Puppet Cheatsheet
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Puppet is an open-source configuration management tool that allows you to define the state of your IT infrastructure using a declarative language. Puppet automates the process of managing infrastructure, including software installation, configuration management, and more.
Puppet Basics
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| Command/Option | Example | Description |
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| puppet –version | puppet --version | Display the version of Puppet installed |
| puppet apply | puppet apply manifest.pp | Apply a Puppet manifest locally |
| puppet agent -t | puppet agent -t | Run the Puppet agent manually on the node |
Puppet Agent
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| Command/Option | Example | Description |
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| puppet agent –enable | puppet agent --enable | Enable the Puppet agent |
| puppet agent –disable | puppet agent --disable | Disable the Puppet agent |
| puppet agent –test | puppet agent --test | Run the Puppet agent in test mode |
Puppet Server Management
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| Command/Option | Example | Description |
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| puppetserver start | puppetserver start | Start the Puppet server |
| puppetserver stop | puppetserver stop | Stop the Puppet server |
| puppetserver reload | puppetserver reload | Reload the Puppet server configuration |
| puppetserver ca list | puppetserver ca list --all | List all certificate signing requests |
Puppet Modules
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| Command/Option | Example | Description |
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| puppet module generate | puppet module generate username-modulename | Generate a new module skeleton |
| puppet module install | puppet module install puppetlabs-apache | Install a module from the Puppet Forge |
| puppet module list | puppet module list | List all installed modules |
| puppet module uninstall | puppet module uninstall puppetlabs-apache | Uninstall a module |
Puppet Resource
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| Command/Option | Example | Description |
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| puppet resource user | puppet resource user | Display the current state of user resources |
| puppet resource service | puppet resource service | Display the current state of service resources |
| puppet resource package | puppet resource package | Display the current state of package resources |
Hiera
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| Command/Option | Example | Description |
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| hiera lookup | hiera lookup key | Lookup data in Hiera |
| hiera config | hiera config | Display the current Hiera configuration |
Fact Management
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| Command/Option | Example | Description |
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| facter | facter | Display all facts about the system |
| facter | facter os | Display a specific fact about the system |
PuppetDB
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| Command/Option | Example | Description |
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| puppet query | puppet query 'nodes { certname ~ "web" }' | Query the PuppetDB |
| puppet facts find | puppet facts find <node> | Retrieve facts for a specific node |
Puppet CA Management
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| Command/Option | Example | Description |
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| puppet cert list | puppet cert list | List all certificate requests |
| puppet cert sign | puppet cert sign <hostname> | Sign a certificate request |
| puppet cert revoke | puppet cert revoke <hostname> | Revoke a certificate |
This cheatsheet covers the most commonly used Puppet commands and options, helping you to manage agents, servers, modules, resources, facts, PuppetDB, and certificate authorities effectively.