I started with two clean machines this time.

My master is running 12.04

Version: 2.7.11-1ubuntu2

Depends: ruby1.8, puppetmaster-common (= 2.7.11-1ubuntu2)

My client is 10.04

Version: 2.6.3-0ubuntu1~lucid1

Depends: puppet-common (=> 2.6.3-0ubuntu1~lucid1), ruby1.8

To setup Puppet tutorial: http://shapeshed.com/setting-up-puppet-on-ubuntu-10-04/

To connect master and client: http://shapeshed.com/connecting-clients-to-a-puppet-master/

The first time I tried to connect master to client failed with SSL_connect error. So I did rm -rf /etc/puppet/ssl/ to remove all the keys inside ssl folders.

It looked like it work.... BUT

client# puppet agent --server puppet --waitforce 60 --test
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/facter/util/resolution.rb:46: warning: Insecure world writable dir /etc/condor in PATH, mode 040777
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/defaults.rb:67: warning: Insecure world writable dir /etc/condor in PATH, mode 040777
info: Creating a new SSL key for giab10
warning: peer certificate won't be verified in this SSL session
info: Caching certificate for ca
warning: peer certificate won't be verified in this SSL session
warning: peer certificate won't be verified in this SSL session
info: Creating a new SSL certificate request for mybox123
info: Certificate Request fingerprint (md5): XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
warning: peer certificate won't be verified in this SSL session
warning: peer certificate won't be verified in this SSL session
warning: peer certificate won't be verified in this SSL session

warning: peer certificate won't be verified in this SSL session
info: Caching certificate for mybox123
err: Could not retrieve catalog from remote server: SSL_connect returned=1 errno=0 state=SSLv3 read server certificate B: certificate verify failed
warning: Not using cache on failed catalog

It cached but then it couldn't retrieve it.

Let me stop here.... worrying I would mess something up. But let's check master's status.

 * master is not running

WoW.... ???

master# service puppetmaster start
* Starting puppet master    [OK]
master# service puppetmaster status
 * master is not running

1. I think time is sync. Well, we are behind a firewall so the port to sync time is disbaled. I checked with date and they seem okay.

2. What about master not running? Is that the cause?

Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

/var/lib/puppet/log/masterhttp.log

[2012-06-30 00:13:25] INFO  WEBrick 1.3.1
[2012-06-30 00:13:25] INFO  ruby 1.8.7 (2011-06-30) [x86_64-linux]
[2012-06-30 00:13:25] WARN  TCPServer Error: Address already in use - bind(2)
[2012-06-30 00:19:40] INFO  WEBrick 1.3.1
[2012-06-30 00:19:40] INFO  ruby 1.8.7 (2011-06-30) [x86_64-linux]
[2012-06-30 00:19:40] WARN  TCPServer Error: Address already in use - bind(2)
[2012-06-30 00:28:58] INFO  WEBrick 1.3.1
[2012-06-30 00:28:58] INFO  ruby 1.8.7 (2011-06-30) [x86_64-linux]
[2012-06-30 00:28:58] WARN  TCPServer Error: Address already in use - bind(2)
[2012-06-30 15:31:25] INFO  WEBrick 1.3.1
[2012-06-30 15:31:25] INFO  ruby 1.8.7 (2011-06-30) [x86_64-linux]
[2012-06-30 15:31:25] WARN  TCPServer Error: Address already in use - bind(2)

    1 S puppet    5186     1  0  80   0 - 29410 poll_s 15:44 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/ruby1.8 /usr/bin/puppet master --masterport=8140
    4 S root      5235  5005  0  80   0 -  2344 pipe_w 15:45 pts/0    00:00:00 grep --color=auto puppet

kill -9 5186
puppet master
service puppetmaster status
 * master is not running

I always have this error, but I always ignored it. http://pastebin.com/exbpArjv What could it mean? Time sync? Package not installed? Then how could we do puppetca in the first place?