Puppet Interview Questions and Answer Part – 2

Where is the Puppet configuration file stored?

• /etc/puppet/puppet.conf (Ans)
• /var/lib/puppet/puppet.conf
• /usr/share/puppet/puppetmaster.conf

Puppet can manage all of following operating systems except…

• Mac OS X
• Windows
• Unix
• Solaris
• FreeBSD
• None of these. Puppet can manage all of them. (Ans)

Which is true about resource parameters/attributes?

• They are variable declarations
• They are attribute/value pairs separated by a colon
• They are attribute/value pairs separated by a “fat comma” (=>) (Ans)

In the Roles & Profiles pattern, what is a profile?

• A non-technical description of what a server does or what its purpose is
• An abstraction that contains specifics about a server’s packages and other settings
• A technical description of a server’s packages, files, services, and other settings (Ans)

In a resource declaration, attributes with a boolean (true/false) value must…

• be in single quotes
• be in double quotes
• not be in any quotes (Ans)

Which of the following is the beginning of a valid node definition?

• define node “server7”: {
• { node ‘server7’:
• node ‘server7’ { (Ans)

After installing the Puppet server for the first time, what command should be used to generate SSL certificates?

• sudo puppet master –verbose –no-daemonize (Ans)
• sudo puppet –verbose –no-daemonize
• sudo puppet master –generate –no-daemonize

You’ve modified the /etc/sysconfig/iptables file. What command will ensure your changes take effect?

• sudo iptables reload
• sudo service iptables stop
• sudo chkconfig iptables on
• sudo service iptables restart (Ans)

What are some disadvantages of using scripts?

• They’re not powerful enough for configuration management
• They’re inherently complex (Ans)
• They’re declarative instead of procedural

Given a selector variable named $ntppackage, which would be a valid resource declaration that makes use of this variable?

• package { $ntppackage: ensure => ‘installed’, } (Ans)
• package { “$ntppackage”: ensure => true, }
• package { ‘$ntppackage’: ensure => ‘installed’, }

When creating a new role, why do you not create the init.pp manifest?

• You never use sub-classes.
• You never use the role class directly. (Ans)
• The init.pp is for modules.

The configuration history can be viewed by Node, Class, and which other object?

• Module
• Resource (Ans)
• Agent

On which port does the Puppet Fileserver run as standard?

• 8080
• 443
• 80
• 8140 (Ans)

With which command can you locate the hiera.yaml file that is in use?

• puppet config print hiera_yaml
• puppet config print hiera_config
• puppet config print hiera (Ans)

How can you install a module from the Puppet Forge?

• sudo install puppet module
• sudo puppet install module
• sudo puppet module install (Ans)

How many nodes can be used without charge with Puppet Enterprise?

• 15
• 5
• 50
• 10 (Ans)

Which product includes the web dashboard?

• Puppet DB
• Puppet Agent
• Puppet Enterprise (Ans)
• Puppet Server

Why must time be accurate before installing Puppet Enterprise or Server?

• The Server hosts a web front-end
• The Server acts as Certifcate Authority (Ans)
• This is required by the Puppet-Agent
• The Server hosts a database

Which default user account is created for the web dashboard during the installation?

• root
• administrator
• webmin
• admin (Ans)

Which node in the Dashboard can show you groups of agents?

• Groups
• Classification (Ans)
• Inventory
• Access Control

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