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puppet-master(8)


NAME

   puppet-master - The puppet master daemon

SYNOPSIS

   The  central  puppet  server.  Functions  as a certificate authority by
   default.

USAGE

   puppet master [-D|--daemonize|--no-daemonize] [-d|--debug]  [-h|--help]
   [-l|--logdest    syslog|FILE|console]   [-v|--verbose]   [-V|--version]
   [--compile NODE-NAME]

DESCRIPTION

   This command starts an instance of puppet master, running as  a  daemon
   and  using Rubys built-in Webrick webserver. Puppet master can also be
   managed by other application servers;  when  this  is  the  case,  this
   executable is not used.

OPTIONS

   Note  that any Puppet setting thats valid in the configuration file is
   also a valid long argument. For example, server is a  valid  setting,
   so  you  can  specify  --server  servername  as  an argument. Boolean
   settings translate into --setting and --no-setting pairs.

   See      the      configuration       file       documentation       at
   https://docs.puppetlabs.com/references/stable/configuration.html    for
   the full list of acceptable settings. A commented list of all  settings
   can also be generated by running puppet master with --genconfig.

   --daemonize
          Send the process into the background. This is the default. (This
          is a Puppet setting, and can go in puppet.conf. Note the special
          no- prefix for boolean settings on the command line.)

   --no-daemonize
          Do  not  send the process into the background. (This is a Puppet
          setting, and can go  in  puppet.conf.  Note  the  special  no-
          prefix for boolean settings on the command line.)

   --debug
          Enable full debugging.

   --help Print this help message.

   --logdest
          Where  to  send log messages. Choose between syslog (the POSIX
          syslog service), console, or  the  path  to  a  log  file.  If
          debugging  or  verbosity is enabled, this defaults to console.
          Otherwise, it defaults to syslog.

          A path ending with .json will  receive  structured  output  in
          JSON   format.  The  log  file  will  not  have  an  ending  ]
          automatically written to it  due  to  the  appending  nature  of
          logging.  It must be appended manually to make the content valid
          JSON.

   --masterport
          The port on which to listen  for  traffic.  (This  is  a  Puppet
          setting, and can go in puppet.conf.)

   --verbose
          Enable verbosity.

   --version
          Print the puppet version number and exit.

   --compile
          Compile  a  catalogue  and  output  it  in  JSON from the puppet
          master. Uses facts contained in the $vardir/yaml/  directory  to
          compile the catalog.

EXAMPLE

   puppet master

DIAGNOSTICS

   When  running  as  a  standalone  daemon,  puppet  master  accepts  the
   following signals:

   SIGHUP Restart the puppet master server.

   SIGINT and SIGTERM
          Shut down the puppet master server.

   SIGUSR2
          Close file descriptors for log files and reopen them. Used  with
          logrotate.

AUTHOR

   Luke Kanies

COPYRIGHT

   Copyright  (c)  2012  Puppet  Labs,  LLC  Licensed under the Apache 2.0
   License



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