Facter: Core Facts

NOTE: This page was generated from the Puppet source code on 2022-02-07 10:11:53 -0800

This is a list of all of the built-in facts that ship with Facter, which includes both legacy facts and newer structured facts.

Not all of them apply to every system, and your site might also use custom facts delivered via Puppet modules. To see the full list of structured facts and values on a given system (including plugin facts), run puppet facts at the command line. If you are using Puppet Enterprise, you can view all of the facts for any node on the node's page in the console.

You can access facts in your Puppet manifests as $fact_name or $facts[fact_name]. For more information, see the Puppet docs on facts and built-in variables.

Legacy Facts Note: As of Facter 3, legacy facts such as architecture are hidden by default to reduce noise in Facter's default command-line output. These older facts are now part of more useful structured facts; for example, architecture is now part of the os fact and accessible as os.architecture. You can still use these legacy facts in Puppet manifests ($architecture), request them on the command line (facter architecture), and view them alongside structured facts (facter --show-legacy).

Modern Facts

`aio_agent_version`

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the version of the puppet-agent package that installed facter.

Resolution:

All platforms: use the compile-time enabled version definition.

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`augeas`

Type: map

Purpose:

Return information about augeas.

Elements:

version (string) --- The version of augparse.

Resolution:

All platforms: query augparse for augeas metadata.

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`cloud`

Type: map

Purpose:

Information about the cloud instance of the node. This is currently only populated on nodes running in Microsoft Azure.

Elements:

provider (string) --- The cloud provider for the node.

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`disks`

Type: map

Purpose:

Return the disk (block) devices attached to the system.

Elements:

<devicename> (map) --- Represents a disk or block device.
- model (string) --- The model of the disk or block device.
- product (string) --- The product name of the disk or block device.
- serial_number (string) --- The serial number of the disk or block device.
- size (string) --- The display size of the disk or block device, such as "1 GiB".
- size_bytes (integer) --- The size of the disk or block device, in bytes.
- vendor (string) --- The vendor of the disk or block device.

Resolution:

AIX: query the ODM for all disk devices
Linux: parse the contents of /sys/block/<device>/.
Solaris: use the kstat function to query disk information.

Caveats:

Linux: kernel 2.6+ is required due to the reliance on sysfs.

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`dmi`

Type: map

Purpose:

Return the system management information.

Elements:

bios (map) --- The system BIOS information.
- release_date (string) --- The release date of the system BIOS.
- vendor (string) --- The vendor of the system BIOS.
- version (string) --- The version of the system BIOS.
board (map) --- The system board information.
- asset_tag (string) --- The asset tag of the system board.
- manufacturer (string) --- The manufacturer of the system board.
- product (string) --- The product name of the system board.
- serial_number (string) --- The serial number of the system board.
chassis (map) --- The system chassis information.
- asset_tag (string) --- The asset tag of the system chassis.
- type (string) --- The type of the system chassis.
manufacturer (string) --- The system manufacturer.
product (map) --- The system product information.
- name (string) --- The product name of the system.
- serial_number (string) --- The product serial number of the system.
- uuid (string) --- The product unique identifier of the system.

Resolution:

Linux: parse the contents of /sys/class/dmi/id/ to retrieve system management information.
Mac OSX: use the sysctl function to retrieve system management information.
Solaris: use the smbios, prtconf, and uname utilities to retrieve system management information.
Windows: use WMI to retrieve system management information.

Caveats:

Linux: kernel 2.6+ is required due to the reliance on sysfs.

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`az_metadata`

Type: map

Purpose:

Return the Microsoft Azure instance metadata. Please see the Microsoft Azure instance metadata documentation for the contents of this fact.

Resolution:

Azure: query the Azure metadata endpoint and parse the response.

Caveats:

All platforms: libfacter must be built with libcurl support.

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`ec2_metadata`

Type: map

Purpose:

Return the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) instance metadata. Please see the EC2 instance metadata documentation for the contents of this fact.

Resolution:

EC2: query the EC2 metadata endpoint and parse the response.

Caveats:

All platforms: libfacter must be built with libcurl support.

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`ec2_userdata`

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) instance user data. Please see the EC2 instance user data documentation for the contents of this fact.

Resolution:

EC2: query the EC2 user data endpoint and parse the response.

Caveats:

All platforms: libfacter must be built with libcurl support.

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`env_windows_installdir`

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the path of the directory in which Puppet was installed.

Resolution:

Windows: This fact is specific to the Windows MSI generated environment, and is
set using the environment.bat script that configures the runtime environment
for all Puppet executables. Please see the original commit in the puppet_for_the_win repo for more information.

Caveats:

This fact is specific to Windows, and will not resolve on any other platform.

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`facterversion`

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the version of facter.

Resolution:

All platforms: use the built-in version of libfacter.

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`filesystems`

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the usable file systems for block or disk devices.

Resolution:

AIX: parse the contents of /etc/vfs to retrieve the usable file systems.
Linux: parse the contents of /proc/filesystems to retrieve the usable file systems.
Mac OSX: use the getfsstat function to retrieve the usable file systems.
Solaris: use the sysdef utility to retrieve the usable file systems.

Caveats:

Linux: The proc file system must be mounted.
Mac OSX: The usable file systems is limited to the file system of mounted devices.

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`fips_enabled`

Type: boolean

Purpose:

Return whether the platform is in FIPS mode

Resolution:

Linux: parse the contents of /proc/sys/crypto/fips_enabled which if non-zero indicates fips mode has been enabled.
Windows: check if key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/System/CurrentControlSet/Control/Lsa/FipsAlgorithmPolicy/Enabled is 1 or 0

Caveats:

Linux: Limited to linux redhat family only

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`gce`

Type: map

Purpose:

Return the Google Compute Engine (GCE) metadata. Please see the GCE metadata documentation for the contents of this fact.

Resolution:

GCE: query the GCE metadata endpoint and parse the response.

Caveats:

All platforms: libfacter must be built with libcurl support.

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`hypervisors`

Type: map

Purpose:

Experimental fact: Return the names of any detected hypervisors and any collected metadata about them.

Resolution:

All platforms: Use the external whereami library to gather hypervisor data, if available.

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`identity`

Type: map

Purpose:

Return the identity information of the user running facter.

Elements:

gid (integer) --- The group identifier of the user running facter.
group (string) --- The group name of the user running facter.
uid (integer) --- The user identifier of the user running facter.
user (string) --- The user name of the user running facter.
privileged (boolean) --- True if facter is running as a privileged process or false if not.

Resolution:

POSIX platforms: use the getegid, getpwuid_r, geteuid, and getgrgid_r functions to retrieve the identity information; use the result of the geteuid() == 0 test as the value of the privileged element
Windows: use the GetUserNameExW function to retrieve the identity information; use the GetTokenInformation to get the current process token elevation status and use it as the value of the privileged element on versions of Windows supporting the token elevation, on older versions of Windows use the CheckTokenMembership to test whether the well known local Administrators group SID is enabled in the current thread impersonation token and use the test result as the value of the privileged element

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`is_virtual`

Type: boolean

Purpose:

Return whether or not the host is a virtual machine.

Resolution:

Linux: use procfs or utilities such as vmware and virt-what to retrieve virtual machine status.
Mac OSX: use the system profiler to retrieve virtual machine status.
Solaris: use the zonename utility to retrieve virtual machine status.
Windows: use WMI to retrieve virtual machine status.

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`kernel`

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the kernel's name.

Resolution:

POSIX platforms: use the uname function to retrieve the kernel name.
Windows: use the value of windows for all Windows versions.

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`kernelmajversion`

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the kernel's major version.

Resolution:

POSIX platforms: use the uname function to retrieve the kernel's major version.
Windows: use the file version of kernel32.dll to retrieve the kernel's major version.

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`kernelrelease`

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the kernel's release.

Resolution:

POSIX platforms: use the uname function to retrieve the kernel's release.
Windows: use the file version of kernel32.dll to retrieve the kernel's release.

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`kernelversion`

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the kernel's version.

Resolution:

POSIX platforms: use the uname function to retrieve the kernel's version.
Windows: use the file version of kernel32.dll to retrieve the kernel's version.

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`ldom`

Type: map

Purpose:

Return Solaris LDom information from the virtinfo utility.

Resolution:

Solaris: use the virtinfo utility to retrieve LDom information.

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`load_averages`

Type: map

Purpose:

Return the load average over the last 1, 5 and 15 minutes.

Elements:

1m (double) --- The system load average over the last minute.
5m (double) --- The system load average over the last 5 minutes.
15m (double) --- The system load average over the last 15 minutes.

Resolution:

POSIX platforms: use getloadavg function to retrieve the system load averages.

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`memory`

Type: map

Purpose:

Return the system memory information.

Elements:

swap (map) --- Represents information about swap memory.
- available (string) --- The display size of the available amount of swap memory, such as "1 GiB".
- available_bytes (integer) --- The size of the available amount of swap memory, in bytes.
- capacity (string) --- The capacity percentage (0% is empty, 100% is full).
- encrypted (boolean) --- True if the swap is encrypted or false if not.
- total (string) --- The display size of the total amount of swap memory, such as "1 GiB".
- total_bytes (integer) --- The size of the total amount of swap memory, in bytes.
- used (string) --- The display size of the used amount of swap memory, such as "1 GiB".
- used_bytes (integer) --- The size of the used amount of swap memory, in bytes.
system (map) --- Represents information about system memory.
- available (string) --- The display size of the available amount of system memory, such as "1 GiB".
- available_bytes (integer) --- The size of the available amount of system memory, in bytes.
- capacity (string) --- The capacity percentage (0% is empty, 100% is full).
- total (string) --- The display size of the total amount of system memory, such as "1 GiB".
- total_bytes (integer) --- The size of the total amount of system memory, in bytes.
- used (string) --- The display size of the used amount of system memory, such as "1 GiB".
- used_bytes (integer) --- The size of the used amount of system memory, in bytes.

Resolution:

Linux: parse the contents of /proc/meminfo to retrieve the system memory information.
Mac OSX: use the sysctl function to retrieve the system memory information.
Solaris: use the kstat function to retrieve the system memory information.
Windows: use the GetPerformanceInfo function to retrieve the system memory information.

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`mountpoints`

Type: map

Purpose:

Return the current mount points of the system.

Elements:

<mountpoint> (map) --- Represents a mount point.
- available (string) --- The display size of the available space, such as "1 GiB".
- available_bytes (integer) --- The size of the available space, in bytes.
- capacity (string) --- The capacity percentage (0% is empty, 100% is full).
- device (string) --- The name of the mounted device.
- filesystem (string) --- The file system of the mounted device.
- options (array) --- The mount options.
- size (string) --- The display size of the total space, such as "1 GiB".
- size_bytes (integer) --- The size of the total space, in bytes.
- used (string) --- The display size of the used space, such as "1 GiB".
- used_bytes (integer) --- The size of the used space, in bytes.

Resolution:

AIX: use the mntctl function to retrieve the mount points.
Linux: use the setmntent function to retrieve the mount points.
Mac OSX: use the getfsstat function to retrieve the mount points.
Solaris: parse the contents of /etc/mnttab to retrieve the mount points.

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`networking`

Type: map

Purpose:

Return the networking information for the system.

Elements:

dhcp (ip) --- The address of the DHCP server for the default interface.
domain (string) --- The domain name of the system.
fqdn (string) --- The fully-qualified domain name of the system.
hostname (string) --- The host name of the system.
interfaces (map) --- The network interfaces of the system.
- <interface> (map) --- Represents a network interface.
  - bindings (array) --- The array of IPv4 address bindings for the interface.
  - bindings6 (array) --- The array of IPv6 address bindings for the interface.
  - dhcp (ip) --- The DHCP server for the network interface.
  - ip (ip) --- The IPv4 address for the network interface.
  - ip6 (ip6) --- The IPv6 address for the network interface.
  - mac (mac) --- The MAC address for the network interface.
  - mtu (integer) --- The Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) for the network interface.
  - netmask (ip) --- The IPv4 netmask for the network interface.
  - netmask6 (ip6) --- The IPv6 netmask for the network interface.
  - network (ip) --- The IPv4 network for the network interface.
  - network6 (ip6) --- The IPv6 network for the network interface.
  - scope6 (string) --- The IPv6 scope for the network interface.
ip (ip) --- The IPv4 address of the default network interface.
ip6 (ip6) --- The IPv6 address of the default network interface.
mac (mac) --- The MAC address of the default network interface.
mtu (integer) --- The Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) of the default network interface.
netmask (ip) --- The IPv4 netmask of the default network interface.
netmask6 (ip6) --- The IPv6 netmask of the default network interface.
network (ip) --- The IPv4 network of the default network interface.
network6 (ip6) --- The IPv6 network of the default network interface.
primary (string) --- The name of the primary interface.
scope6 (string) --- The IPv6 scope of the default network interface.

Resolution:

Linux: use the getifaddrs function to retrieve the network interfaces.
Mac OSX: use the getifaddrs function to retrieve the network interfaces.
Solaris: use the ioctl function to retrieve the network interfaces.
Windows: use the GetAdaptersAddresses function to retrieve the network interfaces.

Caveats:

Windows Server 2003: the GetAdaptersInfo function is used for DHCP and netmask lookup. This function does not support IPv6 netmasks.

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`os`

Type: map

Purpose:

Return information about the host operating system.

Elements:

architecture (string) --- The operating system's hardware architecture.
distro (map) --- Represents information about a Linux distribution.
- codename (string) --- The code name of the Linux distribution.
- description (string) --- The description of the Linux distribution.
- id (string) --- The identifier of the Linux distribution.
- release (map) --- Represents information about a Linux distribution release.
  - full (string) --- The full release of the Linux distribution.
  - major (string) --- The major release of the Linux distribution.
  - minor (string) --- The minor release of the Linux distribution.
- specification (string) --- The Linux Standard Base (LSB) release specification.
family (string) --- The operating system family.
hardware (string) --- The operating system's hardware model.
macosx (map) --- Represents information about Mac OSX.
- build (string) --- The Mac OSX build version.
- product (string) --- The Mac OSX product name.
- version (map) --- Represents information about the Mac OSX version.
  - full (string) --- The full Mac OSX version number.
  - major (string) --- The major Mac OSX version number.
  - minor (string) --- The minor Mac OSX version number.
name (string) --- The operating system's name.
release (map) --- Represents the operating system's release.
- full (string) --- The full operating system release.
- major (string) --- The major release of the operating system.
- minor (string) --- The minor release of the operating system.
- patchlevel (string) --- The patchlevel of the operating system.
- branch (string) --- The branch the operating system was cut from.
selinux (map) --- Represents information about Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux).
- config_mode (string) --- The configured SELinux mode.
- config_policy (string) --- The configured SELinux policy.
- current_mode (string) --- The current SELinux mode.
- enabled (boolean) --- True if SELinux is enabled or false if not.
- enforced (boolean) --- True if SELinux policy is enforced or false if not.
- policy_version (string) --- The version of the SELinux policy.
windows (map) --- Represents information about Windows.
- edition_id (string) --- Specify the edition variant. (ServerStandard|Professional|Enterprise)
- installation_type (string) --- Specify the installation type. (Server|Server Core|Client)
- product_name (string) --- Specify the textual product name.
- display_version (string) --- Windows Display Version of the form YYMM.
- release_id (string) --- Windows Build Version of the form YYMM.
- system32 (string) --- The path to the System32 directory.

Resolution:

Linux: use the lsb_release utility and parse the contents of release files in /etc to retrieve the OS information.
OSX: use the sw_vers utility to retrieve the OS information.
Solaris: parse the contents of /etc/release to retrieve the OS information.
Windows: use WMI to retrieve the OS information.

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`partitions`

Type: map

Purpose:

Return the disk partitions of the system.

Elements:

<partition> (map) --- Represents a disk partition.
- filesystem (string) --- The file system of the partition.
- label (string) --- The label of the partition.
- mount (string) --- The mount point of the partition (if mounted).
- partlabel (string) --- The label of a GPT partition.
- partuuid (string) --- The unique identifier of a GPT partition.
- size (string) --- The display size of the partition, such as "1 GiB".
- size_bytes (integer) --- The size of the partition, in bytes.
- uuid (string) --- The unique identifier of a partition.
- backing_file (string) --- The path to the file backing the partition.

Resolution:

AIX: use the ODM to retrieve list of logical volumes; use lvm_querylv function to get details
Linux: use libblkid to retrieve the disk partitions.

Caveats:

Linux: libfacter must be built with libblkid support.

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`path`

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the PATH environment variable.

Resolution:

All platforms: retrieve the value of the PATH environment variable.

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`processors`

Type: map

Purpose:

Return information about the system's processors.

Elements:

count (integer) --- The count of logical processors.
isa (string) --- The processor instruction set architecture.
models (array) --- The processor model strings (one for each logical processor).
physicalcount (integer) --- The count of physical processors.
speed (string) --- The speed of the processors, such as "2.0 GHz".

Resolution:

Linux: parse the contents /sys/devices/system/cpu/ and /proc/cpuinfo to retrieve the processor information.
Mac OSX: use the sysctl function to retrieve the processor information.
Solaris: use the kstat function to retrieve the processor information.
Windows: use WMI to retrieve the processor information.

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`ruby`

Type: map

Purpose:

Return information about the Ruby loaded by facter.

Elements:

platform (string) --- The platform Ruby was built for.
sitedir (string) --- The path to Ruby's site library directory.
version (string) --- The version of Ruby.

Resolution:

All platforms: Use RbConfig, RUBY_PLATFORM, and RUBY_VERSION to retrieve information about Ruby.

Caveats:

All platforms: facter must be able to locate libruby.

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`solaris_zones`

Type: map

Purpose:

Return information about Solaris zones.

Elements:

current (string) --- The name of the current Solaris zone.
zones (map) --- Represents the Solaris zones.
- <zonename> (map) --- Represents a Solaris zone.
  - brand (string) --- The brand of the Solaris zone.
  - id (string) --- The id of the Solaris zone.
  - ip_type (string) --- The IP type of the Solaris zone.
  - path (string) --- The path of the Solaris zone.
  - status (string) --- The status of the Solaris zone.
  - uuid (string) --- The unique identifier of the Solaris zone.

Resolution:

Solaris: use the zoneadm and zonename utilities to retrieve information about the Solaris zones.

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`ssh`

Type: map

Purpose:

Return SSH public keys and fingerprints.

Elements:

dsa (map) --- Represents the public key and fingerprints for the DSA algorithm.
- fingerprints (map) --- Represents fingerprint information.
  - sha1 (string) --- The SHA1 fingerprint of the public key.
  - sha256 (string) --- The SHA256 fingerprint of the public key.
- key (string) --- The DSA public key.
- type (string) --- The exact type of the key, i.e. "ssh-dss".
ecdsa (map) --- Represents the public key and fingerprints for the ECDSA algorithm.
- fingerprints (map) --- Represents fingerprint information.
  - sha1 (string) --- The SHA1 fingerprint of the public key.
  - sha256 (string) --- The SHA256 fingerprint of the public key.
- key (string) --- The ECDSA public key.
- type (string) --- The exact type of the key, e.g. "ecdsa-sha2-nistp256".
ed25519 (map) --- Represents the public key and fingerprints for the Ed25519 algorithm.
- fingerprints (map) --- Represents fingerprint information.
  - sha1 (string) --- The SHA1 fingerprint of the public key.
  - sha256 (string) --- The SHA256 fingerprint of the public key.
- key (string) --- The Ed25519 public key.
- type (string) --- The exact type of the key, i.e. "ssh-ed25519".
rsa (map) --- Represents the public key and fingerprints for the RSA algorithm.
- fingerprints (map) --- Represents fingerprint information.
  - sha1 (string) --- The SHA1 fingerprint of the public key.
  - sha256 (string) --- The SHA256 fingerprint of the public key.
- key (string) --- The RSA public key.
- type (string) --- The exact type of the key, i.e. "ssh-rsa".

Resolution:

POSIX platforms: parse SSH public key files and derive fingerprints.

Caveats:

POSIX platforms: facter must be built with OpenSSL support.

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`system_profiler`

Type: map

Purpose:

Return information from the Mac OSX system profiler.

Elements:

boot_mode (string) --- The boot mode.
boot_rom_version (string) --- The boot ROM version.
boot_volume (string) --- The boot volume.
computer_name (string) --- The name of the computer.
cores (string) --- The total number of processor cores.
hardware_uuid (string) --- The hardware unique identifier.
kernel_version (string) --- The version of the kernel.
l2_cache_per_core (string) --- The size of the processor per-core L2 cache.
l3_cache (string) --- The size of the processor L3 cache.
memory (string) --- The size of the system memory.
model_identifier (string) --- The identifier of the computer model.
model_name (string) --- The name of the computer model.
processor_name (string) --- The model name of the processor.
processor_speed (string) --- The speed of the processor.
processors (string) --- The total number of processors.
secure_virtual_memory (string) --- Whether or not secure virtual memory is enabled.
serial_number (string) --- The serial number of the computer.
smc_version (string) --- The System Management Controller (SMC) version.
system_version (string) --- The operating system version.
uptime (string) --- The uptime of the system.
username (string) --- The name of the user running facter.

Resolution:

Mac OSX: use the system_profiler utility to retrieve system profiler information.

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`system_uptime`

Type: map

Purpose:

Return the system uptime information.

Elements:

days (integer) --- The number of complete days the system has been up.
hours (integer) --- The number of complete hours the system has been up.
seconds (integer) --- The number of total seconds the system has been up.
uptime (string) --- The full uptime string.

Resolution:

Linux: use the sysinfo function to retrieve the system uptime.
POSIX platforms: use the uptime utility to retrieve the system uptime.
Solaris: use the kstat function to retrieve the system uptime.
Windows: use WMI to retrieve the system uptime.

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`timezone`

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the system timezone.

Resolution:

POSIX platforms: use the localtime_r function to retrieve the system timezone.
Windows: use the localtime_s function to retrieve the system timezone.

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`virtual`

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the hypervisor name for virtual machines or "physical" for physical machines.

Resolution:

Linux: use procfs or utilities such as vmware and virt-what to retrieve virtual machine name.
Mac OSX: use the system profiler to retrieve virtual machine name.
Solaris: use the zonename utility to retrieve virtual machine name.
Windows: use WMI to retrieve virtual machine name.

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`xen`

Type: map

Purpose:

Return metadata for the Xen hypervisor.

Elements:

domains (array) --- list of strings identifying active Xen domains.

Resolution:

POSIX platforms: use /usr/lib/xen-common/bin/xen-toolstack to locate xen admin commands if available, otherwise fallback to /usr/sbin/xl or /usr/sbin/xm. Use the found command to execute the list query.

Caveats:

POSIX platforms: confined to Xen privileged virtual machines.

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`zfs_featurenumbers`

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the comma-delimited feature numbers for ZFS.

Resolution:

Solaris: use the zfs utility to retrieve the feature numbers for ZFS

Caveats:

Solaris: the zfs utility must be present.

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`zfs_version`

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the version for ZFS.

Resolution:

Solaris: use the zfs utility to retrieve the version for ZFS

Caveats:

Solaris: the zfs utility must be present.

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`zpool_featureflags`

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the comma-delimited feature flags for ZFS storage pools.

Resolution:

Solaris: use the zpool utility to retrieve the feature numbers for ZFS storage pools

Caveats:

Solaris: the zpool utility must be present.

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`zpool_featurenumbers`

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the comma-delimited feature numbers for ZFS storage pools.

Resolution:

Solaris: use the zpool utility to retrieve the feature numbers for ZFS storage pools

Caveats:

Solaris: the zpool utility must be present.

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`zpool_version`

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the version for ZFS storage pools.

Resolution:

Solaris: use the zpool utility to retrieve the version for ZFS storage pools

Caveats:

Solaris: the zpool utility must be present.

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Legacy Facts

`architecture`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the operating system's hardware architecture.

Resolution:

POSIX platforms: use the uname function to retrieve the OS hardware architecture.
Windows: use the GetNativeSystemInfo function to retrieve the OS hardware architecture.

Caveats:

Linux: Debian, Gentoo, kFreeBSD, and Ubuntu use "amd64" for "x86_64" and Gentoo uses "x86" for "i386".

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`augeasversion`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the version of augeas.

Resolution:

All platforms: query augparse for the augeas version.

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`blockdevices`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return a comma-separated list of block devices.

Resolution:

Linux: parse the contents of /sys/block/<device>/.
Solaris: use the kstat function to query disk information.

Caveats:

Linux: kernel 2.6+ is required due to the reliance on sysfs.

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`blockdevice_<devicename>_model`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the model name of block devices attached to the system.

Resolution:

Linux: parse the contents of /sys/block/<device>/device/model to retrieve the model name/number for a device.
Solaris: use the kstat function to query disk information.

Caveats:

Linux: kernel 2.6+ is required due to the reliance on sysfs.

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`blockdevice_<devicename>_size`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: integer

Purpose:

Return the size of a block device in bytes.

Resolution:

Linux: parse the contents of /sys/block/<device>/size to receive the size (multiplying by 512 to correct for blocks-to-bytes).
Solaris: use the kstat function to query disk information.

Caveats:

Linux: kernel 2.6+ is required due to the reliance on sysfs.

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`blockdevice_<devicename>_vendor`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the vendor name of block devices attached to the system.

Resolution:

Linux: parse the contents of /sys/block/<device>/device/vendor to retrieve the vendor for a device.
Solaris: use the kstat function to query disk information.

Caveats:

Linux: kernel 2.6+ is required due to the reliance on sysfs.

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`bios_release_date`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the release date of the system BIOS.

Resolution:

Linux: parse the contents of /sys/class/dmi/id/bios_date to retrieve the system BIOS release date.
Solaris: use the smbios utility to retrieve the system BIOS release date.

Caveats:

Linux: kernel 2.6+ is required due to the reliance on sysfs.

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`bios_vendor`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the vendor of the system BIOS.

Resolution:

Linux: parse the contents of /sys/class/dmi/id/bios_vendor to retrieve the system BIOS vendor.
Solaris: use the smbios utility to retrieve the system BIOS vendor.

Caveats:

Linux: kernel 2.6+ is required due to the reliance on sysfs.

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`bios_version`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the version of the system BIOS.

Resolution:

Linux: parse the contents of /sys/class/dmi/id/bios_version to retrieve the system BIOS version.
Solaris: use the smbios utility to retrieve the system BIOS version.

Caveats:

Linux: kernel 2.6+ is required due to the reliance on sysfs.

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`boardassettag`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the system board asset tag.

Resolution:

Linux: parse the contents of /sys/class/dmi/id/board_asset_tag to retrieve the system board asset tag.

Caveats:

Linux: kernel 2.6+ is required due to the reliance on sysfs.

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`boardmanufacturer`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the system board manufacturer.

Resolution:

Linux: parse the contents of /sys/class/dmi/id/board_vendor to retrieve the system board manufacturer.

Caveats:

Linux: kernel 2.6+ is required due to the reliance on sysfs.

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`boardproductname`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the system board product name.

Resolution:

Linux: parse the contents of /sys/class/dmi/id/board_name to retrieve the system board product name.

Caveats:

Linux: kernel 2.6+ is required due to the reliance on sysfs.

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`boardserialnumber`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the system board serial number.

Resolution:

Linux: parse the contents of /sys/class/dmi/id/board_serial to retrieve the system board serial number.

Caveats:

Linux: kernel 2.6+ is required due to the reliance on sysfs.

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`chassisassettag`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the system chassis asset tag.

Resolution:

Linux: parse the contents of /sys/class/dmi/id/chassis_asset_tag to retrieve the system chassis asset tag.
Solaris: use the smbios utility to retrieve the system chassis asset tag.

Caveats:

Linux: kernel 2.6+ is required due to the reliance on sysfs.

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`chassistype`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the system chassis type.

Resolution:

Linux: parse the contents of /sys/class/dmi/id/chassis_type to retrieve the system chassis type.
Solaris: use the smbios utility to retrieve the system chassis type.

Caveats:

Linux: kernel 2.6+ is required due to the reliance on sysfs.

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`dhcp_servers`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: map

Purpose:

Return the DHCP servers for the system.

Elements:

<interface> (ip) --- The DHCP server for the interface.
system (ip) --- The DHCP server for the default interface.

Resolution:

Linux: parse dhclient lease files or use the dhcpcd utility to retrieve the DHCP servers.
Mac OSX: use the ipconfig utility to retrieve the DHCP servers.
Solaris: use the dhcpinfo utility to retrieve the DHCP servers.
Windows: use the GetAdaptersAddresses (Windows Server 2003: GetAdaptersInfo) function to retrieve the DHCP servers.

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`domain`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the network domain of the system.

Resolution:

POSIX platforms: use the getaddrinfo function to retrieve the network domain.
Windows: query the registry to retrieve the network domain; falls back to the primary interface's domain if not set in the registry.

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`fqdn`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the system.

Resolution:

POSIX platforms: use the getaddrinfo function to retrieve the FQDN or use host and domain names.
Windows: use the host and domain names to build the FQDN.

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`gid`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the group identifier (GID) of the user running facter.

Resolution:

POSIX platforms: use the getegid fuction to retrieve the group identifier.

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`hardwareisa`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the hardware instruction set architecture (ISA).

Resolution:

POSIX platforms: use uname to retrieve the hardware ISA.
Windows: use WMI to retrieve the hardware ISA.

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`hardwaremodel`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the operating system's hardware model.

Resolution:

POSIX platforms: use the uname function to retrieve the OS hardware model.
Windows: use the GetNativeSystemInfo function to retrieve the OS hardware model.

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`hostname`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the host name of the system.

Resolution:

POSIX platforms: use the gethostname function to retrieve the host name
Windows: use the GetComputerNameExW function to retrieve the host name.

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`id`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the user identifier (UID) of the user running facter.

Resolution:

POSIX platforms: use the geteuid fuction to retrieve the user identifier.

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`interfaces`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the comma-separated list of network interface names.

Resolution:

Linux: use the getifaddrs function to retrieve the network interface names.
Mac OSX: use the getifaddrs function to retrieve the network interface names.
Solaris: use the ioctl function to retrieve the network interface names.
Windows: use the GetAdaptersAddresses function to retrieve the network interface names.

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`ipaddress`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: ip

Purpose:

Return the IPv4 address for the default network interface.

Resolution:

Linux: use the getifaddrs function to retrieve the network interface address.
Mac OSX: use the getifaddrs function to retrieve the network interface address.
Solaris: use the ioctl function to retrieve the network interface address.
Windows: use the GetAdaptersAddresses function to retrieve the network interface address.

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`ipaddress6`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: ip6

Purpose:

Return the IPv6 address for the default network interface.

Resolution:

Linux: use the getifaddrs function to retrieve the network interface address.
Mac OSX: use the getifaddrs function to retrieve the network interface address.
Solaris: use the ioctl function to retrieve the network interface address.
Windows: use the GetAdaptersAddresses function to retrieve the network interface address.

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`ipaddress6_<interface>`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: ip6

Purpose:

Return the IPv6 address for a network interface.

Resolution:

Linux: use the getifaddrs function to retrieve the network interface address.
Mac OSX: use the getifaddrs function to retrieve the network interface address.
Solaris: use the ioctl function to retrieve the network interface address.
Windows: use the GetAdaptersAddresses function to retrieve the network interface address.

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`ipaddress_<interface>`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: ip

Purpose:

Return the IPv4 address for a network interface.

Resolution:

Linux: use the getifaddrs function to retrieve the network interface address.
Mac OSX: use the getifaddrs function to retrieve the network interface address.
Solaris: use the ioctl function to retrieve the network interface address.
Windows: use the GetAdaptersAddresses function to retrieve the network interface address.

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`ldom_<name>`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return Solaris LDom information.

Resolution:

Solaris: use the virtinfo utility to retrieve LDom information.

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`lsbdistcodename`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the Linux Standard Base (LSB) distribution code name.

Resolution:

Linux: use the lsb_release utility to retrieve the LSB distribution code name.

Caveats:

Linux: Requires that the lsb_release utility be installed.

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`lsbdistdescription`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the Linux Standard Base (LSB) distribution description.

Resolution:

Linux: use the lsb_release utility to retrieve the LSB distribution description.

Caveats:

Linux: Requires that the lsb_release utility be installed.

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`lsbdistid`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the Linux Standard Base (LSB) distribution identifier.

Resolution:

Linux: use the lsb_release utility to retrieve the LSB distribution identifier.

Caveats:

Linux: Requires that the lsb_release utility be installed.

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`lsbdistrelease`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the Linux Standard Base (LSB) distribution release.

Resolution:

Linux: use the lsb_release utility to retrieve the LSB distribution release.

Caveats:

Linux: Requires that the lsb_release utility be installed.

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`lsbmajdistrelease`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the Linux Standard Base (LSB) major distribution release.

Resolution:

Linux: use the lsb_release utility to retrieve the LSB major distribution release.

Caveats:

Linux: Requires that the lsb_release utility be installed.

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`lsbminordistrelease`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the Linux Standard Base (LSB) minor distribution release.

Resolution:

Linux: use the lsb_release utility to retrieve the LSB minor distribution release.

Caveats:

Linux: Requires that the lsb_release utility be installed.

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`lsbrelease`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the Linux Standard Base (LSB) release.

Resolution:

Linux: use the lsb_release utility to retrieve the LSB release.

Caveats:

Linux: Requires that the lsb_release utility be installed.

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`macaddress`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: mac

Purpose:

Return the MAC address for the default network interface.

Resolution:

Linux: use the getifaddrs function to retrieve the network interface address.
Mac OSX: use the getifaddrs function to retrieve the network interface address.
Solaris: use the ioctl function to retrieve the network interface address.
Windows: use the GetAdaptersAddresses function to retrieve the network interface address.

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`macaddress_<interface>`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: mac

Purpose:

Return the MAC address for a network interface.

Resolution:

Linux: use the getifaddrs function to retrieve the network interface address.
Mac OSX: use the getifaddrs function to retrieve the network interface address.
Solaris: use the ioctl function to retrieve the network interface address.
Windows: use the GetAdaptersAddresses function to retrieve the network interface address.

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`macosx_buildversion`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the Mac OSX build version.

Resolution:

Mac OSX: use the sw_vers utility to retrieve the Mac OSX build version.

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`macosx_productname`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the Mac OSX product name.

Resolution:

Mac OSX: use the sw_vers utility to retrieve the Mac OSX product name.

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`macosx_productversion`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the Mac OSX product version.

Resolution:

Mac OSX: use the sw_vers utility to retrieve the Mac OSX product version.

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`macosx_productversion_major`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the Mac OSX product major version.

Resolution:

Mac OSX: use the sw_vers utility to retrieve the Mac OSX product major version.

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`macosx_productversion_minor`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the Mac OSX product minor version.

Resolution:

Mac OSX: use the sw_vers utility to retrieve the Mac OSX product minor version.

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`manufacturer`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the system manufacturer.

Resolution:

Linux: parse the contents of /sys/class/dmi/id/sys_vendor to retrieve the system manufacturer.
Solaris: use the prtconf utility to retrieve the system manufacturer.
Windows: use WMI to retrieve the system manufacturer.

Caveats:

Linux: kernel 2.6+ is required due to the reliance on sysfs.

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`memoryfree`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the display size of the free system memory, such as "1 GiB".

Resolution:

Linux: parse the contents of /proc/meminfo to retrieve the free system memory.
Mac OSX: use the sysctl function to retrieve the free system memory.
Solaris: use the kstat function to retrieve the free system memory.
Windows: use the GetPerformanceInfo function to retrieve the free system memory.

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`memoryfree_mb`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: double

Purpose:

Return the size of the free system memory, in mebibytes.

Resolution:

Linux: parse the contents of /proc/meminfo to retrieve the free system memory.
Mac OSX: use the sysctl function to retrieve the free system memory.
Solaris: use the kstat function to retrieve the free system memory.
Windows: use the GetPerformanceInfo function to retrieve the free system memory.

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`memorysize`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the display size of the total system memory, such as "1 GiB".

Resolution:

Linux: parse the contents of /proc/meminfo to retrieve the total system memory.
Mac OSX: use the sysctl function to retrieve the total system memory.
Solaris: use the kstat function to retrieve the total system memory.
Windows: use the GetPerformanceInfo function to retrieve the total system memory.

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`memorysize_mb`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: double

Purpose:

Return the size of the total system memory, in mebibytes.

Resolution:

Linux: parse the contents of /proc/meminfo to retrieve the total system memory.
Mac OSX: use the sysctl function to retrieve the total system memory.
Solaris: use the kstat function to retrieve the total system memory.
Windows: use the GetPerformanceInfo function to retrieve the total system memory.

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`mtu_<interface>`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: integer

Purpose:

Return the Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) for a network interface.

Resolution:

Linux: use the ioctl function to retrieve the network interface MTU.
Mac OSX: use the getifaddrs function to retrieve the network interface MTU.
Solaris: use the ioctl function to retrieve the network interface MTU.
Windows: use the GetAdaptersAddresses function to retrieve the network interface MTU.

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`netmask`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: ip

Purpose:

Return the IPv4 netmask for the default network interface.

Resolution:

Linux: use the getifaddrs function to retrieve the network interface netmask.
Mac OSX: use the getifaddrs function to retrieve the network interface netmask.
Solaris: use the ioctl function to retrieve the network interface netmask.
Windows: use the GetAdaptersAddresses (Windows Server 2003: GetAdaptersInfo) function to retrieve the network interface netmask.

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`netmask6`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: ip6

Purpose:

Return the IPv6 netmask for the default network interface.

Resolution:

Linux: use the getifaddrs function to retrieve the network interface netmask.
Mac OSX: use the getifaddrs function to retrieve the network interface netmask.
Solaris: use the ioctl function to retrieve the network interface netmask.
Windows: use the GetAdaptersAddresses function to retrieve the network interface netmask.

Caveats:

Windows Server 2003: IPv6 netmasks are not supported.

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`netmask6_<interface>`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: ip6

Purpose:

Return the IPv6 netmask for a network interface.

Resolution:

Linux: use the getifaddrs function to retrieve the network interface netmask.
Mac OSX: use the getifaddrs function to retrieve the network interface netmask.
Solaris: use the ioctl function to retrieve the network interface netmask.
Windows: use the GetAdaptersAddresses function to retrieve the network interface netmask.

Caveats:

Windows Server 2003: IPv6 netmasks are not supported.

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`netmask_<interface>`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: ip

Purpose:

Return the IPv4 netmask for a network interface.

Resolution:

Linux: use the getifaddrs function to retrieve the network interface netmask.
Mac OSX: use the getifaddrs function to retrieve the network interface netmask.
Solaris: use the ioctl function to retrieve the network interface netmask.
Windows: use the GetAdaptersAddresses (Windows Server 2003: GetAdaptersInfo) function to retrieve the network interface netmask.

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`network`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: ip

Purpose:

Return the IPv4 network for the default network interface.

Resolution:

Linux: use the getifaddrs function to retrieve the network interface network.
Mac OSX: use the getifaddrs function to retrieve the network interface network.
Solaris: use the ioctl function to retrieve the network interface network.
Windows: use the GetAdaptersAddresses function to retrieve the network interface network.

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`network6`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: ip6

Purpose:

Return the IPv6 network for the default network interface.

Resolution:

Linux: use the getifaddrs function to retrieve the network interface network.
Mac OSX: use the getifaddrs function to retrieve the network interface network.
Solaris: use the ioctl function to retrieve the network interface network.
Windows: use the GetAdaptersAddresses function to retrieve the network interface network.

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`network6_<interface>`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: ip6

Purpose:

Return the IPv6 network for a network interface.

Resolution:

Linux: use the getifaddrs function to retrieve the network interface network.
Mac OSX: use the getifaddrs function to retrieve the network interface network.
Solaris: use the ioctl function to retrieve the network interface network.
Windows: use the GetAdaptersAddresses function to retrieve the network interface network.

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`network_<interface>`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: ip

Purpose:

Return the IPv4 network for a network interface.

Resolution:

Linux: use the getifaddrs function to retrieve the network interface network.
Mac OSX: use the getifaddrs function to retrieve the network interface network.
Solaris: use the ioctl function to retrieve the network interface network.
Windows: use the GetAdaptersAddresses function to retrieve the network interface network.

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`operatingsystem`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the name of the operating system.

Resolution:

All platforms: default to the kernel name.
Linux: use various release files in /etc to retrieve the OS name.

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`operatingsystemmajrelease`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the major release of the operating system.

Resolution:

All platforms: default to the major version of the kernel release.
Linux: parse the contents of release files in /etc to retrieve the OS major release.
Solaris: parse the contents of /etc/release to retrieve the OS major release.
Windows: use WMI to retrieve the OS major release.

Caveats:

Linux: for Ubuntu, the major release is X.Y, such as "10.4".

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`operatingsystemrelease`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the release of the operating system.

Resolution:

All platforms: default to the kernel release.
Linux: parse the contents of release files in /etc to retrieve the OS release.
Solaris: parse the contents of /etc/release to retrieve the OS release.
Windows: use WMI to retrieve the OS release.

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`osfamily`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the family of the operating system.

Resolution:

All platforms: default to the kernel name.
Linux: map various Linux distributions to their base distribution. For example, Ubuntu is a "Debian" distro.
Solaris: map various Solaris-based operating systems to the "Solaris" family.
Windows: use "windows" as the family name.

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`physicalprocessorcount`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: integer

Purpose:

Return the count of physical processors.

Resolution:

Linux: parse the contents /sys/devices/system/cpu/ and /proc/cpuinfo to retrieve the count of physical processors.
Mac OSX: use the sysctl function to retrieve the count of physical processors.
Solaris: use the kstat function to retrieve the count of physical processors.
Windows: use WMI to retrieve the count of physical processors.

Caveats:

Linux: kernel 2.6+ is required due to the reliance on sysfs.

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`processor<N>`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the model string of processor N.

Resolution:

Linux: parse the contents of /proc/cpuinfo to retrieve the processor model string.
Mac OSX: use the sysctl function to retrieve the processor model string.
Solaris: use the kstat function to retrieve the processor model string.
Windows: use WMI to retrieve the processor model string.

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`processorcount`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: integer

Purpose:

Return the count of logical processors.

Resolution:

Linux: parse the contents /sys/devices/system/cpu/ and /proc/cpuinfo to retrieve the count of logical processors.
Mac OSX: use the sysctl function to retrieve the count of logical processors.
Solaris: use the kstat function to retrieve the count of logical processors.
Windows: use WMI to retrieve the count of logical processors.

Caveats:

Linux: kernel 2.6+ is required due to the reliance on sysfs.

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`productname`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the system product name.

Resolution:

Linux: parse the contents of /sys/class/dmi/id/product_name to retrieve the system product name.
Mac OSX: use the sysctl function to retrieve the system product name.
Solaris: use the smbios utility to retrieve the system product name.
Windows: use WMI to retrieve the system product name.

Caveats:

Linux: kernel 2.6+ is required due to the reliance on sysfs.

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`rubyplatform`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the platform Ruby was built for.

Resolution:

All platforms: use RUBY_PLATFORM from the Ruby loaded by facter.

Caveats:

All platforms: facter must be able to locate libruby.

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`rubysitedir`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the path to Ruby's site library directory.

Resolution:

All platforms: use RbConfig from the Ruby loaded by facter.

Caveats:

All platforms: facter must be able to locate libruby.

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`rubyversion`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the version of Ruby.

Resolution:

All platforms: use RUBY_VERSION from the Ruby loaded by facter.

Caveats:

All platforms: facter must be able to locate libruby.

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`scope6`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the IPv6 scope for the default network interface.

Resolution:

Linux: parse the contents of /proc/net/if_inet6 to retrieve the network interface scope.
Mac OSX: use the getifaddrs function to retrieve the network interface scope.
Solaris: use the ioctl function to retrieve the network interface scope.
Windows: use the GetAdaptersAddresses function to retrieve the network interface scope.

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`scope6_<interface>`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the IPv6 scope for the default network interface.

Resolution:

Linux: parse the contents of /proc/net/if_inet6 to retrieve the network interface scope.
Mac OSX: use the getifaddrs function to retrieve the network interface scope.
Solaris: use the ioctl function to retrieve the network interface scope.
Windows: use the GetAdaptersAddresses function to retrieve the network interface scope.

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`selinux`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: boolean

Purpose:

Return whether Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) is enabled.

Resolution:

Linux: parse the contents of /proc/self/mounts to determine if SELinux is enabled.

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`selinux_config_mode`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the configured Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) mode.

Resolution:

Linux: parse the contents of /etc/selinux/config to retrieve the configured SELinux mode.

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`selinux_config_policy`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the configured Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) policy.

Resolution:

Linux: parse the contents of /etc/selinux/config to retrieve the configured SELinux policy.

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`selinux_current_mode`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the current Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) mode.

Resolution:

Linux: parse the contents of <mountpoint>/enforce to retrieve the current SELinux mode.

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`selinux_enforced`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: boolean

Purpose:

Return whether Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) is enforced.

Resolution:

Linux: parse the contents of <mountpoint>/enforce to retrieve the current SELinux mode.

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`selinux_policyversion`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) policy version.

Resolution:

Linux: parse the contents of <mountpoint>/policyvers to retrieve the SELinux policy version.

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`serialnumber`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the system product serial number.

Resolution:

Linux: parse the contents of /sys/class/dmi/id/product_name to retrieve the system product serial number.
Solaris: use the smbios utility to retrieve the system product serial number.
Windows: use WMI to retrieve the system product serial number.

Caveats:

Linux: kernel 2.6+ is required due to the reliance on sysfs.

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`sp_<name>`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return Mac OSX system profiler information.

Resolution:

Mac OSX: use the system_profiler utility to retrieve system profiler information.

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`ssh<algorithm>key`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the SSH public key for the algorithm.

Resolution:

POSIX platforms: parse SSH public key files.

Caveats:

POSIX platforms: facter must be built with OpenSSL support.

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`sshfp_<algorithm>`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the SSH fingerprints for the algorithm's public key.

Resolution:

POSIX platforms: derive the SHA1 and SHA256 fingerprints; delimit with a new line character.

Caveats:

POSIX platforms: facter must be built with OpenSSL support.

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`swapencrypted`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: boolean

Purpose:

Return whether or not the swap is encrypted.

Resolution:

Mac OSX: use the sysctl function to retrieve swap encryption status.

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`swapfree`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the display size of the free swap memory, such as "1 GiB".

Resolution:

Linux: parse the contents of /proc/meminfo to retrieve the free swap memory.
Mac OSX: use the sysctl function to retrieve the free swap memory.
Solaris: use the swapctl function to retrieve the free swap memory.

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`swapfree_mb`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: double

Purpose:

Return the size of the free swap memory, in mebibytes.

Resolution:

Linux: parse the contents of /proc/meminfo to retrieve the free swap memory.
Mac OSX: use the sysctl function to retrieve the free swap memory.
Solaris: use the swapctl function to retrieve the free swap memory.

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`swapsize`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the display size of the total swap memory, such as "1 GiB".

Resolution:

Linux: parse the contents of /proc/meminfo to retrieve the total swap memory.
Mac OSX: use the sysctl function to retrieve the total swap memory.
Solaris: use the swapctl function to retrieve the total swap memory.

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`swapsize_mb`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: double

Purpose:

Return the size of the total swap memory, in mebibytes.

Resolution:

Linux: parse the contents of /proc/meminfo to retrieve the total swap memory.
Mac OSX: use the sysctl function to retrieve the total swap memory.
Solaris: use the swapctl function to retrieve the total swap memory.

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`windows_edition_id`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the type of Windows edition, Server or Desktop Edition variant.

Resolution:

Windows: query the registry to retrieve the type of edition (ServerStandard|Professional|Enterprise).

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`windows_installation_type`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return Windows installation type (Server|Server Core|Client).

Resolution:

Windows: query the registry to retrive data to differentiate Server, Server Core, Client.

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`windows_product_name`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return Windows textual product name.

Resolution:

Windows: uery the registry to retrive textual product name.

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`windows_release_id`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return Windows Build Version of the form YYMM.

Resolution:

Windows: query the registry to retrieve the build version number.

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`windows_display_version`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return Windows Display Version.

Resolution:

Windows: query the registry to retrieve the display version.

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`system32`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the path to the System32 directory on Windows.

Resolution:

Windows: use the SHGetFolderPath function to retrieve the path to the System32 directory.

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`uptime`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the system uptime.

Resolution:

Linux: use the sysinfo function to retrieve the system uptime.
POSIX platforms: use the uptime utility to retrieve the system uptime.
Solaris: use the kstat function to retrieve the system uptime.
Windows: use WMI to retrieve the system uptime.

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`uptime_days`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: integer

Purpose:

Return the system uptime days.

Resolution:

Linux: use the sysinfo function to retrieve the system uptime days.
POSIX platforms: use the uptime utility to retrieve the system uptime days.
Solaris: use the kstat function to retrieve the system uptime days.
Windows: use WMI to retrieve the system uptime days.

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`uptime_hours`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: integer

Purpose:

Return the system uptime hours.

Resolution:

Linux: use the sysinfo function to retrieve the system uptime hours.
POSIX platforms: use the uptime utility to retrieve the system uptime hours.
Solaris: use the kstat function to retrieve the system uptime hours.
Windows: use WMI to retrieve the system uptime hours.

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`uptime_seconds`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: integer

Purpose:

Return the system uptime seconds.

Resolution:

Linux: use the sysinfo function to retrieve the system uptime seconds.
POSIX platforms: use the uptime utility to retrieve the system uptime seconds.
Solaris: use the kstat function to retrieve the system uptime seconds.
Windows: use WMI to retrieve the system uptime seconds.

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`uuid`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the system product unique identifier.

Resolution:

Linux: parse the contents of /sys/class/dmi/id/product_uuid to retrieve the system product unique identifier.
Solaris: use the smbios utility to retrieve the system product unique identifier.

Caveats:

Linux: kernel 2.6+ is required due to the reliance on sysfs.

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`xendomains`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return a list of comma-separated active Xen domain names.

Resolution:

POSIX platforms: see the xen structured fact.

Caveats:

POSIX platforms: confined to Xen privileged virtual machines.

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`zone_<name>_brand`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the brand for the Solaris zone.

Resolution:

Solaris: use the zoneadm utility to retrieve the brand for the Solaris zone.

Caveats:

Solaris: the zoneadm utility must be present.

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`zone_<name>_iptype`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the IP type for the Solaris zone.

Resolution:

Solaris: use the zoneadm utility to retrieve the IP type for the Solaris zone.

Caveats:

Solaris: the zoneadm utility must be present.

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`zone_<name>_name`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the name for the Solaris zone.

Resolution:

Solaris: use the zoneadm utility to retrieve the name for the Solaris zone.

Caveats:

Solaris: the zoneadm utility must be present.

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`zone_<name>_uuid`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the unique identifier for the Solaris zone.

Resolution:

Solaris: use the zoneadm utility to retrieve the unique identifier for the Solaris zone.

Caveats:

Solaris: the zoneadm utility must be present.

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`zone_<name>_id`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the zone identifier for the Solaris zone.

Resolution:

Solaris: use the zoneadm utility to retrieve the zone identifier for the Solaris zone.

Caveats:

Solaris: the zoneadm utility must be present.

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`zone_<name>_path`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the zone path for the Solaris zone.

Resolution:

Solaris: use the zoneadm utility to retrieve the zone path for the Solaris zone.

Caveats:

Solaris: the zoneadm utility must be present.

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`zone_<name>_status`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the zone state for the Solaris zone.

Resolution:

Solaris: use the zoneadm utility to retrieve the zone state for the Solaris zone.

Caveats:

Solaris: the zoneadm utility must be present.

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`zonename`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: string

Purpose:

Return the name of the current Solaris zone.

Resolution:

Solaris: use the zonename utility to retrieve the current zone name.

Caveats:

Solaris: the zonename utility must be present.

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`zones`

This legacy fact is hidden by default in Facter's command-line output.

Type: integer

Purpose:

Return the count of Solaris zones.

Resolution:

Solaris: use the zoneadm utility to retrieve the count of Solaris zones.

Caveats:

Solaris: the zoneadm utility must be present.

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