Filter facts with names containing symbols in Puppet Enterprise

In the console, when you filter a fact that contains one or more symbols, like dashes, you might get an invalid fact path error. This most commonly occurs when filtering ec2_metadata facts.

Error messages and logs

This is a known issue. To work around the error, symbols in fact names being filtered in the console must be in double quotes.

Version and installation information

PE version: All supported versions

Installation type: Any

Solution

When you filter facts by entering a fact name with a symbol in it into the Fact field, wrap the part of the fact name with a symbol in it in double quotes.

For example, if the fact name you want to filter is ec2_metadata.instance-name, surround instance-name with double quotes when entering it in the Fact field:

ec2_metadata."instance-name"