Modify linux_forwarder to template outputs.cfg

Just like windows. This approach seems potentially less flexible
eventually, but eliminates one need to keep track of the admin password
for performing changes. It should be the case that Puppet is always able
to update local config.

Author: reidmv

manifests/linux_forwarder.pp

@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 class splunk::linux_forwarder {
+
+  $server = $splunk::params::logging_server
+  $port   = $splunk::params::logging_port
+
   file {"${splunk::params::linux_stage_dir}":
     ensure => directory,
     owner  => "root",
@@ -18,22 +22,12 @@
     },
     notify   => Exec['start_splunk'],
   }
-#  firewall { "100 allow Splunkd":
-#    action => "accept",
-#    proto  => "tcp",
-#    dport  => "${splunk::params::splunkd_port}",
-#  }
+
   exec {"start_splunk":
     creates => "/opt/splunkforwarder/etc/licenses",
     command => "/opt/splunkforwarder/bin/splunk start --accept-license",
     timeout => 0,
   }
-  exec {"set_forwarder_port":
-    unless  => "/bin/grep \"server \= ${splunk::params::logging_server}:${splunk::params::logging_port}\" /opt/splunkforwarder/etc/system/local/outputs.conf",
-    command => "/opt/splunkforwarder/bin/splunk add forward-server ${splunk::params::logging_server}:${splunk::params::logging_port} -auth ${splunk::params::splunk_admin}:${splunk::params::splunk_admin_pass}",
-    require => Exec['set_monitor_default'],
-    notify  => Service['splunk'],
-  }
   exec {"set_monitor_default":
     unless  => "/bin/grep \"\/var\/log\" /opt/splunkforwarder/etc/apps/search/local/inputs.conf",
     command => "/opt/splunkforwarder/bin/splunk add monitor \"/var/log/\" -auth ${splunk::params::splunk_admin}:${splunk::params::splunk_admin_pass}",
@@ -55,4 +49,11 @@
     hasrestart => true,
     require    => File['/etc/init.d/splunk'],
   }
+
+  file { '/opt/splunkforwarder/etc/system/local/outputs.conf':
+    ensure  => file,
+    content => template('splunk/outputs.conf.erb'),
+    require => Package['splunkforwarder'],
+    notify  => Service['splunk'],
+  }
 }