eyaml

Table of Contents

1. Overview
2. Module Description - What the module does and why it is useful
3. Setup - The basics of getting started with eyaml
   • What eyaml affects
   • Setup requirements
   • Beginning with eyaml
4. Usage - Configuration options and additional functionality

Overview

This module manages installation and setup of hiera-eyaml backend for PE puppetserver as well as for command line interface.

Module Description

It installs hiera-eyaml backend for puppet server and also installs hiera-eyaml gem for CLI. It creates and manages public and private keys for hiera-eyaml.

It creates the directory /etc/puppetlabs/puppet/secure/keys, manages appropriate file permissions and generates the keys in this directory.

Setup

What eyaml affects

1. hiera-eyaml package for puppetserver
2. hiera-eyaml gem for CLI
3. Directory structure /etc/puppetlabs/puppet/secure/keys
4. Public and private keys for hiera-eyaml in /etc/puppetlabs/puppet/secure/keys

Setup Requirements

After installing hiera-eyaml from this module edit your hiera.yaml appropriately .

Beginning with eyaml

1. Declare the classes eyaml and eyaml::keys
2. Edit hiera.yaml to add eyaml backend

Usage

• include eyaml
• include eyaml::keys