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Merlijn Sebrechts
Asked: 2015-04-16 23:41:25 +0800 CST

chef-shell as chef-client in chef-zero mode (local mode)

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Can I run chef-shell as chef-client when my chef-client is running in chef-zero (chef-local) mode?

The parameter used to run chef-client in zero mode is -z. However using -z with chef-shell just makes it run in chef-client mode...

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2 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    You need to start chef-zero as it's own process, and then point chef-shell's server config at the running chef-zero.

    See this example:

    In one terminal:

    $ chef-zero
>> Starting Chef Zero (v4.2.1)...
>> WEBrick (v1.3.1) on Rack (v1.6.1) is listening at http://127.0.0.1:8889
>> Press CTRL+C to stop

    In another terminal:

    $ chef-shell -z -S http://localhost:8889

    You could also create a new client.rb file and use: chef-shell -z -c /path/to/client.rb

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  2. Mike's answer is correct.

    When doing this on test-kitchen nodes I use the following "script" which also populates the chef-zero with the necessary cookbooks, etc.

    /opt/chef/bin/chef-zero -d
cd /tmp/kitchen
knife upload . -c client.rb
knife upload . -c client.rb  # because the first one sometimes fails
chef-shell -z -c client.rb

    I've created a feature request for simplifying this which you may wish to vote for.

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