Re: [Puppet Users] puppet dashboard not working for node group

Igal Koshevoy
Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:35:42 -0000

Hai,

Thanks for confirming the cause and glad you have a workaround.

-igal

On 08/11/2010 08:14 AM, hai wu wrote:
> Thanks Igal! This is the exact root cause. It is working for me now,
> now that I know the workaround.
>
> Thanks,
> Hai
>
> On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 10:05 AM, Igal Koshevoy
> <igal@pragmaticraft.com <mailto:igal@pragmaticraft.com>> wrote:
>
>     On 08/11/2010 07:37 AM, hai wu wrote:
>     > I am using puppet-dashboard 1.0.3 for Ubuntu 10.04. It is not
>     working
>     > for node group. I can add a node group via "Add Group".
After this,
>     > from Edit node page, after trying to add this group to a node, the
>     > group field would still be empty, and if looking at the log, it
>     shows
>     > for this "update" _method:
>     > "node_group_names"=>["   "]
>     >
>     > I put group value to the group editing page, why it is still empty
>     > when the NodesController receiving the request?
>
>     The Puppet Dashboard currently uses a quirky AJAX autocomplete system.
>     You need to type the first few characters of the group field, then
>     click
>     the desired group name in the popup selector list, which will then add
>     it as text within a rounded box to the groups text input field,
>     and then
>     you can click the create/save button for the form to save it. Simply
>     typing the name in is not enough, you must click the name of the group
>     in that popup selector list.
>
>     There''s a strong desire to either fix or replace the
autocompletion
>     system with something that''s more user friendly.
Here''s the related
>     ticket: http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/3427
>
>     Can you please confirm that what I just described is the issue you
>     were
>     having?
>
>     -igal