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

["Oliver Rojo" < >]

from the way it looks, its an array. can you recommend other method? 

----- Original Message -----
From: Alex Soto
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Sent: Thu, 18 Feb 2010
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Subject: [chef] Re: Re: Re: Re: undefined method `[]' for
nil:NilClass


> 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: 
> > 
 
> > 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
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >> 
> 
>