Hi Rob, I did not see that! I will try it this way. Puppet version is 3.4 Open Source.
The other question I have is where can I get a list of install_option flags for MSI packages? There are some examples such as INSTALLDIR and ALLUSERS but this is not a complete list. Thanks again Alex On Thursday, January 23, 2014 8:34:08 PM UTC, Rob Reynolds wrote: > > Hello Alex, > > On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 12:01 PM, <[email protected] <javascript:>>wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I would like to install Apache silently on Windows servers using Puppet. >> Here's my class: >> >> class base_apache { >> >> case $operatingsystem { >> windows: { >> file { 'apache_installer_package': >> path => 'D:/Downloads/Puppet/', >> ensure => directory, >> source => >> 'puppet:///files/Apache-Installers/', >> recurse => true, >> purge => false, >> source_permissions => ignore, >> replace => no, >> before => Package['apache >> 2.2.25'] >> } >> >> package { 'apache 2.2.25': >> ensure => installed, >> source => >> 'D:\\Downloads\\Puppet\\httpd-2.2.25-win32-x86-openssl-0.9.8y.msi', >> install_options => {'INSTALLDIR' => >> 'D:\Apache2.2'}, >> } >> } >> } >> } >> >> It works, in that it installs it. However, it doesn't create Apache >> service and it doesn't seem to know if Apache is already installed as it >> seems to "create" it on every agent run: >> >> C:\>puppet agent -t >> Info: Retrieving plugin >> Info: Caching catalog for localhost >> Info: Applying configuration version '1390499627' >> Notice: /Stage[main]/Base_apache/Package[apache 2.2.25]/ensure: created >> Notice: Finished catalog run in 6.17 seconds >> >> Any ideas? >> > > > What version of puppet? Second, have you looked over > http://docs.puppetlabs.com/windows/writing.html#packagepackage > > Specifically this: > > The title (or name) of the package must match the value of the package’s > DisplayName property in the registry, which is also the value displayed > in the “Add/Remove Programs” or “Programs and Features” control panel. If > the provided name and installed name don’t match, Puppet will believe the > package is not installed and try to install it again. > > > >> >> Thanks >> Alex >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Puppet Users" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/puppet-users/65b79434-4cb8-4656-9a64-b80960af333a%40googlegroups.com >> . >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > > > -- > Rob Reynolds > Developer, Puppet Labs > > Join us at PuppetConf 2014, September 23-24 in San Francisco - > http://bit.ly/pupconf14 > Register now and save 40%! Offer expires January 31st. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/puppet-users/904cd853-0e2c-4394-af20-0ae6c7f7a36d%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
