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On Mon, Jan 11, 2016, at 04:13 AM, Isaac Beckman wrote:
> Hi, 
> 
> openstack-infra/puppet-jenkins holds a default file with the
> configuration 
> of jenkins master (/etc/default/jenkins).
> Many times, this file needs to be customized in order to fit downstream 
> projects.
> For example, one of the attributes in this file is the heap size assigned 
> to JAVA. By default it is 12G which only large busy sites will need.
> Customization of this file by downstream can be done by either using a 
> different default file or alternatively we can turn this file into a 
> puppet template that can be used dynamically.
> Each option has its own cons & pros.
> For example: It is simpler to use different file, but this option is not 
> good for a project with multiple jenkins masters each with different 
> system resources.
> According to Yolanda, discussion about passing an external file Vs 
> customizing the default file in a template, took place in the past.
> I would like to get a feedback and information from people who were 
> involved in this discussion in order to figure out what is the preferred 
> solution in this case.
> 
This is already customizable via passing in a path to the file source
[0]. Does this not work for you?

[0]
http://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack-infra/puppet-jenkins/tree/manifests/master.pp#n131

Clark