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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 Ruby´s 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 that´s 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/puppet/latest/reference/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. The default port is 8140. (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 Inc., LLC Licensed under the Apache 2.0 License