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  1. Facter
  2. FACT-1497

system_uptime fact only updates every minute on AIX

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    • Bug
    • Status: Closed
    • Normal
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • FACT 3.4.1
    • FACT 3.11.4
    • None
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      Calling facter system_uptime.seconds repeatedly 5 seconds apart should show an increase in the uptime.

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      Calling facter system_uptime.seconds repeatedly 5 seconds apart should show an increase in the uptime.
    • Platform OS
    • Platform OS Kanban
    • Bug Fix
    • The POSIX uptime resolver now obtains the system uptime information by querying the utmpx file directly instead of relying on the uptime command.

    Description

      The system_uptime fact does not update as expected on Solaris and AIX. Once a value is retrieved for the fact, it remains cached without updating the second value.

      Steps to recreate

      1. Install puppet-agent 1.6.1
      2. Run facter system_uptime.seconds to load initial value
      3. Rerun facter system_uptime.seconds repeatedly to see that the same value is repeatedly returned without incrementing.
      4. Wait 30 seconds
      5. Rerun facter system_uptime.seconds to see updated value

      Sample session on Solaris 10

      Oracle Corporation      SunOS 5.10      Generic Patch   January 2005
      		 
      -bash-3.2# cat /opt/puppetlabs/
      		 
      bin/         facter/      mcollective/ puppet/      pxp-agent/
      		 
      -bash-3.2# cat /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/VERSION
      		 
      1.6.1
      		 
      -bash-3.2# facter --version
      		 
      3.4.1 (commit d0f32490f41ca12722c13e4c48d4572ae4f9bfdc)
      		 
      -bash-3.2# facter system_uptime.seconds; sleep 2; facter system_uptime.seconds
      		 
      150120
      		 
      150120
      		 
      -bash-3.2# facter system_uptime.seconds; sleep 2; facter system_uptime.seconds
      		 
      150120
      		 
      150120
      		 
      -bash-3.2# facter system_uptime.seconds; sleep 30; facter system_uptime.seconds
      		 
      150120
      		 
      150180
      		 
      -bash-3.2# facter system_uptime.seconds; sleep 29; facter system_uptime.seconds
      		 
      150180
      		 
      150180

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          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. FACT-1854 system_uptime fact only updates every minute on Solaris

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

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. PUP-6582 The environment cache erroneously binds topscope and compilation gets values from "first compilation after restart"

          • Critical - Crashes, loss of data, severe memory leak.
          • Closed

          Task - A task that needs to be done. PUP-6604 acceptance: compilation should get new values in facts, etc, on each compilation

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

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