How-to: install puppet via yum

Master:

• sudo rpm -ivh http://yum.puppetlabs.com/puppetlabs-release-el-5.noarch.rpm
• sudo yum install puppet-server
• Add following in /etc/puppet/puppet.conf [main]: 
  dns_alt_names = master.chff.dc
• sudo puppet master --verbose --no-daemonize
  
  

Agent:

• sudo rpm -ivh http://yum.puppetlabs.com/puppetlabs-release-el-5.noarch.rpm
• sudo yum install puppet
• Add following in /etc/puppet/puppet.conf [main]:
  dns_alt_names = master.chff.dc
  server=master.chff.dc
• sudo service puppet start

Verify:

• At master node, create following file:
  [root@master ~]# cat /etc/puppet/manifests/site.pp
  node default {
  file {
  "/tmp/test":
  content=>"Hello FangFang \n",
  mode => 0644;
  }
  }
• At agent node:
  puppet agent --test --ca_server=master.chff.dc
• Verify at agent node:
  [root@slave puppet]# cat /tmp/test
  Hello FangFang
  [root@slave puppet]# ll /tmp/test
  -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 16 Jun 15 12:12 /tmp/test