Resource Type: fact

Defined in:

lib/puppet/type/fact.rb

Providers:

fact

Overview

Create a custom fact as text file under /etc/facter/facts.d

fact { ‘environment’:

content => 'production',
target  => 'env',

}

Properties

• content (defaults to: true)

  The content of the fact

• ensure (defaults to: present)

  The basic property that the resource should be in.

  Supported values:

  • present
  • absent
• target

  Target txt file to write under /etc/facter/facts.d

Parameters

• name (namevar)

  The fact name

• provider

  The specific backend to use for this ‘fact` resource. You will seldom need to specify this — Puppet will usually discover the appropriate provider for your platform.