Puppet users - Apr 2013 - facter doesn't load from /ect/facter/facts.d

I''m trying to load custom facts via /etc/facter/facts.d/*  according to
instructions on 
http://docs.puppetlabs.com/guides/custom_facts.html#structured-data-facts

I must have missed a setting somewhere because I get nothing.  The first 
clue may be that /etc/facter didn''t exist. I had to create it manually.

Is there a setting or search path I need to create?

Details:

puppet 3.0.1
facter 1.6.14-1.el6
centos 6

I created 4 files in /etc/facter/facts.d:   y1.yaml, t1.txt, j1.json and 
r1.rb
Each file has it''s appropriate format yaml, text, json, ruby.
facter --debug     says nothing about these files
running puppet agent the facts from these files do not appear

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> Is there a setting or search path I need to create?
> 
> Details:
> 
> puppet 3.0.1 facter 1.6.14-1.el6

I don''t think this is supported in facter 1.6. One used to have the
stdlib module for it until facter 1.7 should be released, which will
provide that.

But maybe I''m wrong.

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From that page: "External facts are only available in Facter 1.7 and
later."

I expect you need to either upgrade or install the stdlib module.

  - Keith
On 13 Apr 2013 15:18, "Larry Fast" <lfast1234@gmail.com> wrote:
> I''m trying to load custom facts via /etc/facter/facts.d/* 
according to
> instructions on
> http://docs.puppetlabs.com/guides/custom_facts.html#structured-data-facts
>
> I must have missed a setting somewhere because I get nothing.  The first
> clue may be that /etc/facter didn''t exist. I had to create it
manually.
>
> Is there a setting or search path I need to create?
>
> Details:
>
> puppet 3.0.1
> facter 1.6.14-1.el6
> centos 6
>
> I created 4 files in /etc/facter/facts.d:   y1.yaml, t1.txt, j1.json and
> r1.rb
> Each file has it''s appropriate format yaml, text, json, ruby.
> facter --debug     says nothing about these files
> running puppet agent the facts from these files do not appear
>
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> From that page: "External facts are only available in Facter 1.7 and 
later."
> I expect you need to either upgrade or install the stdlib module.
Thanks for that.  I knew I missed something.  ... but tell me more about 
the stdlib option.  I''m a bit leery of depending on the first RC of
facter
1.7.  Do you know that stdlib has some answer to this problem or was it 
just a speculation?
Thanks,
Larry

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I can speak directly on this !

You want http://forge.puppetlabs.com/puppetlabs/stdlib/3.2.0

This has the /etc/facter/facts.d/* Magic Pixie Dust in it.

I just went thru a brief panic attack when I updated to Facter 1.7 and
puppetlabs-stdlib 4.0.2 !
The changelog says "Remove facter_dot_d for compatibility with external
facts” and I had to do some rapid searching and verifying that stuff put into
/etc/facter/facts.d/* still worked.  Short answer: They do !

As far as details on stdlib, here you go:

https://puppetlabs.com/blog/module-of-the-week-puppetlabsstdlib-puppet-labs-standard-library/

https://puppetlabs.com/blog/module-of-the-week-puppetlabs-stdlib-puppet-labs-standard-library-part-2/

https://puppetlabs.com/blog/module-of-the-week-puppetlabsstdlib-puppetlabs-standard-library-part-3/

I find it very useful.  Hope you do as well.

On Apr 13, 2013, at 5:27 PM, Larry Fast wrote:
> > From that page: "External facts are only available in Facter 1.7
and later."
> > I expect you need to either upgrade or install the stdlib module.
> Thanks for that.  I knew I missed something.  ... but tell me more about
the stdlib option.  I''m a bit leery of depending on the first RC of
facter 1.7.  Do you know that stdlib has some answer to this problem or was it
just a speculation?
> Thanks,
> Larry
> 
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Thanks Dan,
I shall hunt down the elusive pixie dust!  BTW, do you know where to look
for a compatibility tree between stdlib and puppet version?
Cheers,
Larry


On Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 2:38 PM, Dan White <ygor@comcast.net> wrote:
> I can speak directly on this !
>
> You want http://forge.puppetlabs.com/puppetlabs/stdlib/3.2.0
>
> This has the /etc/facter/facts.d/* Magic Pixie Dust in it.
>
> I just went thru a brief panic attack when I updated to Facter 1.7 and
> puppetlabs-stdlib 4.0.2 !
> The changelog says "Remove facter_dot_d for compatibility with
external
> facts” and I had to do some rapid searching and verifying that stuff put
> into /etc/facter/facts.d/* still worked.  Short answer: They do !
>
> As far as details on stdlib, here you go:
>
>
>
https://puppetlabs.com/blog/module-of-the-week-puppetlabsstdlib-puppet-labs-standard-library/
>
>
>
https://puppetlabs.com/blog/module-of-the-week-puppetlabs-stdlib-puppet-labs-standard-library-part-2/
>
>
>
https://puppetlabs.com/blog/module-of-the-week-puppetlabsstdlib-puppetlabs-standard-library-part-3/
>
> I find it very useful.  Hope you do as well.
>
> On Apr 13, 2013, at 5:27 PM, Larry Fast wrote:
>
> > > From that page: "External facts are only available in Facter
1.7 and
> later."
> > > I expect you need to either upgrade or install the stdlib module.
> > Thanks for that.  I knew I missed something.  ... but tell me more
about
> the stdlib option.  I''m a bit leery of depending on the first RC
of facter
> 1.7.  Do you know that stdlib has some answer to this problem or was it
> just a speculation?
> > Thanks,
> > Larry
> >
> >
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On the linked page !  First two sub-headings are “Versions” and “Compatibility” 

On Apr 13, 2013, at 5:46 PM, Larry Fast wrote:
> Thanks Dan,
> I shall hunt down the elusive pixie dust!  BTW, do you know where to look
for a compatibility tree between stdlib and puppet version?
> Cheers,
> Larry
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