passing custom fact into a variable

[Toky]

I have a custom fact (creationkey) which gives me the AWS Creation key name (this is also a local linux user account). I'm trying to use that fact with the rvm module.

https://forge.puppetlabs.com/maestrodev/rvm/readme

rvm::system_user { bturner: ; jdoe: ; jsmith: ; }

I've tried the following:
rvm::system_user { ::creationkey: ; }

rvm::system_user { ::$creationkey: ; }

rvm::system_user { ::${creationkey}: ; }

They all give this error:
Error: Could not create user $creationkey: Execution of '/usr/sbin/useradd -M $creationkey' returned 3: useradd: invalid user name '$creationkey'

I tried:

$user = ::creationkey

rvm::system_user { $user: ; }

But that is not working either.

PS the creationkey fact does work as expected on the instances, its just using it to populate the variable what is failing.

Cheers,

[Peter Huene]

Hi Toky,

On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 12:16 PM, Toky <toky...@gmail.com> wrote:

I have a custom fact (creationkey) which gives me the AWS Creation key name (this is also a local linux user account). I'm trying to use that fact with the rvm module.

https://forge.puppetlabs.com/maestrodev/rvm/readme

rvm::system_user { bturner: ; jdoe: ; jsmith: ; }

I've tried the following:
rvm::system_user { ::creationkey: ; }

rvm::system_user { ::$creationkey: ; }

rvm::system_user { ::${creationkey}: ; }

I think you're looking for $::creationkey, e.g. rvm::system_user { $::creationkey: }

They all give this error:
Error: Could not create user $creationkey: Execution of '/usr/sbin/useradd -M $creationkey' returned 3: useradd: invalid user name '$creationkey'

I tried:

$user = ::creationkey

rvm::system_user { $user: ; }

But that is not working either.

PS the creationkey fact does work as expected on the instances, its just using it to populate the variable what is failing.

Cheers,

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[Toky]

I just noticed... was trying to delete this message before it got an answer... I guess it will live on now :)

Thanks for the reply.

-Cheers,