07-12-2011
You can do some of that with Puppet, or you can use a central login server with NIS or LDAP.
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LEARN ABOUT DEBIAN
puppet-parser
PUPPET-PARSER(8) Puppet manual PUPPET-PARSER(8)
NAME
puppet-parser - Interact directly with the parser.
SYNOPSIS
puppet parser action
OPTIONS
Note that any configuration parameter 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 is a valid configuration parameter, so you can specify --server <servername> as an
argument.
See the configuration file documentation at http://docs.puppetlabs.com/references/stable/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.
--mode MODE
The run mode to use for the current action. Valid modes are user, agent, and master.
--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.
ACTIONS
validate - Validate the syntax of one or more Puppet manifests.
SYNOPSIS
puppet parser validate [manifest] [manifest ...]
DESCRIPTION
This action validates Puppet DSL syntax without compiling a catalog or syncing any resources. If no manifest files are provided, it
will validate the default site manifest.
RETURNS
Nothing, or the first syntax error encountered.
EXAMPLES
validate
Validate the default site manifest at /etc/puppet/manifests/site.pp:
$ puppet parser validate
Validate two arbitrary manifest files:
$ puppet parser validate init.pp vhost.pp
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
Copyright 2011 by Puppet Labs Apache 2 license; see COPYING
Puppet Labs, LLC June 2012 PUPPET-PARSER(8)