Public bug reported: Facter will report the wrong operatingsystem when queried from a puppet agent run.
To demonstrate this: $ irb irb(main):001:0> require 'facter' => true irb(main):002:0> Facter.version => "1.5.9" irb(main):003:0> Facter["operatingsystem"].value => "Ubuntu" irb(main):004:0> Facter.clear => nil irb(main):005:0> Facter["operatingsystem"].value => "Debian" irb(main):006:0> This has been fixed upstream in Facter 1.6.0+. % RUBYLIB=`pwd`/lib irb >> require 'facter' > true >> Facter.version > "1.6.0" >> Facter["operatingsystem"].value > "Ubuntu" >> Facter.clear > nil >> Facter["operatingsystem"].value > "Ubuntu" For the upstream bug see: http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/7670 ** Affects: facter (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/876130 Title: Incorrect operatingsystem reported in puppet run To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/facter/+bug/876130/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
