That's because you have to include variables on the command line when you use hiera this way
http://docs.puppetlabs.com/hiera/1/command_line.html “Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.” Bill Waterson (Calvin & Hobbes) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fco CM" <hipo...@gmail.com> To: puppet-users@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, May 8, 2013 5:19:50 AM Subject: [Puppet Users] Problem with hiera config Hi all, I'm trying to work with hiera database in puppet and i'm having problems using %{variables} because they don't get the values and i don't know why. file hiera.yaml: cat hiera.yaml --- :backends: - yaml - puppet :hierarchy:- nodes/%{domain}/%{hostname} - os/%{operatingsystem}/%{operatingsystemrelease} - %{environment} - role/role_%{role} - zone/zone_%{zone} - location/location_%{location} - country/country_%{country} - common :yaml: :datadir: /etc/puppet/environments/%{environment}/hieradb :puppet: :datasource: data Take a look: hiera -c hiera.yaml role -d DEBUG: Wed May 08 11:12:37 +0200 2013: Hiera YAML backend starting DEBUG: Wed May 08 11:12:37 +0200 2013: Looking up role in YAML backend DEBUG: Wed May 08 11:12:37 +0200 2013: Looking for data source role/role_ DEBUG: Wed May 08 11:12:37 +0200 2013: Cannot find datafile /etc/puppet/environments//hieradb/role/role_.yaml, skipping DEBUG: Wed May 08 11:12:37 +0200 2013: Looking for data source zone/zone_ DEBUG: Wed May 08 11:12:37 +0200 2013: Cannot find datafile /etc/puppet/environments//hieradb/zone/zone_.yaml, skipping DEBUG: Wed May 08 11:12:37 +0200 2013: Looking for data source location/location_ DEBUG: Wed May 08 11:12:37 +0200 2013: Cannot find datafile /etc/puppet/environments//hieradb/location/location_.yaml, skipping DEBUG: Wed May 08 11:12:37 +0200 2013: Looking for data source country/country_ DEBUG: Wed May 08 11:12:37 +0200 2013: Cannot find datafile /etc/puppet/environments//hieradb/country/country_.yaml, skipping DEBUG: Wed May 08 11:12:37 +0200 2013: Looking for data source common DEBUG: Wed May 08 11:12:37 +0200 2013: Cannot find datafile /etc/puppet/environments//hieradb/common.yaml, skipping DEBUG: Wed May 08 11:12:37 +0200 2013: Hiera Puppet backend starting DEBUG: Wed May 08 11:12:37 +0200 2013: Looking up role in Puppet backend /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/hiera/backend/puppet_backend.rb:51:in `lookup': uninitialized constant Hiera::Backend::Puppet_backend::Puppet (NameError) from /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/hiera/backend.rb:182:in `lookup' from /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/hiera/backend.rb:179:in `each' from /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/hiera/backend.rb:179:in `lookup' from /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/hiera.rb:64:in `lookup' from /usr/bin/hiera:220 For some reason variables doesn't get the value. Regards -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to puppet-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to puppet-users@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en . For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out . -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to puppet-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to puppet-users@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
