[chef] Re: Re: Re: Re: undefined method `[]' for nil:NilClass

[Alex Soto < >]

Should work assuming localhost is not already nil to begin with.  I don't 
know what localhost is so tough for me to give more help.  Is it a string, 
array, hash, etc?

Alex

On Feb 18, 2010, at 1:04 AM, Oliver Rojo wrote:

> By the way, on the default recipe script, I defined the variable this way:
> 
> variables(:localhost => localhost, :hosts => hosts)
> 
> and calling it on the templates:
> localip <%= @localhost["ipaddress"] %>
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Oliver Rojo
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> To: 
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> Sent: Thu, 18 Feb
> 2010 08:56:17 +0000
> Subject: [chef] Re: Re: undefined method `[]' for
> nil:NilClass
> 
> 
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Alex Soto
>> [mailto:
 
>> To: 
>> 
 
>> Sent: Thu, 18 Feb 2010
>> 08:45:31 +0000
>> Subject: [chef] Re: undefined method `[]' for nil:NilClass
>> 
>> 
>>> @node is how to get node attributes unless you defined a variable named
>>> localhost.
>> 
>> Tried changing @localhost to @node but the same error still exists.
>>> 
>>> On Feb 18, 2010, at 12:37 AM, Oliver Rojo wrote:
>>> 
>>>> How can i fix this error?
>>>> 
>>>> Chef::Mixin::Template::TemplateError (undefined method `[]' for
>>> nil:NilClass)
>>>> 
>>>> I'm using:
>>>> 
>>>> <%= @localhost["ipaddress"] %> on one of my template and suddenly after
>>> running chef-client, it stops with the above error.
>>>> 
>>>> Please help!
>>>> 
>>>> Oliver
>>> 
>>> 
>>