hiera install/config problem

asked 2013-01-23 11:17:07 -0600

lfast
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updated 2013-01-24 10:22:36 -0600

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After following http://puppetlabs.com/blog/first-look-installing-and-using-hiera/ my first attempt to use our existing hiera config generates the following error:

Error: Could not run: (/etc/puppet/hiera.yaml): found character that cannot start any token while scanning for the next token at line 8 column 7

But line 8 col 7 is completely innocuous. Also, this file works fine on all our other puppet masters. File is below, apologies that formatting obscures the text.

Suggestions?

---
:backends:
    - yaml

:logger: console

:hierarchy:

    - %{project}/%{server_env}/%{module_name}    ****** This is the offending line ****
    - %{project}/%{server_env}/common
    - %{project}/%{role_name}-role/%{module_name}
    - %{project}/%{module_name}
    - %{location}/%{module_name}
    - %{module_name ...

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answered 2013-04-08 04:26:59 -0600

calpaterson
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You need to wrap variable substitutions in DOUBLE quotes, just like with puppet. eg: "%{module_name}" instaed of %{module_name}. It seems that hiera previously did not require this. As of the current version (1.2.0) it does

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I have no idea if this answer fixed the original poster's problem, but it certainly fixed mine.

Mike Renfro ( 2013-05-09 09:57:27 -0600 )edit

This actually isn't caused by the Hiera version --- it is caused by Ruby. Ruby 1.9.x moved to a new, stricter, YAML parser called Psych that chokes on ...(more)

csharpsteen ( 2013-09-25 16:59:10 -0600 )edit

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answered 2013-01-23 13:38:22 -0600

ramindk

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updated 2013-01-23 13:39:02 -0600

Try swapping out %{module_name} for %{calling_module}.

Also you may want to put - %{fqdn} at the top of the hierarchy so you can override for a particular server if you need it. It's helpful in troubleshooting or testing a new config.