I end up doing this:
http://projects.puppetlabs.com/projects/1/wiki/Writing_Your_Own_Functions and works well, I was hoping not to have to write a function, but then realized I need to get node's facter ipaddress, add the 4 of the octet and a % 60 and we are set :-) but thanks for the tip, added to my bookmark :) On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 6:06 PM, Rohan McGovern <rohan.mcgov...@nokia.com> wrote: > Luc Suryo said: >> Hello >> >> I.m trying to get a 'static random' base on a node's ip address and >> use that number as the minute for a crontab >> so each node will get a number between and 59 >> >> The things is the number is generated by the puppet master and so all >> node get the same value... >> >> my current code : >> >> random_minute = generate('/usr/bin/env', 'bash', '-c', 'host `uname >> -n` | head -1 | awk \'{ print $4 }\' | awk -F . \'{ printf("%d\n", >> ($1+$2+$3+$4)%60); }\'') >> >> >> So Im a lost what do i need to do so 'generate' used the node's IP and >> not puppetmaster... >> >> > > Did you perhaps want the fqdn_rand() function? > > This gives a "static random" number based on the node's fqdn (not IP > like you asked for, but hopefully usable anyway). > > I use it like this: > > $minute1 = fqdn_rand(15) > $minute2 = 15+$minute1 > $minute3 = 30+$minute1 > $minute4 = 45+$minute1 > > cron { "run puppet": > command => $puppetrun, > user => root, > minute => [ $minute1, $minute2, $minute3, $minute4 ], > require => File[$sysadmindir], > } > > (from > https://gitorious.org/qtqa/sysadmin/blobs/master/puppet/modules/puppet/manifests/unix.pp > ) > > Only think I can't remember is if it returns an integer from 0 .. 14 or 0 .. > 15 :) > -- > Rohan McGovern > Quality Engineer > Qt Development Frameworks, Nokia > -- -ls -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To post to this group, send email to puppet-users@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to puppet-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en.