[chef] Re: How do I test an attribute value in an "only_if" test?

[Matt Ray < >]

You're using assignment '=' instead of equivalence '==' in your
only_if statements.

Thanks,
Matt Ray
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On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 4:04 AM, ItsMikeE 
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 wrote:
> I have two possible values of a variable, the default attribute and one
> overridden in a role.
> In my recipe I would like to test the value of the variable
>
> Code is of the format
>
> cookbook_file  "/dir/file" do
>  action :create
>  source "default file"
>  owner "root"
>  group "root"
>  mode 0644
>  only_if "test [:filetype]="default""
> end
>
> cookbook_file  "/dir/file" do
>  action :create
>  source "other file"
>  owner "root"
>  group "root"
>  mode 0644
>  only_if "test [:filetype]="other""
> end
>
> The only_if test is not working (syntax error).
> Is there a way to do this kind of check?
>