Puppet Module Hash as Foreman Parameter?

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Greetings again, apologies for becoming such an active questioner on this
list…

I'm looking to use an openssh puppet module, with which I've developed a
simple hash in my ERB template for the sshd_config file. Basically for
each of the platforms, I take their default config file and add this ERB
snippet and make it a template:

Values managed by puppet…

<% options.each do |key, value| -%>
<%= key %> <%= value %>
<% end -%>

The idea, when I used puppet without an ENC, was that openssh_options = {
param1 => value, param2 => value, param3 => value, etc. } for each host I
had defined in the puppet nodes manifest.

It would seem that with Foreman the Ruby Hash becomes a string if I try and
specify it as a parameter for a host group, or host. If I look at the
puppet class within Foreman the Smart Class Parameter "options" is typed as
a string. If I attempt to override that type as a Hash, and click submit,
the values don't change. As a result all I've been able to do to use this
Hash is to specify it globally in site.pp.

Any ideas on what I'm doing wrong or whether this is a bug?

P.S. I'm running Puppet 3.1.1 and Foreman 1.1.

Thanks.

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This thread might be of use to you.

https://groups.google.com/d/msg/foreman-users/ntubzQSzRio/iQnhdQLxM14J

··· On Thursday, May 30, 2013 4:16:19 PM UTC-4, Sean Alderman wrote: > > Greetings again, apologies for becoming such an active questioner on this > list... > > I'm looking to use an openssh puppet module, with which I've developed a > simple hash in my ERB template for the sshd_config file. Basically for > each of the platforms, I take their default config file and add this ERB > snippet and make it a template: > > # Values managed by puppet... > <% options.each do |key, value| -%> > <%= key %> <%= value %> > <% end -%> > > The idea, when I used puppet without an ENC, was that openssh_options = { > param1 => value, param2 => value, param3 => value, etc. } for each host I > had defined in the puppet nodes manifest. > > It would seem that with Foreman the Ruby Hash becomes a string if I try > and specify it as a parameter for a host group, or host. If I look at the > puppet class within Foreman the Smart Class Parameter "options" is typed as > a string. If I attempt to override that type as a Hash, and click submit, > the values don't change. As a result all I've been able to do to use this > Hash is to specify it globally in site.pp. > > Any ideas on what I'm doing wrong or whether this is a bug? > > P.S. I'm running Puppet 3.1.1 and Foreman 1.1. > > Thanks. > >
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Andy,
Thanks for the response. So it would appear I can convert a string to a
hash in the ERB template…

I'll have to figure out how store the hash as a string in the Foreman
Parameter.

··· -- Sean M. Alderman Senior Engineer, UDit Systems Integration and Engineering University of Dayton

On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 3:01 PM, Andy Bohne andy.bohne@gmail.com wrote:

This thread might be of use to you.

https://groups.google.com/d/msg/foreman-users/ntubzQSzRio/iQnhdQLxM14J

On Thursday, May 30, 2013 4:16:19 PM UTC-4, Sean Alderman wrote:

Greetings again, apologies for becoming such an active questioner on this
list…

I’m looking to use an openssh puppet module, with which I’ve developed a
simple hash in my ERB template for the sshd_config file. Basically for
each of the platforms, I take their default config file and add this ERB
snippet and make it a template:

Values managed by puppet…

<% options.each do |key, value| -%>
<%= key %> <%= value %>
<% end -%>

The idea, when I used puppet without an ENC, was that openssh_options = {
param1 => value, param2 => value, param3 => value, etc. } for each host I
had defined in the puppet nodes manifest.

It would seem that with Foreman the Ruby Hash becomes a string if I try
and specify it as a parameter for a host group, or host. If I look at the
puppet class within Foreman the Smart Class Parameter “options” is typed as
a string. If I attempt to override that type as a Hash, and click submit,
the values don’t change. As a result all I’ve been able to do to use this
Hash is to specify it globally in site.pp.

Any ideas on what I’m doing wrong or whether this is a bug?

P.S. I’m running Puppet 3.1.1 and Foreman 1.1.

Thanks.

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Hello,

I had to do this with the puppetlabs mysql module v1.0.0<https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetlabs-mysql/tree/1.0.0>because it uses a hash as a parameter. I put the line below into the
Default Value area for the mysql::server config_hash parameter.

root_password: foo

I am assuming that for more parameters you just add another line. Hope this
helps.

Cheers!
Brandon Bradley

··· On Wednesday, June 5, 2013 3:31:43 PM UTC-5, Sean Alderman wrote: > > Andy, > Thanks for the response. So it would appear I can convert a string to a > hash in the ERB template... > > I'll have to figure out how store the hash as a string in the Foreman > Parameter. > > > -- > Sean M. Alderman > Senior Engineer, UDit Systems Integration and Engineering > University of Dayton > > > On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 3:01 PM, Andy Bohne <andy....@gmail.com > > wrote: > >> This thread might be of use to you. >> >> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/foreman-users/ntubzQSzRio/iQnhdQLxM14J >> >> >> On Thursday, May 30, 2013 4:16:19 PM UTC-4, Sean Alderman wrote: >>> >>> Greetings again, apologies for becoming such an active questioner on >>> this list... >>> >>> I'm looking to use an openssh puppet module, with which I've developed a >>> simple hash in my ERB template for the sshd_config file. Basically for >>> each of the platforms, I take their default config file and add this ERB >>> snippet and make it a template: >>> >>> # Values managed by puppet... >>> <% options.each do |key, value| -%> >>> <%= key %> <%= value %> >>> <% end -%> >>> >>> The idea, when I used puppet without an ENC, was that openssh_options = >>> { param1 => value, param2 => value, param3 => value, etc. } for each host I >>> had defined in the puppet nodes manifest. >>> >>> It would seem that with Foreman the Ruby Hash becomes a string if I try >>> and specify it as a parameter for a host group, or host. If I look at the >>> puppet class within Foreman the Smart Class Parameter "options" is typed as >>> a string. If I attempt to override that type as a Hash, and click submit, >>> the values don't change. As a result all I've been able to do to use this >>> Hash is to specify it globally in site.pp. >>> >>> Any ideas on what I'm doing wrong or whether this is a bug? >>> >>> P.S. I'm running Puppet 3.1.1 and Foreman 1.1. >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Foreman users" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to foreman-user...@googlegroups.com . >> To post to this group, send email to forema...@googlegroups.com >> . >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/foreman-users?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > >