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    02 Oct 2017

    Kickstart Metadata Parameters when using Cobbler as a Puppet ENC

    When using Cobbler as Puppet's External Node Classifier, the Kictstart Metadata parameters configured in Cobbler override those derived from Puppet (e.g. using facts). Cobbler Metadata example [root@cobblerserver ~]# cobbler distro report --name=centos7.4-x86_64 | grep Metadata Kickstart Metadata : {'operatingsystemrelease': '7.2.1511'} This distro is attached to the…

    02 Oct 2017 Read More
    • cobbler
    • puppet
    • linux

    28 Sep 2017

    Cobbler Proxy 502

    Problem: I came across a Cobbler error when trying to edit a profile. [robbie@cobbler ~]# cobbler profile edit --name=centos7 --ksmeta='operatingsystemrelease=7.2.1511' Traceback (most recent call last): File "/bin/cobbler", line 36, in <module> sys.exit(app.main()) File "/usr/lib/python2.…

    28 Sep 2017 Read More
    • cobbler
    • linux

    03 Nov 2016

    Cobbler ENC for puppet - relies on interface hostname match

    The error details [root@mynode ~]# /opt/puppetlabs/bin/puppet agent -t --server puppet_master.mycompany.com --environment production Warning: Unable to fetch my node definition, but the agent run will continue: Warning: Find /puppet/v3/node/?environment=production&configured_environment=produc... resulted in 404 with the message: Not Found:…

    03 Nov 2016 Read More
    • cobbler
    • puppet
    • linux

    11 Feb 2016

    Cobbler replicate rsync error - Unknown module

    When trying to run a "cobbler sync" I get an rsync failure. This seems to be because rsync can't find the module (in /etc/rsyncd.conf) for each section it needs to replicate. This is not a hassle to fix though, there's no need to manually create these…

    11 Feb 2016 Read More
    • cobbler
    • rsync

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