Re: [Puppet Users] white space in fileservers.conf file causes 'connection refused - connect(2)' error

On Feb 21, 2012, at 12:59 PM, paulS wrote:

> This is a heads up. I didn't see this particular root cause to the
> 'connection refused' error upon google search, so thought I'd pass it
> on. I tried to make a bug report, but couldn't figure out how to do
> that. I may not have permission. Arguably it's a 'sensitivity,' though
> an undocumented one.
> 
> ### Error seen
> 
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# puppet agent --no-daemonize --verbose --
> onetime # returned the error:
> 
>       err: Could not retrieve catalog from remote server: Connection
> refused - connect(2)
> 
> ### Troubleshooting
> 
> # Cleaned certificates and keys from the puppetmaster and certificates
> from the agent.
> # Restarted the puppetmaster to re-create certificates and keys on the
> puppetmaster.
> 
> # to request a new signed certificate from the puppetmaster.
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# puppet agent --no-daemonize --verbose --
> onetime  # Returned the error:
> 
>       err: Could not request certificate: Connection refused - connect(2)
> 
> # Also getting the following errors upon puppetmaster restart.
> 
>       [EMAIL PROTECTED] # puppet master --no-daemonize --verbose
>       notice: Starting Puppet master version 2.7.9
>       err: Removing mount files: /etc/puppet/files  does not exist
>       info: mount[stacks]: allowing *  access
>       Could not run: Invalid pattern *  at /etc/puppet/fileserver.conf:5
> 
> ### Root cause
> 
> Traced the problem to an extra space after [files] mountpoint path
> statement in in fileservers.conf
> I did in fact edit that file to add a custom mountpoint. I don’t think
> I got the connect error right away, however, because I used the custom
> mountpoint successfully in a connect from the agent to install the
> configuration package. Perhaps it occurs after restart of the
> puppetmaster.
> 
> The error is reproducible. I can take the space in and out and
> reproduce and repair the error. ':set list' will show the extra space.
> Note the extra space between 'path /etc/puppet/files' and '$' in the
> files mountpoint, and between 'allow *' and '$' in the custom
> mountpoint. The first one cased the problem.
> 
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/puppet# vi fileserver.conf
> :set list
> 
> -- snip ---
> [files]$
>  path /etc/puppet/files $
> #  allow *.example.com
> #  deny *.evil.example.com
> #  allow 192.168.0.0/24
> 
> [stacks]
>  path /opt/stacks
>  allow * $
> -- snip --
----
not sure what you are trying to accomplish here but if you don't have something 
specific in mind at this point just comment everything out in 
/etc/puppet/fileserver.conf

Craig

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