Configuration Management

As a companion to my series on managing Windows Server with Puppet Enterprise, this short two-part article will guide you through installing your own Puppet 5 server on Red Hat Linux in Hyper-V.

In this Ask the Admin, I’ll show you how to install and configure Active Directory using Puppet.

In this Ask the Admin, I’ll look at the new deployment options for Windows Autopilot in the current and next version of Windows 10.

In today’s Ask the Admin, Russell Smith shows you how to manage Puppet, Windows Installer, and Chocolatey.

In today’s Ask the Admin, Russell Smith shows you how to manage local users and groups using Puppet.

In today’s Ask the Admin, Russell Smith shows you how to get started with the Chocolatey package manager for Windows.

In this Ask the Admin, Russell Smith shows you how to use the file resource and manage permissions on files and folders.

In today’s Ask the Admin, Russell Smith shows you to install modules on your Puppet master and how to open and edit the main site manifest using Secure Shell.

In today’s Ask the Admin, Russell Smith looks at the Chocolatey package manager for Windows, what it does, and how it can simplify software deployment on servers and end-user devices.

In today’s Ask the Admin, Russell Smith shows you how to log in to Puppet master using Secure Shell, accept the certificate from the Windows Server node, and how to test connectivity between agent and master.