Provided by: puppet-agent_8.4.0-1ubuntu1_all 
NAME
puppet-node - View and manage node definitions.
SYNOPSIS
puppet node action [--terminus _TERMINUS]
DESCRIPTION
This subcommand interacts with node objects, which are used by Puppet to build a catalog. A node object
consists of the node´s facts, environment, node parameters (exposed in the parser as top-scope
variables), and classes.
OPTIONS
Note that any setting that´s valid in the configuration file is also a valid long argument, although it
may or may not be relevant to the present action. For example, server and run_mode are valid settings, so
you can specify --server <servername>, or --run_mode <runmode> as an argument.
See the configuration file documentation at https://puppet.com/docs/puppet/latest/configuration.html for
the full list of acceptable parameters. A commented list of all configuration options can also be
generated by running puppet with --genconfig.
--render-as FORMAT
The format in which to render output. The most common formats are json, s (string), yaml, and
console, but other options such as dot are sometimes available.
--verbose
Whether to log verbosely.
--debug
Whether to log debug information.
--terminus _TERMINUS
Indirector faces expose indirected subsystems of Puppet. These subsystems are each able to
retrieve and alter a specific type of data (with the familiar actions of find, search, save, and
destroy) from an arbitrary number of pluggable backends. In Puppet parlance, these backends are
called terminuses.
Almost all indirected subsystems have a rest terminus that interacts with the puppet master´s
data. Most of them have additional terminuses for various local data models, which are in turn
used by the indirected subsystem on the puppet master whenever it receives a remote request.
The terminus for an action is often determined by context, but occasionally needs to be set
explicitly. See the "Notes" section of this face´s manpage for more details.
ACTIONS
clean - Clean up signed certs, cached facts, node objects, and reports for a node stored by the
puppetmaster
SYNOPSIS
puppet node clean [--terminus _TERMINUS] host1 [host2 ...]
DESCRIPTION
Cleans up the following information a puppet master knows about a node:
Signed certificates - ($vardir/ssl/ca/signed/node.domain.pem)
Cached facts - ($vardir/yaml/facts/node.domain.yaml)
Cached node objects - ($vardir/yaml/node/node.domain.yaml)
Reports - ($vardir/reports/node.domain)
NOTE: this action now cleans up certs via Puppet Server´s CA API. A running server is required for
certs to be cleaned.
find - Retrieve a node object.
SYNOPSIS
puppet node find [--terminus _TERMINUS] host
DESCRIPTION
Retrieve a node object.
RETURNS
A hash containing the node´s classes, environment, expiration, name, parameters (its facts,
combined with any ENC-set parameters), and time. When used from the Ruby API: a Puppet::Node
object.
RENDERING ISSUES: Rendering as string and json are currently broken; node objects can only be
rendered as yaml.
info - Print the default terminus class for this face.
SYNOPSIS
puppet node info [--terminus _TERMINUS]
DESCRIPTION
Prints the default terminus class for this subcommand. Note that different run modes may have
different default termini; when in doubt, specify the run mode with the ´--run_mode´ option.
EXAMPLES
find
Retrieve an "empty" (no classes, no ENC-imposed parameters, and an environment of "production") node:
$ puppet node find somenode.puppetlabs.lan --terminus plain --render-as yaml
Retrieve a node using the Puppet Server´s configured ENC:
$ puppet node find somenode.puppetlabs.lan --terminus exec --run_mode server --render-as yaml
Retrieve the same node from the Puppet Server:
$ puppet node find somenode.puppetlabs.lan --terminus rest --render-as yaml
NOTES
This subcommand is an indirector face, which exposes find, search, save, and destroy actions for an
indirected subsystem of Puppet. Valid termini for this face include:
• exec
• json
• memory
• msgpack
• plain
• rest
• store_configs
• yaml
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
Copyright 2011 by Puppet Inc. Apache 2 license; see COPYING