Resource Type: host

Defined in:

core_modules/host_core/lib/puppet/type/host.rb

Providers:

parsed

Summary

Installs and manages host entries.

Overview

For most systems, these entries will just be in `/etc/hosts`, but some systems (notably OS X) will have different solutions.

Properties

• comment

  A comment that will be attached to the line with a # character.

• ensure (defaults to: present)

  The basic property that the resource should be in.

  Supported values:

  • present
  • absent
• host_aliases

  Any aliases the host might have. Multiple values must be specified as an array.

• ip

  The host's IP address, IPv4 or IPv6.

• target

  The file in which to store service information. Only used by those providers that write to disk. On most systems this defaults to `/etc/hosts`.

Parameters

• name (namevar)

  The host name.

• provider

  The specific backend to use for this `host` resource. You will seldom need to specify this — Puppet will usually discover the appropriate provider for your platform.