How can i install a local rpm using puppet -

i trying install particular rpm using puppet, init.pp is:

class nmap {   package {'nmap':     provider => 'rpm',     source => "<local path rpm>",   } } 

and rpm in ...modules/nmap/files

if move rpm manifests, , provide rpm name in source => ''

class nmap {   package {'nmap':     provider => 'rpm',     source => "rpm-name.rpm",   } } 

it works, how can specify source path ../files/ , puppet apply successfully

when use :

source => 'puppet:///files/nmap-6.45-1.x86_64.rpm',

i error:

debug: executing '/bin/rpm -i puppet:///files/nmap-6.45-1.x86_64.rpm' error: execution of '/bin/rpm -i puppet:///files/nmap-6.45-1.x86_64.rpm' returned 1: error: open of puppet:///files/nmap-6.45-1.x86_64.rpm failed: no such file or directory

error: /stage[main]/nmap/package[nmap]/ensure: change absent present failed: execution of '/bin/rpm -i puppet:///files/nmap-6.45-1.x86_64.rpm' returned 1: error: open of puppet:///files/nmap-6.45-1.x86_64.rpm failed: no such file or directory `

when running command:

sudo puppet apply --modulepath=/home/user1/qa/puppet_qa/modules/ -e "include nmap" --debug

unlike file resource type, package type has no support puppet fileserver urls. need use file resource download rpm prior installing it. if recurring problem you, make defined type in 1 go (think macros), e.g.

define fileserver_package($source, $ensure='installed') {   file { "/my/tmp/dir/$name.rpm": source => $source }   package { $name:     ensure => $ensure,     provider => 'rpm',     source => "/my/tmp/dir/$name.rpm",     require => file["/my/tmp/dir/$name.rpm"],   } } 

edit: advisable use local yum repo instead, see first comment @rojs below.