Last Modified
2015-08-25 09:56:02 -0400
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Description

Fact: operatingsystem

Purpose: Return the name of the operating system.

Resolution:

Uses the name key of the os structured fact, which itself
operates on the following conditions:

If the kernel is a Linux kernel, check for the existence of a selection of
files in `/etc/` to find the specific flavour.
On SunOS based kernels, attempt to determine the flavour, otherwise return Solaris.
On systems other than Linux, use the kernel fact's value.

Caveats: