Cobbler kickstart templates support Cheetah (http://www.cheetahtemplate.org/) code. Essentially it allows for execution of python syntax within a kickstart script, providing powerful and flexible capabilities in the code. This is equivalent to ERB (embedded ruby) syntax in Puppet templates. Syntax key features Any line which starts with a…
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…
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.…
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:…
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…