Thanks for your reply. I'll try it right now.
Regards.
On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 11:18 AM, jcbollinger <john.bollin...@stjude.org> wrote:
>
>
> On Tuesday, October 2, 2012 1:03:23 PM UTC-5, Darvin Denmian wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Is it possible to set the value of a variable from the content of
>> a text file?
>>
>
> If the target file is on the master, then you can load its entire contents
> into a variable via the file() function that David suggested:
>
> $myvar = file('/path/to/file')
>
> If needed, you can then use other Puppet functions to parse out the value
> you want.
>
> Alternatively, you can always write a custom function to parse any file
> format you want. If the target file is one that you intend to create and
> maintain for this purpose, however, then I would recommend using Hiera
> instead. It's a little more involved to set up (unless you're on Puppet 3,
> where it's built in), but it's the de facto standard for accessing external
> data even on Puppet 2.
>
> On the other hand, if your file resides on the node being configured, then
> what you're looking for is a custom fact. They are pretty easy to write and
> distribute: http://docs.puppetlabs.com/guides/custom_facts.html.
>
>
> John
>
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