Changes between Version 3 and Version 4 of FacterTweaks

Timestamp:

Mar 14, 2011 4:57:46 PM (15 years ago)

Author:

plazonic

Comment:

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FacterTweaks

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 = Facter Tweaks =
 
+== New facts testing ==
+While you are writing new facts please refer to [http://docs.puppetlabs.com/guides/custom_facts.html puppetlabs documentation].  In short do something like:
+{{{
+$ mkdir -p ~/lib/ruby/facter ; export RUBYLIB=~/lib/ruby
+$ cp /path/to/hardware_platform.rb $RUBYLIB/facter
+$ facter hardware_platform
+SUNW,Sun-Blade-1500
+}}}
+
+== New facts distributing == 
+To distribute your new facts to puppet clients make a module (preferably the one where you are using this fact, e.g.
+{{{
+$ mkdir -p /etc/puppet/modules/myfirst_module/lib/facter
+cp myfirstfact.rb /etc/puppet/modules/myfirst_module/lib/facter
+}}}
+
+If you are distributing facts this way you can test them on the client by setting FACTERLIB environment variable:
+{{{
+export FACTERLIB=/var/lib/puppet/lib/facter
+facter
+}}}
 == videocard fact ==