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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 file|console|syslog] [-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	configuration  parameter  that's valid in the configuration file is also a valid long argument. For example, 'ssldir' is a
       valid configuration parameter, so you can specify '--ssldir directory' 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 master with '--genconfig'.

       --daemonize
	      Send the process into the background. This is the default.

       --no-daemonize
	      Do not send the process into the background.

       --debug
	      Enable full debugging.

       --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
	      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) 2011 Puppet Labs, LLC Licensed under the Apache 2.0 License

Puppet Labs, LLC						     June 2012							  PUPPET-MASTER(8)