Index

A

• Access Control Entries (ACE) / The access control list
• Access Control Lists (ACL)
  • about / The access control list
  • folder permissions, modifying / Changing the permissions of a folder
  • permissions, purging / Purging permissions
  • file, locking from user changes / Purging permissions and locking a file from user changes

C

• capitalize function / Some string functions – downcase, upcase, and capitalize
• Chocolatey
  • about / What is Chocolatey?
  • URL / What is Chocolatey?, Using Chocolatey to install a software, Using Puppet and Chocolatey to update mostly used software
  • installing / Installing Chocolatey
  • software, installing with / Installing a software with Chocolatey
  • software, uninstalling with / Uninstalling a software with Chocolatey
  • used, for installing software / Using Chocolatey to install a software
  • used, for updating software / Using Chocolatey to update a software
  • used, for updating used software / Using Puppet and Chocolatey to update mostly used software
  • used, for updating agents / Updating the agents with Chocolatey
• commands
  • running / Running commands
  • running, on certain conditions / Running the command on certain conditions
• custom facts
  • adding / Adding the custom facts
  • Windows users, adding as / Adding Windows users as custom facts

D

• downcase function / Some string functions – downcase, upcase, and capitalize

F

• files
  • uploading / Uploading files
• Firefox
  • installing, with Chocolatey / Installing Firefox as an example
• Firewall
  • about / Firewall
  • URL / Firewall
  • rule example / The firewall rule example
• firewall rules
  • about / The firewall rules
  • ports, checking / Checking which ports to keep open
  • defining / Defining firewall rules, Allowing ingress traffic for the SSH port 22, Denying all the incoming traffic
  • iptables rules, making persistent / Making the iptables rules persistent
• folders
  • creating / Creating folders
• Foreman
  • installing / Installing Foreman
  • interface / The Foreman interface
  • module class, importing / Importing the module class in Foreman
  • hosts statuses, checking / Checking the statuses of hosts from Foreman
  • report details of hosts, checking / Checking the report details of hosts from Foreman
• FortiClient SSLVPN
  • URL / An example template to edit the registry keys
• fully qualified domain name (FQDN) / Setting FQDN, The password function

H

• host groups
  • about / The host groups
  • managing / Managing the host groups
  • hosts, assigning to / Assigning the hosts to hosts groups
• hosts file
  • locking / Locking the hosts file
• hosts statuses, Foreman
  • checking / Checking the statuses of hosts from Foreman
  • audits / Audits
  • facts / Facts
  • report list / Reports
  • YAML Ain't Markup Language (YAML) / YAML
• hosts statuses, terminal
  • checking / Checking the statuses of hosts from the terminal
  • node.rb / node.rb
  • host YAML files / The host YAML files
  • facts / Facts
  • Puppet SSL certificates / The Puppet SSL certificates
  • logs, checking / Checking the logs from the terminal

I

• incoming traffic
  • denying / Denying all incoming traffic and allowing only the necessary ports
• infrastructure statistics
  • checking / Checking the infrastructure statistics
• Inno Setup switches
  • URL / Installing a software with package resource
• integer representing mask permissions
  • URL / The access control list

L

• Linux
  • using, with Puppet / The differences between using Puppet with Windows and with Linux
  • key, connecting from / Connecting from Linux
• local administrator passwords
  • creating / Making the local administrator passwords unique
  • password function / The password function
  • module, writing / The module
  • generating, ruby code / The Ruby code to generate the password
  • testing / The test
• Long Term Support (LTS)
  • URL / Installing Puppet Server

M

• Microsoft Windows SDK
  • for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 4, URL / Modifying the MSI file
• module
  • structure / The module structure
  • layout / The module layout
  • manifests folder / The module layout
  • files folder / The module layout
  • templates folder / The module layout
  • lib folder / The module layout
  • for creating files and folders / Modules for creating the files and folders
  • Hello World module / The Hello World module
  • directory structure / Creating the directory structure
  • manifest file, creating / Creating the manifest file
• module class, importing in Foreman
  • steps / Importing the module class in Foreman
  • class, assigning to host / Assigning the class to a host
  • class, assigning to host group / Assigning the class to a host group
• modules
  • URL / The module layout

N

• necessary ports
  • allowing / Denying all incoming traffic and allowing only the necessary ports
• node certificates
  • managing / Managing the node certificates
  • displaying / Displaying the certificates
  • signing / Signing the certificates
  • deleting / Deleting the certificates
• ntp module
  • URL / Checking the report details of hosts from Foreman

O

• Orca / Modifying the MSI file

P

• PDQ Deploy
  • about / Using software to push the agents
  • URL / Using software to push the agents
• Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) / Do not use old passwords that have been used before
• Process Hacker
  • URL / Making sure that the security-related services are running
• Puppet
  • using, with Windows / The differences between using Puppet with Windows and with Linux
  • using, with Linux / The differences between using Puppet with Windows and with Linux
  • server, installing / Installing Puppet Server
  • installing / Installing Puppet
  • facts / Puppet facts
  • templates / The Puppet templates
  • functions / The Puppet functions
  • installing, with Chocolatey / Installing Chocolatey using Puppet
  • used, for updating used software / Using Puppet and Chocolatey to update mostly used software
• Puppet agent
  • downloading / Downloading and installing the Puppet agent
  • installing / Downloading and installing the Puppet agent
  • URL / Downloading and installing the Puppet agent
  • certificate, signing / Signing the certificate
  • installing, on multiple clients / Installing the Puppet agent on multiple clients
• Puppet agent installation, on multiple clients
  • about / Installing the Puppet agent on multiple clients
  • MSI file, modifying / Modifying the MSI file
  • software, used for pushing / Using software to push the agents
  • domain controller, using to push agents / Using a domain controller to push the agents
• Puppet agents
  • updating / Updating the Puppet agents
  • server, updating / Updating the server
  • updating, with Chocolatey / Updating the agents with Chocolatey
• Puppet facts
  • about / Puppet facts
  • using, in manifests / Using the facts in manifests
• Puppet Forge
  • modules, installing from / Installing modules from Puppet Forge
• Puppet functions
  • about / The Puppet functions
  • stdlib functions / The stdlib functions
  • first function / Your first function
• Puppet installation
  • hostname, setting / Setting the hostname
  • FQDN, setting / Setting FQDN
  • DNS, setting / Setting static IP, gateway, and DNS
  • static IP, setting / Setting static IP, gateway, and DNS
  • gateway, setting / Setting static IP, gateway, and DNS
  • repositories, adding / Adding the Puppet repositories
  • steps / Installing Puppet
• puppet labs
  • URL / Running commands, Running the command on certain conditions
• Puppet server
  • installing / Installing Puppet Server
  • connecting, with SSH / Connecting your server with SSH
• Puppet templates
  • about / The Puppet templates
  • example, for editing registry keys / An example template to edit the registry keys
• PuTTY. Download
  • URL / Connecting your server with SSH
• pw_hash function / The pw_hash function

R

• reboot module
  • about / The reboot module
  • URL / The reboot module
• registry
  • managing / Managing the registry
  • manifests, writing / Writing the manifests
  • limitations / Limitations with the registry module
• Ruby
  • URL / The Puppet templates

S

• security-related services
  • testing / Making sure that the security-related services are running
• Security Account Manager (SAM) / Making the local administrator passwords unique
• server
  • securing / Keeping your server secure
• server, securing
  • about / Keeping your server secure
  • backups / Backups
  • updates, checking / Keeping your server up to date
  • root account, avoiding / Do not enable root account
  • user password policy / The user password policy
  • SSH, using with key file / Using SSH with key file to connect
  • firewall rules / The firewall rules
• services
  • managing / Managing services
• software
  • installing, with package resource / Installing a software with package resource
  • installing, with Chocolatey / Installing a software with Chocolatey, Using Chocolatey to install a software
  • uninstalling, with Chocolatey / Uninstalling a software with Chocolatey
  • updating, with Chocolatey / Using Chocolatey to update a software
  • uninstalling / Uninstalling a software
  • older version installed software, uninstalling / Uninstalling an older version of a software that cannot be differentiated by its name
• SSH, using with key file
  • about / Using SSH with key file to connect
  • public and private key, creating / Creating the public and private key
  • converting, to PuTTY format / Getting the key to your computer and converting it into the PuTTY format
  • connecting, from Linux / Connecting from Linux
  • SSH logins, disabling with password / Disabling the SSH logins with a password
• Startup folder
  • locking / Locking the Startup folder
• stdlib functions
  • about / The stdlib functions
  • URL / The stdlib functions
  • downcase function / Some string functions – downcase, upcase, and capitalize
  • upcase function / Some string functions – downcase, upcase, and capitalize
  • capitalize function / Some string functions – downcase, upcase, and capitalize
  • pw_hash function / The pw_hash function

T

• terminal
  • hosts statuses, checking / Checking the statuses of hosts from the terminal
  • logs, checking / Checking the logs from the terminal
• Trend Micro antivirus software
  • URL / Making sure that the security-related services are running

U

• unnecessary services
  • terminating / Stopping unnecessary services
• upcase function / Some string functions – downcase, upcase, and capitalize
• user password policy
  • about / The user password policy
  • old passwords, avoiding / Do not use old passwords that have been used before
  • 10 char complex password, using / Using at least a 10 char complex password
  • password expiry / Expiring password in 90 days
  • account lock, locking / Locking account
• users
  • managing / Managing users
  • name attribute / Managing users
  • ensure attribute / Managing users
  • comment attribute / Managing users
  • groups attribute / Managing users
  • home attribute / Managing users
  • manage home attribute / Managing users
  • password attribute / Managing users

V

• version control system (VCS) / Backups
• VirtualBox
  • URL / Installing Puppet Server

W

• Windows
  • using, with Puppet / The differences between using Puppet with Windows and with Linux
• Windows users
  • adding, as custom facts / Adding Windows users as custom facts
  • condition, setting / Making sure our code works only for Windows
  • necessary libraries, including / Including the necessary libraries
  • variables with empty values, defining / Defining your variables with empty values
  • registry values, searching / Finding the registry values
• winfirewall class / Denying all incoming traffic and allowing only the necessary ports
• Workrave
  • about / Installing a software with package resource
  • URL / Installing a software with package resource

Y

• YAML Ain't Markup Language (YAML) / YAML