[chef] remote_file error

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Hi,

I am not able to create files in directories other than '/tmp' using a chef
recipe.

I have used the following code and it fails:
--------
template "/etc/qs/deep_thought.txt" do
  source "deep_thought.txt.erb"
  variables :deep_thought => node[:deep_thought]
  action :create
end
--------

Running 'mysql' recipe (mysql cookbook from opscode site) on the client also
displays a similar error as the file '/etc/mysql/grants.sql' is not created.

I even tried setting the permissions of folder '/etc' to '777' but it still
failed to create the file.

Please let me know what needs to be done to resolve this issue.

Thanks
RBF