puppet-agent
Retrieves the client configuration from a Puppet server and applies it to the local host.
TLDR
Register a node at a Puppet server and apply the received catalog
$ puppet agent --test --server [puppetserver_fqdn] --serverport [port] --waitforcert [poll_time]
Run the agent in the background (uses settings from puppet.conf)
$ puppet agent
Run the agent once in the foreground, then exit
$ puppet agent --test
Run the agent in dry-mode
$ puppet agent --test --noop
Log every resource being evaluated (even if nothing is being changed)
$ puppet agent --test --evaltrace
Disable the agent
$ puppet agent --disable "[message]"
Enable the agent
$ puppet agent --enable
