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  1. Facter
  2. FACT-1492

FACT [OS][RELEASE][MAJOR] returns FULL version instead of MAJOR version on WIndows Server 2016

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    • Bug
    • Status: Closed
    • Normal
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • FACT 3.3.0, FACT 3.4.0
    • FACT 3.4.2, FACT 3.5.0
    • Windows
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      Facter reports the version string consistent with other Windows versions when running on Windows Server 2016.

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      Facter reports the version string consistent with other Windows versions when running on Windows Server 2016.
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    • 1
    • AP 2016-10-05

    Description

      On Windows Server 2016 factor returns the following:

      os => {
      architecture => "x64",
      family => "windows",
      hardware => "x86_64",
      name => "windows",
      release => {
      full => "10.0.14300",
      major => "10.0.14300"
      },
      windows =>

      { system32 => "C:\Windows\system32" }

      }

      where i expect:

      os => {
      architecture => "x64",
      family => "windows",
      hardware => "x86_64",
      name => "windows",
      release => {
      full => "10.0.14300",
      major => "10"
      },
      windows =>

      { system32 => "C:\Windows\system32" }

      }

      Details:
      PS C:\dev> puppet --version
      4.6.0
      PS C:\dev> facter --version
      3.4.0 (commit c86b3086f45c9de980fd23176c15e37fddf20cd4)

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          Task - A task that needs to be done. FACT-1573 Verify, reconcile, and document Windows OS version facts

          • Major - Major loss of function.
          • Closed

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. FACT-620 windows and cisco facter $::osfamily, os.name, and $::kernel output inconsistent vs other platforms

          • Normal - Regular issue, some loss of functionality under specific circumstances.
          • Closed

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. FACT-728 OS release values not correctly reported for Windows kernel versions 6.3.x or 6.4.x

          • Normal - Regular issue, some loss of functionality under specific circumstances.
          • Closed

          New Feature - A new feature of the product, which has yet to be developed. FACT-1598 Add "core" fact for differentiating Windows Server versions

          • Normal - Regular issue, some loss of functionality under specific circumstances.
          • Accepted

          Task - A task that needs to be done. IMAGES-88 Windows-Vagrant: Box acceptance test scripts

          • Normal - Regular issue, some loss of functionality under specific circumstances.
          • Resolved

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