Without this patch applied, the stdlib module does not provide a
root_home fact. This fact is necessary to easily determine the root
account home directory on platforms Puppet is supported on.
The major variations this fact address are:
---
solaris: /
linux: /root
macosx: /var/root
Spec tests using rspec have been provided as well to cover these three
general cases. Windows tests are marked as pending.
Based on feedback from Luke, the facts.d directory should at least match
the directory that will be used by Facter 2.0.
Reading #2157 I believe the Facter 2.0 facts.d feature is reasonably API
compatible with this custom fact from R.I. so I'm comfortable using the
same filesystem path.
Change in behavior: Now look for facts in:
* /etc/facter/facts.d
* /etc/puppetlabs/facter/facts.d
This fact is a direct copy of R.I.'s work at
https://github.com/ripienaar/facter-facts
This is necessary plumbing to allow the installer to write a simple text
file based on the role the node is receiving. For example:
$ cat /etc/puppetlabs/facts.d/puppet_enterprise_mcollective.txt
fact_stomp_port=61613
fact_stomp_server=puppetmaster
fact_is_puppetagent=true
fact_is_puppetmaster=true
The mcollectivepe module relies on these facts being set and we need a
persistent place to write them during the interview process and later
read them when puppet agent runs to configure MCollective on the agent
systems.
Since stdlib is a public module, both /etc/facts.d and
/etc/puppetlabs/facts.d are scanned for static facts.
