Fixes #2576 - Add optional update of Host.ip from built request

fixes #2693 - don't cause handle_ca error when no Puppet CA associated with host

fixes #2779 - permission problem with non-admin adding puppetclasses to hosts and hostgroups

fixes #2142 add Smart Parameters and Smart Class Parameters to API v2

fixes #1963 - prevent host creation when facts are uploaded via new setting

fixes #2484 - host, hostgroup, and BMC passwords were overwritten as blank

fixes #2660 - settings, improve tests and fixes

- added string settings type
- fixed tests previously commented out due to CI failures
- more tests for core settings functionality
- parsing of string values enhanced and extracted to a separate method
- setting value to nil when it equals default is back...

Fixes #2038 - updated config and partition table templates using ones from the community repository

fixes #2386 - permission failure on create_lookup_value

fixes #2539 - added API puppetrun access permission and test