Issue #22349 has been reported by Andrew Parker. ---------------------------------------- Bug #22349: Facter fails to run as a non-root user when /etc/facter/facts.d is not readable https://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/22349
* Author: Andrew Parker * Status: Accepted * Priority: Normal * Assignee: * Category: * Target version: 1.7.4 * Keywords: * Branch: * Affected Facter version: ---------------------------------------- If the `/etc/facter/facts.d` directory is available, but not readable, then facter, when run as a non-root user will still try to read from it and fail. <pre> [vagrant@localhost ~]$ ls -l /etc/facter total 4 drwxr-x--- 2 root root 4096 Aug 29 19:25 facts.d [vagrant@localhost ~]$ facter Error: Permission denied - /etc/facter/facts.d </pre> If that directory is made readable, then facter will work. <pre> [vagrant@localhost ~]$ sudo chmod o+r /etc/facter/facts.d [vagrant@localhost ~]$ ls -l /etc/facter total 4 drwxr-xr-- 2 root root 4096 Aug 29 19:25 facts.d [vagrant@localhost ~]$ facter architecture => x86_64 augeasversion => 0.9.0 </pre> As of Puppet 3.0.0, puppet will now look in ~/.puppet for its configuration information (#16637); however, facter, when it got external facts (#2157) and suddenly had the ability to read from a specific directory, did not take into account what user it was running as. This causes the problem above, which prevents facter from running for a non-root user, but also stops puppet from running as non-root. Facter needs to follow puppet's lead and use a user-local directory when it isn't running as root. -- 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-bugs. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
