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  1. Facter
  2. FACT-2489

no resolver for external facts file error for os-specific facts

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    • Night's Watch
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    • NW - 2020-04-01
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    • 38956
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    • Bug Fix
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      Before this fix, for each external facts file from user specified external facts directory that was not resolved a warning was logged. As it is usual to have, for example, external facts files for different OSs in the same directory, this will lead to not useful warnings on Windows that Linux facts cannot be resolved and the other way around.

      The fix lowers the severity of the logged messages to debug.
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      Before this fix, for each external facts file from user specified external facts directory that was not resolved a warning was logged. As it is usual to have, for example, external facts files for different OSs in the same directory, this will lead to not useful warnings on Windows that Linux facts cannot be resolved and the other way around. The fix lowers the severity of the logged messages to debug.
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      Puppet: 6.14
      Facter: 3.14.9
      OS: Linux and Windows

      After upgrading to PE 2019.5 which includes Facter 3.14.9, puppet runs throw errors when attempting to resolve os-specific facts on the "wrong" os.

      PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> puppet agent -t
      		 
      Info: Using configured environment 'development'
      		 
      Info: Retrieving pluginfacts
      		 
      Info: Retrieving plugin
      		 
      Info: Retrieving locales
      		 
      Info: Loading facts
      		 
      puppet : Warning: Facter: skipping file "C:/ProgramData/PuppetLabs/puppet/cache/facts.d\example.cfg.sh": No resolver for external facts file
      		 
      C:/ProgramData/PuppetLabs/puppet/cache/facts.d\example.cfg.sh
      		 
      At line:1 char:1
      		 
      + puppet agent -t
      		 
      + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      		 
      + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (Warning:...example.cfg.sh:String) [], RemoteException
      		 
      + FullyQualifiedErrorId : NativeCommandError
      		 
       
      		 
      Warning: Facter: skipping file "C:/ProgramData/PuppetLabs/puppet/cache/facts.d\el8_example.cfg.sh": No resolver for external facts file
      		 
      C:/ProgramData/PuppetLabs/puppet/cache/facts.d\el8_example.cfg.sh
      		 
      Warning: Facter: skipping file "C:/ProgramData/PuppetLabs/puppet/cache/facts.d\el8_misc_example_custom_facts.sh": No resolver for external facts file
      		 
      C:/ProgramData/PuppetLabs/puppet/cache/facts.d\el8_misc_example_custom_facts.sh
      		 
      Warning: Facter: skipping file "C:/ProgramData/PuppetLabs/puppet/cache/facts.d\el8_random_config_files_exist.sh": No resolver for external facts file
      		 
      C:/ProgramData/PuppetLabs/puppet/cache/facts.d\el8_random_config_files_exist.sh
      		 
      Warning: Facter: skipping file "C:/ProgramData/PuppetLabs/puppet/cache/facts.d\misc_linux_example_custom_facts.sh": No resolver for external facts file
      		 
      C:/ProgramData/PuppetLabs/puppet/cache/facts.d\misc_linux_example_custom_facts.sh
      		 
      Warning: Facter: skipping file "C:/ProgramData/PuppetLabs/puppet/cache/facts.d\random_config_files_exist.sh": No resolver for external facts file
      		 
      C:/ProgramData/PuppetLabs/puppet/cache/facts.d\random_config_files_exist.sh
      		 
      Warning: Facter: skipping file "C:/ProgramData/PuppetLabs/puppet/cache/facts.d\vas_enabled.sh": No resolver for external facts file
      		 
      C:/ProgramData/PuppetLabs/puppet/cache/facts.d\vas_enabled.sh
      		 
      Error: Facter: error while resolving custom fact "wintel_flexera_version": The system cannot find the file specified.
      		 
      Info: Caching catalog for zzzwin16.amer.example.com
      		 
      Info: Applying configuration version '4cf8238e4'
      		 
      Info: 'DEVELOPMENT' compile master 'agent.example.com'
      		 
      Notice: Applied catalog in 0.06 seconds


      [root@pe-201950-master ~]# puppet agent -t
      		 
      Info: Using configured environment 'production'
      		 
      Info: Retrieving pluginfacts
      		 
      Info: Retrieving plugin
      		 
      Info: Retrieving locales
      		 
      Info: Loading facts
      		 
      Warning: Facter: skipping file "/opt/puppetlabs/puppet/cache/facts.d/smbinstalled.ps1": No resolver for external facts file /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/cache/facts.d/smbinstalled.ps1
      		 
      Info: Caching catalog for pe-201950-master.example.com
      		 
      Info: Applying configuration version '1585065354'
      		 
      Notice: Applied catalog in 46.46 seconds

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          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. FACT-2417 Facter throws noisy "No resolver for external facts file" warning on custom fact files

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