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NAME

6       puppet-master - The puppet master daemon
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SYNOPSIS

9       The  central  puppet  server.  Functions  as a certificate authority by
10       default.
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USAGE

13       puppet master [-D|--daemonize|--no-daemonize] [-d|--debug]  [-h|--help]
14       [-l|--logdest    syslog|FILE|console]   [-v|--verbose]   [-V|--version]
15       [--compile NODE-NAME]
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DESCRIPTION

18       This command starts an instance of puppet master, running as  a  daemon
19       and  using Ruby´s built-in Webrick webserver. Puppet master can also be
20       managed by other application servers; when this is the case, this  exe‐
21       cutable is not used.
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OPTIONS

24       Note  that any Puppet setting that´s valid in the configuration file is
25       also a valid long argument. For example, ´server´ is a  valid  setting,
26       so  you  can specify ´--server servername´ as an argument. Boolean set‐
27       tings translate into ´--setting´ and ´--no-setting´ pairs.
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29       See   the   configuration   file    documentation    at    https://pup‐
30       pet.com/docs/puppet/latest/configuration.html  for  the  full  list  of
31       acceptable settings. A commented list of all settings can also be  gen‐
32       erated by running puppet master with ´--genconfig´.
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34       --daemonize
35              Send the process into the background. This is the default. (This
36              is a Puppet setting, and can go in puppet.conf. Note the special
37              ´no-´ prefix for boolean settings on the command line.)
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39       --no-daemonize
40              Do  not  send the process into the background. (This is a Puppet
41              setting, and can go in puppet.conf. Note the special ´no-´  pre‐
42              fix for boolean settings on the command line.)
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44       --debug
45              Enable full debugging.
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47       --help Print this help message.
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49       --logdest
50              Where  to  send log messages. Choose between ´syslog´ (the POSIX
51              syslog service), ´console´, or the path to a log file. If debug‐
52              ging or verbosity is enabled, this defaults to ´console´. Other‐
53              wise, it defaults to ´syslog´.
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55              A path ending with ´.json´ will  receive  structured  output  in
56              JSON  format. The log file will not have an ending ´]´ automati‐
57              cally written to it due to the appending nature of  logging.  It
58              must be appended manually to make the content valid JSON.
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60       --masterport
61              The  port  on  which  to listen for traffic. The default port is
62              8140. (This is a Puppet setting, and can go in puppet.conf.)
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64       --verbose
65              Enable verbosity.
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67       --version
68              Print the puppet version number and exit.
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70       --compile
71              Compile a catalogue and output it in JSON from the  puppet  mas‐
72              ter. Uses facts contained in the $vardir/yaml/ directory to com‐
73              pile the catalog.
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EXAMPLE

76       puppet master
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DIAGNOSTICS

79       When running as a standalone daemon, puppet master accepts the  follow‐
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82       SIGHUP Restart the puppet master server.
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84       SIGINT and SIGTERM
85              Shut down the puppet master server.
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87       SIGUSR2
88              Close  file descriptors for log files and reopen them. Used with
89              logrotate.
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AUTHOR

92       Luke Kanies
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95       Copyright (c) 2012 Puppet Inc.,  LLC  Licensed  under  the  Apache  2.0
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100Puppet, Inc.                     January 2020                 PUPPET-MASTER(8)
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