Jira (FACT-714) Facter doesn't recognize String time when using to_s on Time type

[Zahid Bukhari (JIRA)]

Title: Message Title

Zahid Bukhari created an issue   Facter / FACT-714 Facter doesn't recognize String time when using to_s on Time type Issue Type: Bug Affects Versions: 2.1.0 Assignee: Eric Sorenson Created: 29/Sep/14 2:56 PM Environment: CentOS 6.5 puppet 3.5.1 Priority: Normal Reporter: Zahid Bukhari I have a fact similar to the following: # os_install_date.rb   Facter.add('os_install_date') do setcode do # Red Hat based OS if File.exists?('/root/anaconda-ks.cfg') File.mtime('/root/anaconda-ks.cfg').strftime('%Y/%m/%d-%H:%M:%S') end end end And upon execution of facter -p I receive this: [root@dtiad04dma04p ~]# facter -p | fgrep install Fact resolution fact='os_install_date', resolution='<anonymous>' resolved to an invalid value: Expected Thu Sep 11 15:36:33 +0000 2014 to be one of [Integer, Float, TrueClass, FalseClass, NilClass, String, Array, Hash], but was Time os_install_date => 2014/09/11-15:36:33 It actually works without any issues on other servers but they are pretty much the same servers going to the same puppet master with the same fact. Add Comment   This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.1.4#6159-sha1:44eaede) -- 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 puppet-bugs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to puppet-bugs@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-bugs. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.