LoadError: no such file to load -- facter/util/file_read

[Spriya]

Hi,

I am am trying to execute my puppet facts using irb. so when i use irb. It is throwing me error. No such file to load -- facter/util/file_read

$irb

irb(main):001:0> require 'facter/util/file_read'

LoadError: no such file to load -- facter/util/file_read

        from (irb):1:in `require'

        from (irb):1

        from :0

irb(main):002:0> require 'facter'

LoadError: no such file to load -- facter

        from (irb):2:in `require'

        from (irb):2

        from :0

Anyone help me

[Craig White]

I don't see a 'file_read' method for Factor::Util

Facter::Util.methods

=> [:freeze, :===, :==, :<=>, :<, :<=, :>, :>=, :to_s, :included_modules, :include?, :name, :ancestors, :instance_methods, :public_instance_methods, :protected_instance_methods, :private_instance_methods, :constants, :const_get, :const_set, :const_defined?, :const_missing, :class_variables, :remove_class_variable, :class_variable_get, :class_variable_set, :class_variable_defined?, :public_constant, :private_constant, :module_exec, :class_exec, :module_eval, :class_eval, :method_defined?, :public_method_defined?, :private_method_defined?, :protected_method_defined?, :public_class_method, :private_class_method, :autoload, :autoload?, :instance_method, :public_instance_method, :psych_yaml_as, :yaml_as, :psych_to_yaml, :to_yaml_properties, :to_yaml, :nil?, :=~, :!~, :eql?, :hash, :class, :singleton_class, :clone, :dup, :initialize_dup, :initialize_clone, :taint, :tainted?, :untaint, :untrust, :untrusted?, :trust, :frozen?, :inspect, :methods, :singleton_methods, :protected_methods, :private_methods, :public_methods, :instance_variables, :instance_variable_get, :instance_variable_set, :instance_variable_defined?, :instance_of?, :kind_of?, :is_a?, :tap, :send, :public_send, :respond_to?, :respond_to_missing?, :extend, :display, :method, :public_method, :define_singleton_method, :object_id, :to_enum, :enum_for, :psych_y, :equal?, :!, :!=, :instance_eval, :instance_exec, :__send__, :__id__]

Craig

[Craig White]

I don't see a 'file_read' method for Factor::Util

Facter::Util.methods

=> [:freeze, :===, :==, :<=>, :<, :<=, :>, :>=, :to_s, :included_modules, :include?, :name, :ancestors, :instance_methods, :public_instance_methods, :protected_instance_methods, :private_instance_methods, :constants, :const_get, :const_set, :const_defined?, :const_missing, :class_variables, :remove_class_variable, :class_variable_get, :class_variable_set, :class_variable_defined?, :public_constant, :private_constant, :module_exec, :class_exec, :module_eval, :class_eval, :method_defined?, :public_method_defined?, :private_method_defined?, :protected_method_defined?, :public_class_method, :private_class_method, :autoload, :autoload?, :instance_method, :public_instance_method, :psych_yaml_as, :yaml_as, :psych_to_yaml, :to_yaml_properties, :to_yaml, :nil?, :=~, :!~, :eql?, :hash, :class, :singleton_class, :clone, :dup, :initialize_dup, :initialize_clone, :taint, :tainted?, :untaint, :untrust, :untrusted?, :trust, :frozen?, :inspect, :methods, :singleton_methods, :protected_methods, :private_methods, :public_methods, :instance_variables, :instance_variable_get, :instance_variable_set, :instance_variable_defined?, :instance_of?, :kind_of?, :is_a?, :tap, :send, :public_send, :respond_to?, :respond_to_missing?, :extend, :display, :method, :public_method, :define_singleton_method, :object_id, :to_enum, :enum_for, :psych_y, :equal?, :!, :!=, :instance_eval, :instance_exec, :__send__, :__id__]

Craig

On Tuesday, October 14, 2014 2:01:15 PM UTC-7, Spriya wrote:

[Spriya]

Hi Craig,

even if i do  require facter. It is throwing me error.

irb(main):002:0> require 'facter'

LoadError: no such file to load -- facter

        from (irb):2:in `require'

        from (irb):2

        from :0

[Craig White]

how did you install puppet?  Do you have more than one install of ruby on your system?  Is it possible that when you invoke the interactive ruby console (irb) that it starts a ruby binary that has nothing to do with your puppet install?

[Spriya]

Hi Craig,

I am using PE. My installation was all in one(master,database,console). Yes  i have more than one ruby installed.

ruby -v

ruby 1.8.7 (2011-06-30 patchlevel 352) [x86_64-linux]

$ cd /opt/puppet/bin

./ruby -v

ruby 1.9.3p484 (2013-11-22 revision 43786) [x86_64-linux]

let me know how to troubleshoot this issue.

[Craig White]

OK - so am I at the moment anyway...

# puppet -V

3.6.2 (Puppet Enterprise 3.3.2)

I was rather frustrated by not having a system ruby so I did the following...

# ln -s /opt/puppet/bin/ruby /opt/puppet/bin/irb /opt/puppet/bin/gem /usr/local/bin

which made ruby/gem/irb available to any user any where. Before you do that though, make sure you don't have another ruby installed - 'which ruby' will tell you if it finds a ruby anywhere on your $PATH

You should be able to do this - if you can't, there's something wrong with your install of puppet/ruby/etc.

# irb

irb(main):001:0> require 'facter'

=> true

irb(main):002:0>

[Spriya]

Thank you Craig, my issue solved. I had two versions of ruby. I removed one and followed your steps.