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.TH "PUPPET\-MASTER" "8" "May 2012" "Puppet Labs, LLC" "Puppet manual"
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.SH "NAME"
\fBpuppet\-master\fR \- The puppet master daemon
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.SH "SYNOPSIS"
The central puppet server\. Functions as a certificate authority by default\.
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.SH "USAGE"
puppet master [\-D|\-\-daemonize|\-\-no\-daemonize] [\-d|\-\-debug] [\-h|\-\-help] [\-l|\-\-logdest \fIfile\fR|console|syslog] [\-v|\-\-verbose] [\-V|\-\-version] [\-\-compile \fInode\-name\fR]
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
This command starts an instance of puppet master, running as a daemon and using Ruby\'s built\-in Webrick webserver\. Puppet master can also be managed by other application servers; when this is the case, this executable is not used\.
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.SH "OPTIONS"
Note that any configuration parameter that\'s valid in the configuration file is also a valid long argument\. For example, \'ssldir\' is a valid configuration parameter, so you can specify \'\-\-ssldir \fIdirectory\fR\' as an argument\.
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See the configuration file documentation at http://docs\.puppetlabs\.com/references/stable/configuration\.html for the full list of acceptable parameters\. A commented list of all configuration options can also be generated by running puppet master with \'\-\-genconfig\'\.
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\-\-daemonize
Send the process into the background\. This is the default\.
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\-\-no\-daemonize
Do not send the process into the background\.
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\-\-debug
Enable full debugging\.
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\-\-help
Print this help message\.
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\-\-logdest
Where to send messages\. Choose between syslog, the console, and a log file\. Defaults to sending messages to syslog, or the console if debugging or verbosity is enabled\.
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\-\-verbose
Enable verbosity\.
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\-\-version
Print the puppet version number and exit\.
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\-\-compile
Compile a catalogue and output it in JSON from the puppet master\. Uses facts contained in the $vardir/yaml/ directory to compile the catalog\.
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.SH "EXAMPLE"
puppet master
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.SH "DIAGNOSTICS"
When running as a standalone daemon, puppet master accepts the following signals:
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SIGHUP
Restart the puppet master server\.
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SIGINT and SIGTERM
Shut down the puppet master server\.
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SIGUSR2
Close file descriptors for log files and reopen them\. Used with logrotate\.
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.SH "AUTHOR"
Luke Kanies
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.SH "COPYRIGHT"
Copyright (c) 2011 Puppet Labs, LLC Licensed under the Apache 2\.0 License