#registry
####Table of Contents
- Overview - What is the registry module?
- Module Description - What registry does and why it is useful
- Setup - The basics of getting started with registry
- Usage - Configuration options and additional functionality
- Reference
- Limitations
- Development - Guide for contributing to registry
##Overview
This module supplies the types and providers you'll need to manage the Registry on your Windows nodes.
##Module Description
The Registry is a hierarchical database built into Microsoft Windows. It stores settings and other information for the operating system and a wide range of applications. This module lets Puppet manage individual Registry keys and values, and provides a simplified way to manage Windows services.
##Setup
This module must be installed on your Puppet master. We've tested it with Puppet agents running on Windows Server 2003, 2008 R2, 2012, and 2012 R2.
###Beginning with registry
Use the registry_key type to manage a single registry key:
registry_key { 'HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Puppet':
ensure => present,
}
##Usage
The registry module works mainly through two types: registry_key and registry_value. These types combine to let you specify a Registry container and its intended contents.
###Manage a single Registry value
registry_value { 'HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Puppet\Description':
ensure => present,
type => string,
data => "The Puppet Agent service periodically manages your configuration",
}
###Manage a Registry value and its parent key in one declaration
class myapp {
registry::value { 'puppetmaster':
key => 'HKLM\Software\Vendor\PuppetLabs',
data => 'puppet.puppet.com',
}
}
Puppet looks up the key 'HKLM\Software\Vendor\PuppetLabs' and makes sure it contains a value named 'puppetmaster' containing the string 'puppet.puppet.com'.
Note: the registry::value define only manages keys and values in the system-native architecture. In other words, 32-bit keys applied in a 64-bit OS aren't managed by this define; instead, you must use the types, registry_key and registry_value individually.
Within this define, you can specify multiple Registry values for one Registry key and manage them all at once.
###Set the default value for a key
registry::value { 'Setting0':
key => 'HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Puppet',
value => '(default)',
data => "Hello World!",
}
You can still add values in a string (or array) beyond the default, but you can only set one default value per key.
###Purge existing values
By default, if a key includes additional values besides the ones you specify through this module, Puppet leaves those extra values in place. To change that, use the purge_values => true parameter of the registry_key resource. Enabling this feature deletes any values in the key that are not managed by Puppet.
The registry::purge_example class provides a quick and easy way to see a demonstration of how this works. This example class has two modes of operation determined by the Facter fact PURGE_EXAMPLE_MODE: 'setup' and 'purge'.
To run the demonstration, make sure the registry::purge_example class is included in your node catalog, then set an environment variable in PowerShell. This sets up a Registry key that contains six values.
PS C:\> $env:FACTER_PURGE_EXAMPLE_MODE = 'setup'
PS C:\> puppet agent --test
notice: /Stage[main]/Registry::Purge_example/Registry_key[HKLM\Software\Vendor\Puppet Labs\Examples\KeyPurge]/ensure: created
notice: /Stage[main]/Registry::Purge_example/Registry_value[HKLM\Software\Vendor\Puppet Labs\Examples\KeyPurge\Value3]/ensure: created
notice: /Stage[main]/Registry::Purge_example/Registry_value[HKLM\Software\Vendor\Puppet Labs\Examples\KeyPurge\Value2]/ensure: created
notice: /Stage[main]/Registry::Purge_example/Registry_key[HKLM\Software\Vendor\Puppet Labs\Examples\KeyPurge\SubKey]/ensure: created
notice: /Stage[main]/Registry::Purge_example/Registry_value[HKLM\Software\Vendor\Puppet Labs\Examples\KeyPurge\Value5]/ensure: created
notice: /Stage[main]/Registry::Purge_example/Registry_value[HKLM\Software\Vendor\Puppet Labs\Examples\KeyPurge\Value6]/ensure: created
notice: /Stage[main]/Registry::Purge_example/Registry_value[HKLM\Software\Vendor\Puppet Labs\Examples\KeyPurge\SubKey\Value1]/ensure: created
notice: /Stage[main]/Registry::Purge_example/Registry_value[HKLM\Software\Vendor\Puppet Labs\Examples\KeyPurge\Value1]/ensure: created
notice: /Stage[main]/Registry::Purge_example/Registry_value[HKLM\Software\Vendor\Puppet Labs\Examples\KeyPurge\SubKey\Value2]/ensure: created
notice: /Stage[main]/Registry::Purge_example/Registry_value[HKLM\Software\Vendor\Puppet Labs\Examples\KeyPurge\Value4]/ensure: created
notice: Finished catalog run in 0.14 seconds
Switching the mode to 'purge' causes the class to only manage three of the six registry_value resources. The other three are purged because they are not specifically declared in the manifest.
Notice how Value4, Value5 and Value6 are being removed.
PS C:\> $env:FACTER_PURGE_EXAMPLE_MODE = 'purge'
PS C:\> puppet agent --test
notice: /Registry_value[hklm\Software\Vendor\Puppet Labs\Examples\KeyPurge\Value4]/ensure: removed
notice: /Registry_value[hklm\Software\Vendor\Puppet Labs\Examples\KeyPurge\Value6]/ensure: removed
notice: /Registry_value[hklm\Software\Vendor\Puppet Labs\Examples\KeyPurge\Value5]/ensure: removed
notice: /Stage[main]/Registry::Purge_example/Registry_value[HKLM\Software\Vendor\Puppet Labs\Examples\KeyPurge\Value3]/data: data changed 'key3' to 'should not be purged'
notice: /Stage[main]/Registry::Purge_example/Registry_value[HKLM\Software\Vendor\Puppet Labs\Examples\KeyPurge\Value2]/data: data changed '2' to '0'
notice: /Stage[main]/Registry::Purge_example/Registry_value[HKLM\Software\Vendor\Puppet Labs\Examples\KeyPurge\Value1]/data: data changed '1' to '0'
notice: Finished catalog run in 0.16 seconds
###Manage Windows services
The registry::service define manages entries in the Microsoft service control framework by automatically manipulating values in the key HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services$name.
This is an alternative approach to using INSTSRV.EXE 1.
registry::service { puppet:
ensure => present,
display_name => "Puppet Agent",
description => "Periodically fetches and applies configurations from a Puppet master server.",
command => 'C:\PuppetLabs\Puppet\service\daemon.bat',
}
##Reference
###Public Defines
registry::value: Manages the parent key for a particular value. If the parent key doesn't exist, Puppet automatically creates it.registry::service: Manages entries in the Microsoft service control framework by manipulating values in the key HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services$name.
###Public Types
registry_key: Manages individual Registry keys.registry_value: Manages individual Registry values.
###Parameters
####registry::value:
#####key
Required. Specifies a Registry key for Puppet to manage. If any of the parent keys in the path don't exist, Puppet creates them automatically. Valid options: a string containing a Registry path.
#####data
Required. Provides the contents of the specified value. Valid options: a string by default; an array if specified through the type parameter.
#####type
Optional. Sets the data type of the specified value. Valid options: 'string', 'array', 'dword', 'qword', 'binary', and 'expand'. Default value: 'string'.
#####value
Optional. Determines what Registry value(s) to manage within the specified key. To set a Registry value as the default value for its parent key, name the value '(default)'. Valid options: a string. Default value: the title of your declared resource.
####registry_key
#####ensure
Tells Puppet whether the key should or shouldn't exist. Valid options: 'present' and 'absent'. Default value: 'present'.
#####path
Required. Specifies a Registry key for Puppet to manage. If any of the parent keys in the path don't exist, Puppet creates them automatically. Valid options: a string containing a Registry path. For example: 'HKLM\Software' or 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Vendor'.
If Puppet is running on a 64-bit system, the 32-bit Registry key can be explicitly managed using a prefix. For example: '32:HKLM\Software'.
#####purge_values
Optional. Specifies whether to delete any values in the specified key that are not managed by Puppet. Valid options: 'true' and 'false'. Default value: 'false'.
For more on this parameter, see the Purge existing values section under Usage.
####registry_value
#####path
Optional. Specifies a Registry value for Puppet to manage. Valid options: a string containing a Registry path. If any of the parent keys in the path don't exist, Puppet creates them automatically. For example: 'HKLM\Software' or 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Vendor'. Default value: the title of your declared resource.
If Puppet is running on a 64-bit system, the 32-bit Registry key can be explicitly managed using a prefix. For example: '32:HKLM\Software\Value3'.
#####ensure
Tells Puppet whether the value should or shouldn't exist. Valid options: 'present' and 'absent'. Default value: 'present'.
#####type
Optional. Sets the data type of the specified value. Valid options: 'string', 'array', 'dword', 'qword', 'binary', and 'expand'. Default value: 'string'.
#####data
Required. Provides the contents of the specified value. Valid options: a string by default; an array if specified through the type parameter.
####registry::service
#####ensure
Tells Puppet whether the service should or shouldn't exist. Valid options: 'present' and 'absent'. Default value: 'present'.
#####display_name
Optional. Provides a Display Name for the service. Valid options: a string. Default value: the title of your declared resource.
#####description
Optional. Provides a description of the service. Valid options: a string. Default value: blank.
#####command
Required. Specifies the command to execute when starting the service. Valid options: a string containing the absolute path to an executable file.
#####start
Required. Specifies the starting mode of the service. Valid options: 'automatic', 'manual', and 'disabled'.
Puppet's native service resource can also be used to manage this setting.
##Limitations
- Keys within HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE (hklm), HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT (hkcr) or HKEY_USERS (hku) are supported. Other predefined root keys (e.g., HKEY_CURRENT_USER) are not currently supported.
- Puppet doesn't recursively delete Registry keys.
Please report any issues through our Module Issue Tracker.
##Development
Puppet Inc modules on the Puppet Forge are open projects, and community contributions are essential for keeping them great. We can't access the huge number of platforms and myriad of hardware, software, and deployment configurations that Puppet is intended to serve.
We want to keep it as easy as possible to contribute changes so that our modules work in your environment. There are a few guidelines that we need contributors to follow so that we can have a chance of keeping on top of things.
For more information, see our module contribution guide.
###Contributors
To see who's already involved, see the list of contributors.