Provided by: puppet-common_3.4.3-1ubuntu1.3_all 
NAME
puppet-device - Manage remote network devices
SYNOPSIS
Retrieves all configurations from the puppet master and apply them to the remote devices configured in
/etc/puppet/device.conf.
Currently must be run out periodically, using cron or something similar.
USAGE
puppet device [-d|--debug] [--detailed-exitcodes] [-V|--version]
[-h|--help] [-l|--logdest syslog|<file>|console]
[-v|--verbose] [-w|--waitforcert <seconds>]
DESCRIPTION
Once the client has a signed certificate for a given remote device, it will retrieve its configuration
and apply it.
USAGE NOTES
One need a /etc/puppet/device.conf file with the following content:
[remote.device.fqdn] type type url url
where: * type: the current device type (the only value at this time is cisco) * url: an url allowing to
connect to the device
Supported url must conforms to: scheme://user:password@hostname/?query
with: * scheme: either ssh or telnet * user: username, can be omitted depending on the switch/router
configuration * password: the connection password * query: this is device specific. Cisco devices
supports an enable parameter whose value would be the enable password.
OPTIONS
Note that any configuration parameter that´s valid in the configuration file is also a valid long
argument. For example, ´server´ is a valid configuration parameter, so you can specify ´--server
servername´ as an argument.
--debug
Enable full debugging.
--detailed-exitcodes
Provide transaction information via exit codes. If this is enabled, an exit code of ´2´ means
there were changes, an exit code of ´4´ means there were failures during the transaction, and an
exit code of ´6´ means there were both changes and failures.
--help Print this help message
--logdest
Where to send messages. Choose between syslog, the console, and a log file. Defaults to sending
messages to syslog, or the console if debugging or verbosity is enabled.
--verbose
Turn on verbose reporting.
--waitforcert
This option only matters for daemons that do not yet have certificates and it is enabled by
default, with a value of 120 (seconds). This causes +puppet agent+ to connect to the server every
2 minutes and ask it to sign a certificate request. This is useful for the initial setup of a
puppet client. You can turn off waiting for certificates by specifying a time of 0.
EXAMPLE
$ puppet device --server puppet.domain.com
AUTHOR
Brice Figureau
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2011 Puppet Labs, LLC Licensed under the Apache 2.0 License