Oh, and include module 'facts' on every node where these facts will be used. That could be somewhat important.
On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 2:15 PM, Aaron Grewell <aaron.grew...@gmail.com>wrote: > IIRC you're doing this the hard way. The easy way: > 1) Create a module: > mkdir -p /etc/puppet/modules/facts > > 2) Create the pluginsync directories in your module > mkdir -p /etc/puppet/modules/facts/lib/facter > > 3) Put custom facts in the directory you just made > > 4) Enable pluginsync on master & clients > > That should be it, unless I've forgotten something (which would never > happen of course) ;) > > > # ls /etc/puppet/modules/facts/ >> >> files >> day_of_week.rb >> hardware_platform.rb # = wiki example > > > > On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 11:42 AM, newguy <aimanparv...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> well i decided to change the route a little, I have decided to make >> a .rb file for adding fact rather then the environment variable and >> heres what am doing and still getting the same error: >> >> 1. On the puppetmaster in your modules directory create a facts >> module with >> subdirectory files. In this add any of your custom .rb scripts >> >> # ls /etc/puppet/modules/facts/files >> day_of_week.rb >> hardware_platform.rb # = wiki example >> >> 2. On the puppetmaster in /etc/puppet/puppet.conf I added:- >> pluginsync = true >> factpath = $vardir/facts #vardir = /var/lib/puppet >> >> 3. On the puppetmaster in /etc/puppet/fileserver.conf I added:- >> [facts] >> path /var/lib/puppet/facts >> >> 4. On the server I added the file /etc/profile.d/facter.sh >> containing >> export FACTERLIB=/var/lib/puppet/facts >> >> after this again when I connect the client to puppet server I get the >> following error: >> >> err: /File[/var/lib/puppet/lib]: Failed to retrieve current state of >> resource: Could not retrieve information from source(s) >> puppet://puppet/plugins >> >> Help guys!!! >> >> >> On Aug 12, 8:32 am, newguy <aimanparv...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Yes fact exists as a environment variable only >> > Any suggestions anyone??? >> > On Aug 12, 7:50 am, Guy Matz <gm...@matz.org> wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > Oh, wait . . . that fact exists solely as an environment variable? >> You >> > > haven't put that code in a file for distribution? Then please ignore >> my >> > > previous response. Sorry >> > >> > > On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 10:30 AM, newguy <aimanparv...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > > > Guys >> > > > I made a custom fact using export;(export FACTER_envt=`hostname >> -s|cut >> > > > -c 1-2`;) on puppet master, and when I do facter envt it shows the >> > > > desired result, now my problem is that am unable to distribute it to >> > > > the client machines. >> > >> > > > I read up a little on adding custom facts and found out the >> pluginsyc >> > > > would help me but it didnt, I have pluginsync=true on both >> > > > puppetmaster and client but still when I do "sudo puppetd --test -- >> > > > pluginsync" on client it says the following: >> > >> > > > err: /File[/var/lib/puppet/lib]: Failed to retrieve current state of >> > > > resource: Could not retrieve information from source(s) >> > > > puppet://puppet/plugins >> > >> > > > On client /var/lib/puppet/lib has no directory >> > > > On server /var/lib/puppet/lib has puppet and facter directories >> > >> > > > sudo puppetd --configprint factpath on client is >> /var/lib/puppet/lib/ >> > > > facter and on server its the same. >> > >> > > > Please help. >> > >> > > > Thanks >> > >> > > > -- >> > > > 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. >> >> -- >> 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. >> >> > -- 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.
