A cookbook is the fundamental unit of configuration and policy distribution in Chef.
Questions tagged [cookbook]
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Chef: mysql cookbook does not know root's password after I change it using mysqladmin
I'm new to Chef (configuration management). I use mysql cookbook with all default attributes.
Running it makes it generate a random password for root account.
I can use the password with node['mysql']['server_root_password']. Then, I change mysql…
Sang Quang Nguyen
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How to deploy two django projects in one git repository with chef?
I have a git repository with two Django 1.5 projects: one for a website, the other for a REST api. The git repository looks like this:
api_project/
www_project/
logs/
manage.py
my_app_1/
my_app_2/
The manage.py file defaults to…
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How can I trigger a chef-solo configuration change
I'm using chef-solo, to avoid the headache of having multiple instance to manage (correct me if you think this is not a good idea)
I have defined a 'database' role; I cook it with chef-solo on the target node.
Now, I want a way to create new users…
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How to use ark on a hosted chef node
i added the ark cookbook in the run list of my hosted chef node.
Now i want to use ark in another cookbook, that comes right after the ark cookbook.
I included the ark recipe in the recipe of the cookbook that comes right after the ark cookbook. The…
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Chef Cookbook Recipe action to agree end user License agreement and automate an Installation process
I am a newbie to chef, need some inputs on writing a recipe for allowing the actions that needs user input like "Press 1 to continue", "2 to quit", "3 to redisplay" else an option to do the force continue.
In detail,below are the installation steps…
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Understanding chef cookbook snippet
I am not able to interpret the below code in Chef cookbook:
systemd_unit '' do
action %i[enable start]
end
I read about systemd_unit from systemd_unit resource. However, how is action determined here? I am trying to convert…
iDev
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Python_Cookbook_3rd_Edition 6.12 a Question
Python_Cookbook_3rd_Edition
6.12. Reading Nested and Variable-Sized Binary
Structures
import struct
import itertools
def write_polys(filename, polys):
# Determine bounding box
flattened = list(itertools.chain(*polys))
min_x = min(x for…
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How to provide attribute value in the template .erb file
How to provide attribute value in a template .erb file
qradar_logs/
├── Berksfile
├── LICENSE
├── README.md
├── attributes
│ └── default.rb
├── chefignore
├── files
│ └── default
│ └── default
├── metadata.rb
├── recipes
│ └──…
Anish
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Error logging in RUBY block in chef
I have the following recipe which has a ruby block.
Ideally it is supposed to run a curl command but i have modified it to run as a ruby block using the below URI
ruby_block 'Run Curl API' do
block do
require 'net/http'
require 'uri'
require…
anish anil
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How to create chef recipe to create database and create tables in oracle DB
I'm new to oracle DB and chef. I had created a environment of Solaris OS and installed Oracle 11G DB in that environment using vagrantfile. Now i need to create a database and create tables in that database using chef.
Kindly guide me to proceed.
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python cookbook for beginners?
I know there's a python cookbook, and it seems to be a good one. But it also seems to be aimed more towards intermediate and advanced users.
Does anyone know of something along the lines of a python cookbook for beginners?
I'd really like some…
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chef client ssl error while synchronising cookbooks
I got the following error when I run my chef client. Any idea how to fix it. It appears to increasing the timeout may work. Because it is taking a while to get the cookbooks from the server. Where to increase the timeout?
penSSL::SSL::SSLError:…
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Chef cookbook for firefox how to set auto updates to 'never check for updates'
I am after something like
firefox['update'] = "never" equivalent in cookbook recipe for firefox as auto updates is causing issues with selenium tests. Could someone please help?
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Chef cookbook recipe - executing windows batch command
I need help in writing chef recipes. I have some jobs in Jenkins and they are done by Execute Windows batch command. I have to rewrite this commands to chef recipe but I can't become familiar with writing these recipes... I need some example of this…
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How to launch 100 and more servers in Chef
I am new to chef. I have successfully configured chef workstation and server.
So by using this below command I am able to launch only one instance:
knife ec2 server create –image ami-cc5af9a5 -i ram.pem –flavor m1.small -x root –groups chef-client…
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