Issue #7670 has been updated by Ken Bowley.
I'm using Puppet 2.6.8, but the bug is definitely in Facter, and it is a long standing bug. The problem is that the check for Ubuntu is relying on 'lsbdistid' which is cleared out during the Facter.clear. The current method is close, in that you need to look in the /etc/lsb-release file, but you cannot rely on the 'lsbdistid' fact being loaded before the 'operatingsytem' fact. The other long standing bug is the check for 'operatingsystemrelease' which looks in the /etc/issue file, which is commonly overwritten in large environments with site specific information. The Facter 1.5.8, if you perform a Facter.loadfacts after the Facter.clear, the lsb information is picked up before the operatingsystem fact. In 1.5.9, the operatingsystem fact appears to be determined before the lsb information. One way to get the correct information is to do a Facter.flush after the Facter.loadfacts, but at that point you are just working around the issue by covering your eyes and yelling "la la la la la..." ---------------------------------------- Bug #7670: operatingsystem fact incorrect after clear on Ubuntu https://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/7670 Author: Ken Bowley Status: Accepted Priority: Immediate Assignee: Category: library Target version: Keywords: Branch: Affected Facter version: 1.5.9 Facter returns incorrect facts for "operatingsystem" and "operatingsystemrelease" after Facter.clear is called when running on Ubuntu. $ irb irb(main):001:0> require 'rubygems' => true irb(main):002:0> require 'facter' => true irb(main):003:0> Facter["operatingsystem"].value => "Ubuntu" irb(main):004:0> Facter.clear => nil irb(main):005:0> Facter["operatingsystem"].value => "Debian" This causes puppet to report the wrong operatingsystem, and breaks many manifests on our current deployment. -- You have received this notification because you have either subscribed to it, or are involved in it. To change your notification preferences, please click here: http://projects.puppetlabs.com/my/account -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Bugs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-bugs?hl=en.
