Failed 'Puppet Setup NTP Server' task... Buggy?

KodeKloud Engineer
#2

I think you forgot to use sudo or access from root user.

#3

Thanks but I don’t think that was the case. Commands on Jump_host (Puppet Master) were running all in ‘root’. I did try on App Servers (Puppet Agents) running the commands with ‘sudo’ and/or moving to ‘root’ user but it gave me the same bunch of error messages on both cases. I didn’t capture that screenshot though.

#4

FYI I passed that task succesfully using the ntp class :
Sources:
NTP · puppet-quest-guide
Creating our first module — Getting Started With Puppet Development 0.1.0 documentation
nagios - Puppet; Call another .pp - Stack Overflow
https://www.diycode.cc/projects/puppetlabs/puppetlabs-ntp
GitHub - puppetlabs/puppetlabs-ntp: Puppet module to manage the NTP service
Manage an NTP service
puppetlabs/ntp · Installs, configures, and manages the NTP service. · Puppet Forge
https://www.edureka.co/community/53038/managing-a-ntp-service-using-puppet
https://www.arctiq.ca/our-blog/2017/11/13/creating-puppet-modules-for-satellite-with-smart-class-parameters/

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#5

Thank you. I first found the “native” ntp class that is available for Puppet. However, I didn’t use it because tasks’ instructions explicitly say “define a custom class ntpconfig”. Therefore, I went that route.
Shouldn’t the instructions change so we can confidently use the Puppet’s “native” ntp class to perform this task?

One more reason I think this task is a bit buggy is because the Task Status - Failed log package httpd as seen in the screenshot. Is the validation script really looking for the httpd service on the App Servers? If so, it must be fixed.
Although, I must agree that because “Error: Could not prefetch package provider ‘yum’: The yum provider can only be used as root” the ntp configs were not in the App Servers at the moment I submitted the task. Perhaps, this ‘yum’ error message wouldn’t have appeared by using Puppet’s ‘native’ ntp class but again, instructions were explicit here.

#6

Can you share sources for archive resource for zip file? @Goldenor

#7

I did’nt use any archive resource, just I install ntp module and I define a class that calls the ntp class

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#8

Are we allowed to use ntp module ?.. as the task instructed to use the custom class.

This is the same confusion I had. :thinking:

#9

Yeah But before that we have to install that module in the node right to perform tasks? :thinking:

#10

That module install part will come if I would have tried to use it.

I agree with @gustavos86 that the question is misleading.

Thanks @Tej-Singh-Rana for the clarification.

One more thing to clarify, please don’t mind if its a basic question… how to define custom class ntpconfig using ntp module? I checked the links that @Goldenor shared but its everywhere class ntp but the question says to use class ntpconfig. What does that mean?

#11

Is it okay. We are learning so no words of ‘dont’ mind’ comes in b/w. Btw what kind of links you are talking about? I haven’t share yet i guess? or point me out where i have shared?

#12

@kleansoul Question explicitly says “define custom class” and not “install ntp module”, so…

It made me think that the below was what it wanted me to do.

#Class Definition

class ntpconfig {
# Installing NTP Package
package {“ntp”:
ensure=> “present”,
}
# Configuring NTP configuration file
file {“/etc/ntp.conf”:
ensure=> “present”,
content=> “server 0.centos.pool.ntp.org iburst\n”,
}
# Starting NTP services
service {“ntpd”:
ensure=> “running”,
}
}

#13

@gustavos86 Your solution seems like what the task asked for … except that the task point 3 specifically states not to manage the service.

I wonder how @Goldenor passed the same task using ntp class?

#14

service should be enable okay but don’t start/stop/restart service of ntp.

#15

@kleansoul @Tej-Singh-Rana
I agree. What I did was (see screenshot in the opening question of this post)

[root@jump_host manifests]# cat beta.pp
class ntpconfig {
package {“ntp”:
ensure=> “present”
}
file {“/etc/ntp.conf”:
ensure=> “present”,
content=> “server 1.sg.pool.ntp.org\n”
}
}
include ntpconfig

@mmumshad, @Inderpreet, @Ayman, @kodekloud-support3

#17

I don’t know if I have permissions to share the solution, but it works like that :

puppet module install puppetlabs-ntp

class { ‘ntp’:
servers => [ ‘2.cn.pool.ntp.org’ ],
}
class ntpconfig {
include ntp
}

node ‘stapp01.stratos.xfusioncorp.com’,‘stapp02.stratos.xfusioncorp.com’,‘stapp03.stratos.xfusioncorp.com’ {
include ntpconfig
}

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#18

@Goldenor Thanks :heart_eyes: :+1:

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#19

he he he @Goldenor Not all time.

#20

puppet ntp
puppet ntp1366×728 78.5 KB

I dont know what is my problem with puppet. All ansible tasks have been passed, but puppet no.
what why nginx is required in ntp server!!!

#21

Jo Goldenor !
Please rather give people advice or tip and not just whole solution :slight_smile:

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#22

Okey Next time brother :slight_smile: