After starting an new instance on labs project where `puppetmaster` is pointing to a `role::puppetmaster::standalone` instance, one has to delete /var/lib/puppet/ssl before puppet will function. Until you delete that directory, `puppet agent -tv` will give errors like this:
`Warning: SSL_connect returned=1 errno=0 state=error: certificate verify failed: [self signed certificate in certificate chain for /CN=Puppet CA: deployment-puppetmaster.deployment-prep.eqiad.wmflabs]`
100% reproducible on labs projects having a `role::puppetmaster::standalone` puppetmaster (eg: `deployment-prep`, `integration`, `tools`). There is no magic beside retrying (either delete/rebuild an instance or randomly delete bunch of files).
== Workaround ==
See https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Standalone_puppetmaster:
Agent:
```
$ sudo -i puppet agent -tv
$ sudo rm -fR /var/lib/puppet/ssl
$ sudo rm /var/lib/puppet/server/ssl/ca/signed/$(hostname -f).pem
$ sudo -i puppet agent -tv
```
Master:
```
$ sudo puppet cert clean <fqdn of instance>
```
Agent:
```
$ sudo -i puppet agent -tv
```