I'm currently getting this error on a Rackspace Cloud instance, using facter 1.5.8-2ubuntu2.1
# facter -p /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:64:in `open': execution expired (Timeout::Error) from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:560:in `connect' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:53:in `timeout' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:101:in `timeout' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:560:in `connect' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:553:in `do_start' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:542:in `start' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/open-uri.rb:242:in `open_http' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/open-uri.rb:616:in `buffer_open' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/open-uri.rb:164:in `open_loop' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/open-uri.rb:162:in `catch' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/open-uri.rb:162:in `open_loop' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/open-uri.rb:132:in `open_uri' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/open-uri.rb:518:in `open' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/open-uri.rb:30:in `open' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/facter/ec2.rb:10:in `can_connect?' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/facter/ec2.rb:10:in `can_connect?' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/facter/ec2.rb:33 from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/facter/util/loader.rb:73:in `load' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/facter/util/loader.rb:73:in `load_file' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/facter/util/loader.rb:38:in `load_all' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/facter/util/loader.rb:33:in `each' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/facter/util/loader.rb:33:in `load_all' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/facter/util/loader.rb:30:in `each' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/facter/util/loader.rb:30:in `load_all' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/facter/util/collection.rb:94:in `load_all' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/facter.rb:95:in `to_hash' from /usr/bin/facter:137 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to facter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/732953 Title: can_connect function inside ec2.rb always return false To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/facter/+bug/732953/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs