** Description changed:
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>
+ $ 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"
+ % 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
+
+ ======
+ IMPACT:
+ * Puppet users who make use of a puppetmaster and pluginsync can be bitten
by this bug. After the master has synced plugins down to clients, facter
clears its fact database. Some facts are inconsistent after clearing (see
example above). Later puppet runs of modules and configuration that make use
of facter facts will produce unexpected outcomes and system configuration.
+
+ ADDRESSED:
+ * This bug has been fixed upstream and merged into Ubuntu Precise. The fix
has can be cherry picked and applied to oneiric series and backported to
earlier series.
+
+ REPRODUCE:
+ * The irb test above can be used to reliably test whether a version is
affected or not.
+
+ REGRESSION POTENTIAL:
+ * The chances of regression are minimal. The upstream patch cherry-picked
into the oneiric branch contains a fix and modification to unit tests. Previous
versions contain a minimal patch that only contains the fix and does not touch
unit tests as they did not exist in those versions.
+ ======
** Changed in: facter (Ubuntu Oneiric)
Importance: Undecided => High
** Changed in: facter (Ubuntu Oneiric)
Status: New => Triaged
** Changed in: facter (Ubuntu Natty)
Importance: Undecided => High
** Changed in: facter (Ubuntu Natty)
Status: New => Triaged
** Changed in: facter (Ubuntu Maverick)
Importance: Undecided => High
** Changed in: facter (Ubuntu Maverick)
Status: New => Triaged
** Changed in: facter (Ubuntu Lucid)
Importance: Undecided => High
** Changed in: facter (Ubuntu Lucid)
Status: New => Triaged
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Title:
Incorrect operatingsystem reported in puppet run
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