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

Igal Koshevoy
Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:05:45 -0000

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