[chef] Databags vs Attributes

[Geoff Meakin Acid < >]

Hi all,

I'm a bit confused as to when I should be using databags and when I should be using attributes, as both provide data to chef server and chef clients.

I like attributes, because defaults can be defined in recipes, which get uploaded with a rake install or a knife cookbook upload

I like databags, because I can define them outside a cookbook, so it is easier to have vanilla cookbooks without changing them

But I dont really understand the real reasons as to where I should use one and not the other.. Can anybody explain?

Thanks

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Geoff