gistfile1.txt

[root@ps7.p ~]# date;puppet agent --onetime --test --noop
Thu May  3 01:16:16 EDT 2012
info: Caching catalog for ps7.p
info: Applying configuration version '1336022164'
notice: Finished catalog run in 0.10 seconds

[root@ps7.p ~]# date;puppet agent --onetime --test --noop
Thu May  3 01:16:19 EDT 2012
err: Could not retrieve catalog from remote server: Error 400 on SERVER: Failed to parse template sitefiles/motd/default: Could not find value for 'ys_catalog_version' at 7:/etc/puppet/modules/site/sitefiles/templates/motd/default at /etc/puppet/modules/dist/motd/manifests/init.pp:6 on node ps7.p
warning: Not using cache on failed catalog
err: Could not retrieve catalog; skipping run

[root@ps7.p ~]# date;puppet agent --onetime --test --noop
Thu May  3 01:16:24 EDT 2012
info: Caching catalog for ps7.p
info: Applying configuration version '1336022181'
notice: Finished catalog run in 0.10 seconds
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/etc/motd template:

<%= fqdn %> :: <%= scope.lookupvar('::temp_name') %> :: <%= ipaddress %>    
<%= "#{operatingsystem.downcase} #{operatingsystemrelease.strip} (#{architecture})" %> :: <%= "#{kernel.downcase} #{kernelrelease}" %>

<%= scope.lookupvar('::description') %> <%= " (#{ys_server_role.upcase})" if has_variable?("ys_server_role") %>
<%= ys_build_notes.strip.chomp if has_variable?("ys_build_notes") %>
catalog version <%= ys_catalog_version %>
catalog date    <%= ys_catalog_date %>