"Could not find terminus splunk_hec" error when provisioning or upgrading compilers to Puppet Enterprise 2019.8.1 and later

When you provision or upgrade a compiler with the splunk_hec class assigned, you get a Could not find terminus splunk_hec error.

Error messages

Argument Error: Could not find terminus splunk_hec for indirection facts

You get this error when umask permissions for root are too restrictive and the pe-puppet user is unable to read the puppetlabs-splunk_hec module’s Ruby files.

Version and installation information

PE version: 2019.8.1 and later
OS: All

Solution

To fix this issue, complete the following steps.

1. To fix permissions, run the following commands on your compilers:

   find $(puppet config print plugindest) -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;
   find $(puppet config print plugindest) -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \;
   umask 022

2. To sync content from the primary server to the compilers, run the following command on each affected compiler:

   puppet plugin download

   Learn more about this issue in the splunk_hec module’s custom installation docs.