--- puppet/deployment/websites/manifests/base.pp	2012/03/19 21:55:00	2649
+++ puppet/deployment/websites/manifests/base.pp	2012/12/10 19:54:45	2915
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
 class websites::base {
     $webdatadir = '/var/www/vhosts'
+    file { $webdatadir:
+	ensure => directory,
+	mode => 0755,
+	owner => root,
+	group => root
+    }
 }