png > > Are there any examples out there of windows puppet automation that makes > heavy use of the powershell module? > > Cheers, > > Tom > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Puppet Users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to puppet-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/puppet-users/7b4f140b-05fd-4477-b8bc-62e14f54da70%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/puppet-users/7b4f140b-05fd-4477-b8bc-62e14f54da70%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Rob Reynolds Developer, Puppet Labs *PuppetConf 2015 <http://2015.puppetconf.com/> is coming to Portland, Oregon! Join us October 5-9.* *Register now to take advantage of the Final Countdown discount <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/puppetconf-2015-october-5-9-register-now-its-the-final-countdown-tickets-13115894995?discount=FinalCountdown> * *—**save $149!* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to puppet-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/puppet-users/CAMJiBK57HpXDGjetf013WpCF3aiDh%3DL1TvtGr2Lr%2BLOahVca7Q%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
