Editing INI-style files with puppetlabs-inifile

INI files are used throughout the system, Puppet uses the INI syntax for the puppet. conf file. The puppetlabs-inifile module creates two types: ini_setting and ini_ subsetting.

Getting ready

Install the module from the forge as follows:

t@mylaptop ~ $ puppet module install puppetlabs-inifile
Notice: Preparing to install into /home/thomas/.puppetlabs/etc/code/modules ...
Notice: Downloading from https://forgeapi.puppet.com ...
Notice: Installing -- do not interrupt ...
/home/thomas/.puppetlabs/etc/code/modules
└── puppetlabs-inifile (v2.2.0)

How to do it...

In this example, we will create a /tmp/server.conf file and ensure that the server_true setting is set in that file:

1. Create an initest.pp manifest with the following contents:

ini_setting {'server_true':
  path    => '/tmp/server.conf',
  section => 'main',
  setting => 'server',
  value   => 'true',
}

2. Apply the manifest:

t@mylaptop ~ $ puppet apply initest.pp
Notice: Compiled catalog...