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What's the difference between Juju and Puppet/Chef?

Have tried asking 3rd party about key differences between Juju and Puppet/Chef. 3rd parties are not too familiar with Juju and could not say. They simply stated the others have a lot of momentum, and ...
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How to copy file to all clients using puppet?

How do I copy files to all clients using puppet? I have setup a puppet server and clients and I have tested the connection which was working fine. I am not a puppet expert, I am just a beginner, and I ...
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How to copy files to all machines using puppet master?

I have installed puppetmaster in ubuntu 11.04 and i have installed puppet in all my clients. I have joined all my puppet clients with puppet master. Is it possible to copy a file to all these puppet ...
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How to setup central management server?

I would like to setup Central Management Server (PUPPET) to manage all clients. I have read many documentations, but none of them was helpful. Can anyone explain setting up puppet server in detail? ...
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How to change the wallpaper of all clients using puppet?

I have set up puppet (Central Management Server). Can anyone tell me how to change wallpapers of all clients from this puppet server?
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Ubuntu 12.04 shutdown does not finish

When i shutdown my ubuntu 12,04 appears the "shutdown screen" and it never finish, keep shutting down... i use "tab key" to see the log and the last line says "Stopping Puppet Agent"... and it never ...
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How do I install a puppetmaster?

I have a fairly large network, and I need to use some sort of configuration management tool to manage it. I've decided that Puppet Open Source meets my needs. How do I install it?
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How do I enlist a server in puppet?

I've installed a puppetmaster as described here. Now, I need to add a few puppet agents. How can I do that?
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Why do signed deb packages say they're not authenticated when copied to my private deb repo?

Quick Version I have set up a private deb repository and copied some signed deb packages into it. I have installed the signing key locally. However when I try to install from the repo I get this ...
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What is the proper way to install Puppet on a server? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I install a puppetmaster? We've got several Ubuntu 10.04 servers and I'm looking to deploy Puppet for configuration management. The machines already have RVM ...
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Puppet-Like Configuration Tool?

In the business environment I work in, we tried to use Puppet to manage both our Linux and Windows machines. This includes tasks like installation of programs that are needed for our department and ...
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Puppet server cannot find certificate request when importing certificate

I am trying to install puppet server and client in two Ubuntu 10.04. one Ubuntu server which has puppet master and Ubuntu client which has puppet client. **I referred the below link for ...
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How do I set up puppet storedconfigs?

I'd like to set up puppet storedconfigs. How do I do that? I've followed the steps here and here to set up my puppet master and to enlist a server (respectively). How can I set up storedconfigs?
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Change dconf keys without logging into X in Puppet

Is there a way to set a dconf key by command line, without logging into X? I'd like to use this from Puppet. If I try (from SSH, as the normal user) a simple dconf write ...
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Pending taks in puppet dashboard?

my puppet master dashboard console shows x PENDING TASKS and it kepts on increasing. how to rectify it? whenevr I change any conf file, it does not get reflected in the dashboard. even if the node ...
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puppet master monitoring

I have installed puppetmaster in ubuntu 10 and i have installed puppet in all my clients. I have joined all my puppet clients with puppet master. Tell me how to list all the running services of my ...
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pushing updates to the puppet clients automatically(ubuntu puppet)

I have a puppet manifest that copies a .deb file from the puppet master(server) to the puppet client and installs it on the client. I am using the pull model sudo puppetd --server ...