Using backreferences from node name regex match

[Guy Knights]

I appears that backreferences when using regexes in node names doesn't work. Can anyone confirm this? If I'm incorrect, how do I go about using a backreference to the name regex within the node definition container?

Thanks,
Guy

[Nick Fagerlund]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's not supported.

But you could implement whatever you're trying to do with a regular
regex match, if you need to. Use the built-in $clientcert variable,
which contains the node's certname.

(This assumes you're doing the default behavior of using the certname
as the node name. Hint: you almost certainly are.)

[Guy Knights]

Ok, thanks Nick. I'll look into using a regex match on the client cert (and yes, you're right. I am :)