[FACT-2545] AIX kernel resovler redirects stderr to stdout, which breaks facts on OS errors - Puppet Jira Server

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Type: Bug
Status: Resolved
Priority: Major
Resolution: Fixed
Affects Version/s: None
Fix Version/s: FACT 3.11.13, FACT 3.14.10
Component/s: None
Labels:
- doc_reviewed
- jira_escalated

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Errors reported by fact-resolving commands don't break fact resolution.
Team:
Night's Watch
Story Points:
3
Sprint:
NW - 2020-04-15, NW - 2020-04-29
Method Found:
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Release Notes:
Bug Fix
Release Notes Summary:
when `oslevel -s` command is executed on AIX, redirect `stderr` to `/dev/null` as sometimes output is shown on `stderr` and the `kernel` fact gets broken.

QA Risk Assessment:
Needs Assessment

Description

PE version: Reported on 2016.4.10 but present in all versions of PE
Facter version: Reported on 3.6.9 but present in all versions of facter

The AIX kernel resolver fact runs oslevel -s and redirects stderr to stdout. If oslevel produces an error, this behavior breaks kernel facts.

This in turn breaks kernel fact resolution with no workaround.

There's no documented reason why stderr needs to be redirected to stdout here.

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Assignee:: Ciprian Badescu

Reporter:: Ciprian Badescu

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Dates

Created:: 2020/04/10 3:11 AM

Updated:: 2020/04/28 5:55 AM

Resolved:: 2020/04/21 4:05 AM

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