Procedure 5.2. To Install and Enable the Puppet Agent:

1. Open a terminal console and log in as root.
2. Install the Puppet agent:

   # yum install puppet
   

3. Configure the puppet agent to start at boot:
   • On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6:

     # chkconfig puppet on

   • On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7:

     # systemctl enable puppet

Procedure 5.3. Configuring the Puppet Agent

1. Configure the Puppet agent by changing the /etc/puppet/puppet.conf file:

   # vi /etc/puppet/puppet.conf
   

   [main]
       # The Puppet log directory.
       # The default value is '$vardir/log'.
       logdir = /var/log/puppet
   
       # Where Puppet PID files are kept.
       # The default value is '$vardir/run'.
       rundir = /var/run/puppet
   
       # Where SSL certificates are kept.
       # The default value is '$confdir/ssl'.
       ssldir = $vardir/ssl
   
   [agent]
       # The file in which puppetd stores a list of the classes
       # associated with the retrieved configuratiion.  Can be loaded in
       # the separate ``puppet`` executable using the ``--loadclasses``
       # option.
       # The default value is '$confdir/classes.txt'.
       classfile = $vardir/classes.txt
       pluginsync = true
       report = true
       ignoreschedules = true
       daemon = false
       ca_server = satellite.example.com
       server = satellite.example.com
       environment = KT_Example_Org_Library_RHEL6Server_3
   
       # Where puppetd caches the local configuration.  An
       # extension indicating the cache format is added automatically.
       # The default value is '$confdir/localconfig'.
       localconfig = $vardir/localconfig
   

   Important

   Set the environment parameter to the host's Puppet environment from the Satellite server. The Puppet environment label contains the organization label, lifecycle environment, content view name, and the content view ID. To see a list of Puppet environments in the Satellite 6 web UI, navigate to Configure → Environments.
2. Run the Puppet agent on the host:

   # puppet agent -t --server satellite.example.com

3. Sign the SSL certificate for the puppet client through the Satellite Server web interface:
   1. Log in to the Satellite Server through the web interface.
   2. Select Infrastructure → Capsules.
   3. Click Certificates to the right of the required host.
   4. Click Sign.
   5. Rerun the puppet agent command:

      # puppet agent -t --server satellite.example.com