Error: Facter: Error while resolving custom fact fact='root_home', resolution='<anonymous>': undefined method `dir' for nil:NilClass

[hboetes]

Reading this code it looks like it takes windows into account.

# frozen_string_literal: true

Facter.add(:root_home) do
  setcode do
    require 'etc'
  rescue LoadError
  # Unavailable on platforms like Windows
  else
    Etc.getpwnam('root').dir
  end
end

But I always get this error, whilst running on windows.

Error: Facter: Error while resolving custom fact fact='root_home', resolution='<anonymous>': undefined method `dir' for nil:NilClass

[ekohl]

That's interesting. From reading the source I figured etc would never be available on Windows, but it may be. Could you try out #1295 and approve if it works for you? I don't have a Windows setup to verify it.

[hboetes]

I don't have the approve button available, but I did drop a line of approval.

[ekohl]

Technically everyone can approve a PR. You need to go to the files tab. There's a big green "Review changes" button where you can approve. If you have permissions, the checkmark is green, otherwise it'll be grey. But a text is also fine. We're not that formal.

[LukasAud]

PR merged. Issue closed automatically. Hopefully that bugfix resolves your issue.