[chef-dev] Re: Admin client creation issue

[Ignasi < >]

Hi,

The only thing I need is to create a client capable of updating the run list of the different nodes using the API.

I started developing with a Hosted Chef environment (which is the main target), and I don't know if there is any way to set that permission automatically (I've not found any documentation about the Opscode Platform API, btw).

On the other hand, from what you say, I understand that the code I have right now (create a client with the admin flag) should work with the open source chef server, shouldn't it?

Thank you,

Ignasi

On 9 September 2011 16:28, Christopher Brown < "> > wrote:

Ignasi,
Authorization in Hosted Chef is quite different from the open source
version.  In Hosted Chef, there are no "admin" clients, but there is a
finer grained permissions system and a difference between the default
rights of a "user" and a "client".  What exactly do you want to
accomplish?  Perhaps it's just as easily done with your user identity.
 If you want to give a particular client broader permissions, take a
look at its settings in http://manage.opscode.com.  Let me know if you
need more info, and come find us on IRC.

Cheers,
Chris

On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 7:13 AM, Ignasi Barrera < "> > wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am trying to create an admin client in a Hosted Chef environment, but it is
> always created as a regular client.
>
> I've been trying with the Server API, just copying the JSON example in the
> wiki, tried also with knife, and tried to create a regular client and updating
> it afterwards (using knife or the Server API), but the admin flag is never set.
>
> I am trying with the following Server API request body, but it creates a
> regular client: {"name": "myclient", "admin": true}
> Also tried a PUT once the client is created, but the client remains the same,
> and the same result if I use knife.
>
> Is there any way I could create an administrator client using the Server API?
>
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Ignasi
>

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