sfile = "/sys/block/#{d}/size"

                system("/bin/logger before reading in self.get_linux_block_sizes")
                size = File.read(sfile).chomp if File.exists?(sfile)
                system("/bin/logger after reading in self.get_linux_block_sizes")


## as a daemon
May  8 18:38:22 dev1 puppetd[22526]: Starting Puppet client version 0.24.8
May  8 18:38:22 dev1 logger: before reading in self.get_linux_block_sizes
< never continues >

## puppetd --test
May  8 18:39:15 dev1 puppetd[22621]: Retrieving plugins
May  8 18:39:16 dev1 rip: before reading in self.get_linux_block_sizes
May  8 18:39:16 dev1 rip: after reading in self.get_linux_block_sizes
May  8 18:39:16 dev1 puppetd[22621]: Loading fact etc_facts_loader