hi, But how can i redirect the parameter from hostname to serialnumber so that puppet will pick the serialnumber by default instead of hostname for the updates on the nodes.
Thanks On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 6:28 PM, Christopher Wood <christopher_w...@pobox.com > wrote: > /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/facter/manufacturer.rb has it on my system. > > On Sun, Apr 08, 2012 at 06:02:09PM +0530, Mukul Malhotra wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I get the serialnumber from my system through "facter | grep > serialnumber" > > > > Also this is possible whether puppet picks the serialnumber fact > instead > > of hostname fact from the nodes. > > > > Can you provide the serialnumber.rb fact syntax > > > > Thanks > > > > On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 2:32 PM, John Kennedy <[1]skeb...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > No one should be able to change the hostname through the fact (they > can > > override any fact for a one time occurrance but that is not a > pernanent > > change) > > As to how you can get a serialnumber fact, we would need to know > how you > > get the serial number from your system to begin with. Then you > write the > > fact around that. You then put your rb file in with all the other > fact > > rb files and puppet will find it. > > John > > > > John Kennedy > > > > On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 11:17, Mukul Malhotra > > <[2]smilemukul2...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > � > > Hi, > > > > Actually I want that nobody in my network can change the hostname > as > > some has already changed the hostname of their node so > > I want to restrict a check that nobody in the network or outside > > network can change the hostname as they are already provided the > sudo > > access as per requirement. Also all the nodes in the network are > > configured with serialnumber. > > > > Can you elaborate more that how "serialnumber" custom fact can be > > written & the same will be loaded through puppet for every node > in the > > network. > > > > Thanks > > mac01 > > > > On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 6:47 PM, jcbollinger > > <[3]john.bollin...@stjude.org> wrote: > > > > On Apr 5, 1:39�am, mac01 <[4]smilemukul2...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I am trying to override a hostname.rp from path: * > > > /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/facter* as, > > > > > > > > Facter.add(:hostname) do > > > � confine :hostname => "serialnumber" > > > � setcode do > > > � � Facter::Util::Resolution.exec('cat /sys/power/states') > > > � end > > > end > > > > > > Is the fact code correct as I want puppet to pick serialnumber > > instead of hostname from facter ? > > > > You are trying to confine the 'hostname' fact based on the value > of > > that same fact. �I don't see how that could possibly work. > �Either it > > will throw Facter into an infinite loop, or that version of the > fact > > will just never be chosen. > > > > There is probably a better approach to your problem than > redefining > > the hostname fact. �Not knowing what your actual problem is, I can > > only speculate, but you might be better off creating and using a > > "serialnumber" custom fact. �You might also want to look into > Puppet's > > "certname" parameter. > > > > John > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Puppet Users" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to [5] > puppet-users@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [6]puppet-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > > [7]http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en. > > > > � > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Email Disclaimer: [8]www.stjude.org/emaildisclaimer > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Puppet Users" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [9] > puppet-users@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [10]puppet-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > > [11]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 [12] > puppet-users@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [13]puppet-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > > [14]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. > > > > References > > > > Visible links > > 1. mailto:skeb...@gmail.com > > 2. mailto:smilemukul2...@gmail.com > > 3. mailto:john.bollin...@stjude.org > > 4. mailto:smilemukul2...@gmail.com > > 5. mailto:puppet-users@googlegroups.com > > 6. mailto:puppet-users%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > 7. http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en > > 8. http://www.stjude.org/emaildisclaimer > > 9. mailto:puppet-users@googlegroups.com > > 10. mailto:puppet-users%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > 11. http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en > > 12. mailto:puppet-users@googlegroups.com > > 13. mailto:puppet-users%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > 14. 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. 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