[Bug 732953] Re: can_connect function inside ec2.rb always return false

[Adam Gandelman]

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: facter
  
  the can_connect function in ec2.rb always return false.
  I modified the code as follows and it seems to have fixed the issue:
  Before (Line 9 in ec2.rb):  Timeout::timeout(wait_sec) {open(ip, port)}
  After: Timeout::timeout(wait_sec) {open("http://#{ip}:#{port}/latest/meta-data")}
  
  After that change, the module seems to work properly in EC2 instances.
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+ IMPACT:
+  * Any puppet configuration that relies on EC2 related facts will fail entirely or fail to propagate the correct configuration on nodes running lucid, maverick, and natty.  
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+ ADDRESSED:
+  * This was fixed upstream and in ubuntu as of oneiric.  The proposed patch fixes argument handling in a test of the ec2 metadata service.
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+ REPRODUCE:
+  * Launch any AMI of an affected series, 'apt-get install facter' and 'facter | grep ec2' should report none of the ec2 related facts.
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+ REGRESSION POTENTIAL:
+  * The potential regression is minimal as the fix enables functionality that was previously broken.
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  can_connect function inside ec2.rb always return false

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