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This module configures the Resolv file.

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released Dec 23rd 2016
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  • Puppet Enterprise >= 3.2.0
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Add this module to your Puppetfile:

mod 'dhoppe-resolv', '1.3.2'
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puppet module install dhoppe-resolv --version 1.3.2

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dhoppe/resolv — version 1.3.2 Dec 23rd 2016

resolv

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Table of Contents

  1. Overview
  2. Module Description - What the module does and why it is useful
  3. Setup - The basics of getting started with resolv
  4. Usage - Configuration options and additional functionality
  5. Reference - An under-the-hood peek at what the module is doing and how
  6. Limitations - OS compatibility, etc.
  7. Development - Guide for contributing to the module

Overview

This module configures the Resolv file.

Module Description

This module handles configuring Resolv across a range of operating systems and distributions.

Setup

What resolv affects

  • resolv configuration file.

Setup Requirements

Beginning with resolv

Install resolv with the default parameters (No configuration files will be changed).

    class { 'resolv': }

Install resolv with the recommended parameters.

    class { 'resolv':
      config_file_template => 'resolv/common/etc/resolv.conf.erb',
    }

Usage

Update the resolv package.

    class { 'resolv':
      package_ensure => 'latest',
    }

Remove the resolv package.

    class { 'resolv':
      package_ensure => 'absent',
    }

Purge the resolv package (All configuration files will be removed).

    class { 'resolv':
      package_ensure => 'purged',
    }

Deploy the configuration files from source directory.

    class { 'resolv':
      config_dir_source => 'puppet:///modules/resolv/common/etc',
    }

Deploy the configuration files from source directory (Unmanaged configuration files will be removed).

    class { 'resolv':
      config_dir_purge  => true,
      config_dir_source => 'puppet:///modules/resolv/common/etc',
    }

Deploy the configuration file from source.

    class { 'resolv':
      config_file_source => 'puppet:///modules/resolv/common/etc/resolv.conf',
    }

Deploy the configuration file from string.

    class { 'resolv':
      config_file_string => '# THIS FILE IS MANAGED BY PUPPET',
    }

Deploy the configuration file from template.

    class { 'resolv':
      config_file_template => 'resolv/common/etc/resolv.conf.erb',
    }

Deploy the configuration file from custom template (Additional parameters can be defined).

    class { 'resolv':
      config_file_template     => 'resolv/common/etc/resolv.conf.erb',
      config_file_options_hash => {
        'key' => 'value',
      },
    }

Deploy additional configuration files from source, string or template.

    class { 'resolv':
      config_file_hash => {
        'resolv.2nd.conf' => {
          config_file_path   => '/etc/resolv.2nd.conf',
          config_file_source => 'puppet:///modules/resolv/common/etc/resolv.2nd.conf',
        },
        'resolv.3rd.conf' => {
          config_file_path   => '/etc/resolv.3rd.conf',
          config_file_string => '# THIS FILE IS MANAGED BY PUPPET',
        },
        'resolv.4th.conf' => {
          config_file_path     => '/etc/resolv.4th.conf',
          config_file_template => 'resolv/common/etc/resolv.4th.conf.erb',
        },
      },
    }

Reference

Classes

Public Classes

  • resolv: Main class, includes all other classes.

Private Classes

  • resolv::install: Handles the packages.
  • resolv::config: Handles the configuration file.

Parameters

package_ensure

Determines if the package should be installed. Valid values are 'present', 'latest', 'absent' and 'purged'. Defaults to 'present'.

package_name

Determines the name of package to manage. Defaults to 'undef'.

package_list

Determines if additional packages should be managed. Defaults to 'undef'.

config_dir_ensure

Determines if the configuration directory should be present. Valid values are 'absent' and 'directory'. Defaults to 'directory'.

config_dir_path

Determines if the configuration directory should be managed. Defaults to '/etc'

config_dir_purge

Determines if unmanaged configuration files should be removed. Valid values are 'true' and 'false'. Defaults to 'false'.

config_dir_recurse

Determines if the configuration directory should be recursively managed. Valid values are 'true' and 'false'. Defaults to 'true'.

config_dir_source

Determines the source of a configuration directory. Defaults to 'undef'.

config_file_ensure

Determines if the configuration file should be present. Valid values are 'absent' and 'present'. Defaults to 'present'.

config_file_path

Determines if the configuration file should be managed. Defaults to '/etc/resolv.conf'

config_file_owner

Determines which user should own the configuration file. Defaults to 'root'.

config_file_group

Determines which group should own the configuration file. Defaults to 'root'.

config_file_mode

Determines the desired permissions mode of the configuration file. Defaults to '0644'.

config_file_source

Determines the source of a configuration file. Defaults to 'undef'.

config_file_string

Determines the content of a configuration file. Defaults to 'undef'.

config_file_template

Determines the content of a configuration file. Defaults to 'undef'.

config_file_require

Determines which package a configuration file depends on. Defaults to 'undef'.

config_file_hash

Determines which configuration files should be managed via resolv::define. Defaults to '{}'.

config_file_options_hash

Determines which parameters should be passed to an ERB template. Defaults to '{}'.

domains

Determines which domains should be searched. Defaults to '["${::domain}"]'.

nameservers

Determines which nameservers should be queried. Defaults to '['8.8.8.8', '8.8.4.4']'.

options

Determines which options should be used if more than one nameserver is present. Defaults to '['timeout:1', 'attempts:1', 'rotate']'.

Limitations

This module has been tested on:

  • Debian 6/7/8
  • Ubuntu 12.04/14.04/16.04

Development

Bug Report

If you find a bug, have trouble following the documentation or have a question about this module - please create an issue.

Pull Request

If you are able to patch the bug or add the feature yourself - please make a pull request.

Contributors

The list of contributors can be found at: https://github.com/dhoppe/puppet-resolv/graphs/contributors