Logging debug messages
The truth will make you free. It can be very helpful when debugging problems if you can print out information at a certain point in the manifest. This is a good way to tell, for example, if a variable isn't defined or has an unexpected value. Sometimes it's useful just to know that a particular piece of code has been run. Puppet's notify resource lets you print out such messages.
How to do it…
Define a notify resource in your manifest at the point you want to investigate:
notify { "Got this far!": }How it works…
When this resource is compiled Puppet will print out the message:
notice: Got this far!There's more…
If you're the kind of brave soul who likes experimenting, and I hope you are, you'll probably find yourself using debug ...
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