Fix #6679 - Added Scientific Linux to operatingsystem fact

Thanks to James Goddard for the patch

2 files changed, 8 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/lib/facter/operatingsystem.rb b/lib/facter/operatingsystem.rb
index c5a3dc1..bda8ba3 100644
--- a/lib/facter/operatingsystem.rb
+++ b/lib/facter/operatingsystem.rb
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ Facter.add(:operatingsystem) do
             txt = File.read("/etc/redhat-release")
             if txt =~ /centos/i
                 "CentOS"
+            elsif txt =~ /scientific/i 
+                "Scientific"
             else
                 "RedHat"
             end
diff --git a/spec/unit/operatingsystem_spec.rb b/spec/unit/operatingsystem_spec.rb
index be83916..73b3649 100755
--- a/spec/unit/operatingsystem_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/operatingsystem_spec.rb
@@ -9,23 +9,23 @@ describe "Operating System fact" do
     before do
         Facter.clear
     end
-    
+
     after do
         Facter.clear
     end
-    
+
     it "should default to the kernel name" do
         Facter.fact(:kernel).stubs(:value).returns("Nutmeg")
 
         Facter.fact(:operatingsystem).value.should == "Nutmeg"
     end
-    
+
     it "should be Solaris for SunOS" do
          Facter.fact(:kernel).stubs(:value).returns("SunOS")
-         
+
          Facter.fact(:operatingsystem).value.should == "Solaris"
     end
-    
+
     it "should identify Oracle VM as OVS" do
 
         Facter.fact(:kernel).stubs(:value).returns("Linux")
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ describe "Operating System fact" do
 
         FileTest.expects(:exists?).with("/etc/ovs-release").returns true
         FileTest.expects(:exists?).with("/etc/enterprise-release").returns true
-        
+
         Facter.fact(:operatingsystem).value.should == "OVS"
     end
 end