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A cookbook is the fundamental unit of configuration and policy distribution in Chef.

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specify exact cookbook version in node run_list still possible?

I have this in my notes that {"run_list":["recipe[nginx@1.2.3]"]} is possible to explicitly specify a cookbook version to use in a nodes run_list but i can't get it to work and can't find any documentation to say if this is still supported or if…
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How to query cookbook versions on a node?

Usage case: The DevOps team launched a node sometime ago, and my team would like to know what's the version(s) of one/several cookbook(s) being used in the run_list. Our DevOps team is firefighting so we'd like to find a way to be…
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how to require my library in chef ruby_block

I'm developing a cookbook to deploy a simple ROR application. I write an app_helper.rb and put it into the libraries directory of my cookbook, here is the content: module AppHelper def self.find_gem if…
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Installing multiple packages via Vagrant + Chef

I've just discovered Vagrant + Chef and I'm trying to create a simple recipe to install multiple packages on the node. I thought something like this could work (I'm completely new tu ruby): # (From cookbooks/MY_COOCKBOOK/recipes/default.rb) #…
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How can I use my sql knowledge with Cloudant/CouchDB?

Some developers who have a good knowledge of querying SQL databases struggle to implement the equivalent query patterns in Cloudant/CouchDB. How can these developers translate their SQL knowledge to Cloudant/CouchDB?
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Chef - Test for cookbook_file existence

Is there any way to test that a given cookbook_file exists in a chef recipe? I would like to do something like the following: cookbook_file "/etc/cron.d/#{service}" do source "etc/cron.d/#{service}" owner "root" group "root" mode…
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Resolving and downloading chef cookbook dependencies

Let's say I want to use a community cookbook (i.e. http://community.opscode.com/cookbooks/gerrit). So I will download it using 'knife cookbook site download ' and upload to my local chef server. I need to repeat this step for every direct and…
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How to pass environment variables to test kitchen in .kitchen.yml

I am trying develop a cookbook to make a flask app work with gunicorn and nginx. I have been successful to the point that the app is running very well with a local sqlite database, see my cookbook at https://github.com/harrywang/flasky-cookbook. The…
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Chef cookbook version delete, or update specific version

I have long history of a cookbook that has a recipe of the app and is constantly modified. It got to the point where cookbook version is 226. I'm wondering how can upload files to specific cookbook version. I appreciate your help!
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Extract cookbook name and version during chef-client run

Please help me with the recipe to pull the cookbook name and version during the chef-client run. I want to store the values to variables and use as part of my recipe. I am finding difficulty on how to pull the cookbook version and name from the…
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what is the best way to run chef-client in specific intervals

Currently I am using open source chef and having number of nodes chef client is installed. I want the chef client to run in specific intervals. Any good cookbooks out there to configure it.
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Attribute precedence in chef cookbook

I am trying to implement a wrapper cookbook by taking inspiration from How to Write Reusable Chef Cookbooks, Gangnam Style. I wish to install tomcat 7 on my node without manager app. I have created a wrapper cookbook with the following…
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How do you modularize a Chef recipe?

Here is an example of a working recipe that loops through an array of website names and creates them in IIS using the function createIisWebsite(). def createIisWebsite(websiteName) iis_site websiteName do protocol :http port 80 …
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How to make newly created user as sudo user by using chef

I have created a user 'testuser' by using chef. How to make this user as sudo user?
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function which allows only name arguments

I read a solution in the Python Cookbooks for creating a function that only allows name arguments. I wrote my own code to try it out: class Reporter(object): def __init__(self, *, testline=None, sw_ver= None, directory=None): pass if…
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