# check if puppet is running
0 * * * *   root    /bin/ps ax | /bin/grep -v grep | /bin/grep -q puppet || (sleep $(( $(</dev/urandom od -N2 -t u2 -A n) >> 6 )) &&  /etc/init.d/puppet restart > /dev/null)
# restart puppet once in a while and randomly delay the restart between 0 and 32 minutes -> splay puppetmaster hammering
0 22 * * */2   root   sleep $(( $( </dev/urandom od -N2 -t u2 -A none ) >> 5 )) &&  /etc/init.d/puppet restart > /dev/null