Difference between revisions of "Facterhandson"

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## you want to create /etc/facter/facts.d/owner
 
## you want to create /etc/facter/facts.d/owner
 
## use a puppet file resource, or try using $modulepath/facts.d/owner
 
## use a puppet file resource, or try using $modulepath/facts.d/owner
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# Add a file "/etc/role" with choice of value of "web", "data", or "compute"
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## use a puppet file resource to create the file
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# Write a custom fact or code external fact to produce "role" fact
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## One way of doing the custom fact, which should live in $modulepath/lib/facter/role.rb:
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<source language="ruby">
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require 'facter'
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Facter.add("role") do
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setcode do
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%x{cat /etc/role}.chomp
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end
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end
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</source>

Revision as of 10:11, 4 September 2014

  1. Create an external fact with key "owner" with value of your name, or your team
    1. tips:
    2. you want to create /etc/facter/facts.d/owner
    3. use a puppet file resource, or try using $modulepath/facts.d/owner
  2. Add a file "/etc/role" with choice of value of "web", "data", or "compute"
    1. use a puppet file resource to create the file
  3. Write a custom fact or code external fact to produce "role" fact
    1. One way of doing the custom fact, which should live in $modulepath/lib/facter/role.rb:
require 'facter'
Facter.add("role") do
  setcode do
     %x{cat /etc/role}.chomp
  end
end