Error: Failed to apply catalog: Parameter name failed on Package[ntp]:

ntppuppet

I am getting the following error while running puppet:

Error: Failed to apply catalog: Parameter name failed on Package[ntp]: Name must be a String not Array at /etc/puppet/modules/ntp/manifests/install.pp:4

$ cat install.pp 
class ntp::install inherits ntp {

  package { 'ntp':
    ensure => $package_ensure,
    name   => $package_name,
  }

On the puppet master I have installed ntp, and wonder if that is causing a conflict.

I installed with commands: 

$ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y install ntp

and config

$ cat /etc/ntp.conf
server 0.us.pool.ntp.org
server 1.us.pool.ntp.org
server 2.us.pool.ntp.org
server 3.us.pool.ntp.org

Best Answer

You have a simple syntax error in your manifest; something is setting $package_ensure to an array, when ensure wants it to be a string. Fix the definition of $package_ensure, and you're golden.

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