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+## puppet-functions module
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+### Overview
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+This is the puppet-firewall module. Here we are providing a module which can be used to configure various firewalls
+
+### Disclaimer
+
+Warning! While this software is written in the best interest of quality it has not been formally tested by our QA teams. Use at your own risk, but feel free to enjoy and perhaps improve it while you do.
+
+Please see the included Apache Software License for more legal details regarding warranty.
+
+### Installation
+
+From github, download the module into your modulepath on your Puppetmaster. If you are not sure where your module path is try this command:
+
+  puppet --configprint modulepath
+
+Depending on the version of Puppet, you may need to restart the puppetmasterd (or Apache) process before this module will work.