A quick way to add a new node to a Puppet-managed system is as follows… (I run Ubuntu, but this should work on most systems)
On the new node, run this:
sudo puppetd --test --waitforcert 5
On the puppet server, run this (in a separate window, without closing the previous command):
sudo puppetca --list
It should show the hostname of the new node you’re trying to add, if you find it run the following:
sudo puppetca --sign [hostname]
Where [hostname] is the full hostname of the new node as listed in the previous command.
If it’s not showing up properly, you’ll need to fix your DNS issues - clearing out the mess of the miss-targeted request is a topic for another post/link.
Once you’ve signed the request, it’ll take another 5 seconds or so and the node will get its certificate and go through with the first run through.