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  1. Puppet
  2. PUP-5708

Deprecate pluginsync setting

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    • Type: Task
    • Status: Closed
    • Priority: Normal
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • Affects Version/s: None
    • Fix Version/s: PUP 4.4.0
    • Component/s: None
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    • Sprint:
      Client 2016-01-27, Client 2016-02-10
    • Release Notes:
      Bug Fix
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      The pluginsync setting is deprecated. By default, puppet will automatically do a pluginsync when requesting a new catalog, and will not pluginsync when applying a cached catalog. If pluginsync is specified explicitly on the command line or puppet.conf, then puppet will continue to observe the value of the setting.
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      The pluginsync setting is deprecated. By default, puppet will automatically do a pluginsync when requesting a new catalog, and will not pluginsync when applying a cached catalog. If pluginsync is specified explicitly on the command line or puppet.conf, then puppet will continue to observe the value of the setting.

      Description

      The pluginsync setting should be deprecated and a warning issued if the setting is specified explicitly on the command line or puppet.conf. In 5.x, the setting will be removed. The motivation is because catalog and plugins can be inconsistent with the following combinations:

      pluginsync=false
      		 
      use_cached_catalog=false

      Will cause the agent to get the latest catalog, but use older plugins. The new catalog may reference property/parameters that the old plugins don't know how to manage, or the agent may not have any plugins. Worse, the agent run may succeed, but due to semantic differences between the catalog and plugins, not achieve the desired state.

      OR

      pluginsync=true
      		 
      use_cached_catalog=true

      Will cause the agent to use an old catalog with the latest plugins. The new pluginsync may have removed support for managing property/parameters contained in the catalog.

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          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. PA-226 Don't set pluginsync in puppet.conf on Windows

          • Normal - Regular issue, some loss of functionality under specific circumstances.
          • Closed

          New Feature - A new feature of the product, which has yet to be developed. PUP-5703 Handle cached catalog and pluginsync inconsistencies

          • Normal - Regular issue, some loss of functionality under specific circumstances.
          • Closed

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              josh Josh Cooper
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