Troubleshooting Puppet

Do a single run:

puppetd --test

Test Apply only simple manifest:

puppet apply -e "service { backuppc: ensure => running, hasstatus => false }" --debug

Get puppet to spit out a variable for you:

notify { "The value is: ${yourvar}": }

References

• http://www.devco.net/archives/2009/08/19/tips_and_tricks_for_puppet_debugging.php