Puppet users - Dec 2009 - custom fact and environment variable

Hello,

I''m trying to add an environment variable as fact like this :
#export $FACTER_test="infof"
#facter | grep test
test => infof

But my fact don''t synchronize with puppet master. I don''t see
it in /
var/puppet/yaml/clientfile.yaml
If I want this works, I''ve need to start puppet like this :
#puppetd -vt --factsync

but factsync''s setting only works with test''s setting

I''ve recently seen that adding custom fact method has changed so
I''ve
followed the wiki "plugin in module" to create my own fact.

I successfully create this fact :
# home.rb

Facter.add("home") do
    setcode do
    ENV[''HOME'']
    end
end

And try unsuccessfully this one :
# salle.rb

Facter.add("salle") do
    setcode do
    ENV[''FACTER_test'']
    end
end

Puppet refuse to synchronize my own environments variables unless I
run the deamon manually :
#puppetd -vt --factsync

With my settings, Custom fact works but no with custom environments
variables

What''s wrong ?


Serge FELIX


On puppet master :
------------------
# puppet.conf
[puppetmasterd]
    modulepath = /etc/puppet/modules
------------------

------------------
#fileserver.conf
[files]
  path /etc/puppet/files

#[facts]
# I comment this according to the "plugin in module" new method
# path /etc/puppet/modules/custom/plugins/facter

[plugins]

[modules]
----------------------

On client :
---------------------
#puppet.conf
[main]
    server = toto.toto.fr
    # Where Puppet stores dynamic and growing data.
    # The default value is ''/var/puppet''.
    vardir = /var/lib/puppet

    # The Puppet log directory.
    # The default value is ''$vardir/log''.
    logdir = /var/log/puppet

    # Where Puppet PID files are kept.
    # The default value is ''$vardir/run''.
    rundir = /var/run/puppet

    # Where SSL certificates are kept.
    # The default value is ''$confdir/ssl''.
    ssldir = $vardir/ssl

    # I comment this according to the "plugin in module" new method
    # pluginsync = true
    factpath = $vardir/lib/facter
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Legrave wrote:
> Facter.add("salle") do
>     setcode do
>     ENV[''FACTER_test'']
>     end
> end
> 
> Puppet refuse to synchronize my own environments variables unless I
> run the deamon manually :
> #puppetd -vt --factsync
> 
Where are you setting `FACTER_test''?

=scott

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I''m on Gentoo.
I''ve created /etc/env.d/99facter
with FACTER_test=infof
and in console : env_update && source /etc/profile

All my custom facts works when I run puppetd with -vt --factsync
If I start it normally, only the fact with ENV[''HOME''] works.
I run puppet 0.24.8

thanks


On 21 déc, 23:41, Scott Smith <sc...@ohlol.net>
wrote:
> Legrave wrote:
> > Facter.add("salle") do
> >     setcode do
> >     ENV[''FACTER_test'']
> >     end
> > end
>
> > Puppet refuse to synchronize my own environments variables unless I
> > run the deamon manually :
> > #puppetd -vt --factsync
>
> Where are you setting `FACTER_test''?
>
> =scott
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Legrave wrote:
> I''m on Gentoo.
> I''ve created /etc/env.d/99facter
> with FACTER_test=infof
> and in console : env_update && source /etc/profile
> 
If you want puppetd to inherit environment variables, set them in the puppetd
init script.

I really don''t see any value to gain by setting facts this way, but
that''s another discussion.

-scott

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The --factsync only works in test mode.
And the flag factsync=true in puppet.conf has no effect

I want to target a pool of machines that have an environment variable
in common.

The FAQ says :
"Facter has a special types of facts that can be set from environment
variables. Any environment variable with a prefix of FACTER will be
taken by Facter and converted into a fact"

This works well in local but there is no synchronize with puppetmaster
unless I run the client with : puppetd -vt --factsync

It make me crazy




> If you want puppetd to inherit environment variables, set them in the
puppetd init script.
>
> I really don''t see any value to gain by setting facts this way,
but that''s another discussion.
>
> -scott
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I find the problem.

I need to specify which environments variables are passed to rc script
via the file /etc/conf.d/env_whitelist




On 23 déc 2009, 12:09, Legrave <legr...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> The --factsync only works in test mode.
> And the flag factsync=true in puppet.conf has no effect
>
> I want to target a pool of machines that have an environment variable
> in common.
>
> The FAQ says :
> "Facter has a special types of facts that can be set from environment
> variables. Any environment variable with a prefix of FACTER will be
> taken by Facter and converted into a fact"
>
> This works well in local but there is no synchronize with puppetmaster
> unless I run the client with : puppetd -vt --factsync
>
> It make me crazy
>
> > If you want puppetd to inherit environment variables, set them in the
puppetd init script.
>
> > I really don''t see any value to gain by setting facts this
way, but that''s another discussion.
>
> > -scott
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