puppet-agent:tldr:f1be9
puppet-agent: Register a node at a Puppet server and apply the received catalog.
$ puppet agent --test --server ${puppetserver_fqdn} --serverport ${port} --waitforcert ${poll_time}
try on your machine
This command is used to run the Puppet agent in test mode, which checks the configuration and applies any necessary changes on the client machine.
puppet agent: It is the command to run the Puppet agent.--test: This flag instructs the agent to run in a test mode, where all the changes are simulated and not actually applied to the system.--server ${puppetserver_fqdn}: It specifies the Puppet server's fully qualified domain name (FQDN) that the agent should connect to for obtaining its configuration.--serverport ${port}: This flag allows specifying the port number on which the Puppet server is running.${port}is a placeholder that should be replaced with the actual port number.--waitforcert ${poll_time}: By default, when the Puppet agent runs for the first time, it requests a certificate from the Puppet server. This flag specifies the maximum time in seconds that the agent should wait for its certificate to be signed.${poll_time}is a placeholder that should be replaced with the actual time duration.
Overall, the command executes the Puppet agent in test mode, connecting to the specified Puppet server and port, and waits for its certificate to be signed for a certain period.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.