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+# Fact: systemd
+#
+# Purpose: 
+#   Determine whether SystemD is the init system on the node
+#
+# Resolution:
+#   Check the name of the process 1 (ps -p 1)
+#
+# Caveats:
+#
+
+# Fact: systemd-version
+#
+# Purpose: 
+#   Determine the version of systemd installed
+#
+# Resolution:
+#  Check the output of systemctl --version
+#
+# Caveats:
+#
+
+Facter.add(:systemd) do
+  confine :kernel => :linux
+  setcode do
+    Facter::Core::Execution.exec('ps -p 1 -o comm=') == 'systemd'
+  end
+end
+
+Facter.add(:systemd_version) do
+  confine :systemd => true
+  setcode do
+    Facter::Core::Execution.exec("systemctl --version | grep 'systemd' | awk '{ print $2 }'")
+  end
+end