5.8. Modifying a Smart Class Parameter Using an External File

Search for the Puppet Class by name, motd in this case.

Example request:

$ curl --header "Accept:application/json,version=2" \
--header "Content-Type:application/json" \
--request GET --user sat_user:sat_password --insecure \
https://satellite.example.com/api/smart_class_parameters?search=puppetclass_name=motd \
| python -m json.tool

Examine the following output. Each Smart Class Parameter has an ID that is global for the same Satellite instance. The content parameter of the motd class has id=3 in this Satellite Server. Do not confuse this with the Puppet Class ID that displays before the Puppet Class name.

Example response:

{
	"avoid_duplicates": false,
		"created_at": "2017-02-06 12:37:48 UTC", # Remove this line.
			"default_value": "", # Add a new value here.
			"description": "",
		"hidden_value": "",
		"hidden_value?": false,
		"id": 3,
		"merge_default": false,
		"merge_overrides": false,
		"override": false, # Set the override value to true.
			"override_value_order": "fqdn\nhostgroup\nos\ndomain",
		"override_values": [], # Remove this line.
			"override_values_count": 0,
		"parameter": "content",
		"parameter_type": "string",
		"puppetclass_id": 3,
		"puppetclass_name": "motd",
		"required": false,
		"updated_at": "2017-02-07 11:56:55 UTC", # Remove this line.
			"use_puppet_default": false,
		"validator_rule": null,
		"validator_type": ""
}

Use the parameter ID 3 to get the information specific to the motd parameter and redirect the output to a file, for example, output_file.json.

Example request:

$ curl --header "Accept:application/json,version=2" \
--header "Content-Type:application/json" --request GET \
--user sat_user:sat_password --insecure \`
https://satellite.example.com/api/smart_class_parameters/3 \
| python -m json.tool > output_file.json

Copy the file created in the previous step to a new file for editing, for example, changed_file.json:

$ cp output_file.json changed_file.json

Modify the required values in the file. In this example, change the content parameter of the motd module, which requires changing the override option from false to true:

{
	"avoid_duplicates": false,
		"created_at": "2017-02-06 12:37:48 UTC", # Remove this line.
			"default_value": "", # Add a new value here.
			"description": "",
		"hidden_value": "",
		"hidden_value?": false,
		"id": 3,
		"merge_default": false,
		"merge_overrides": false,
		"override": false, # Set the override value to true.
			"override_value_order": "fqdn\nhostgroup\nos\ndomain",
		"override_values": [], # Remove this line.
			"override_values_count": 0,
		"parameter": "content",
		"parameter_type": "string",
		"puppetclass_id": 3,
		"puppetclass_name": "motd",
		"required": false,
		"updated_at": "2017-02-07 11:56:55 UTC", # Remove this line.
			"use_puppet_default": false,
		"validator_rule": null,
		"validator_type": ""
}

After editing the file, verify that it looks as follows and then save the changes:

{
	"avoid_duplicates": false,
		"default_value": "No Unauthorized Access Allowed",
			"description": "",
		"hidden_value": "",
		"hidden_value?": false,
		"id": 3,
		"merge_default": false,
		"merge_overrides": false,
		"override": true,
			"override_value_order": "fqdn\nhostgroup\nos\ndomain",
		"override_values_count": 0,
		"parameter": "content",
		"parameter_type": "string",
		"puppetclass_id": 3,
		"puppetclass_name": "motd",
		"required": false,
		"use_puppet_default": false,
		"validator_rule": null,
		"validator_type": ""
}

Apply the changes to Satellite Server:

$ curl --header "Accept:application/json,version=2" \
--header "Content-Type:application/json" \
--request PUT --user sat_username:sat_password --insecure \
--data @changed_file.json \
https://satellite.example.com/api/smart_class_parameters/3