[chef] Re: RE: Re: Most efficient way to handle text in config files (without a template)

[Max Gorbul < >]

Hello Van,

here is an example of handling config files by chef _without_ template you might be interested in.

http://goo.gl/qe2Wn

Thank you,

Max

On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 10:15 AM, Van Fossan,Randy < "> > wrote:

I'll look into using include(s).  I am not sure if I can though.

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From: Jake Vanderdray [mailto: "> ]
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 9:58 AM
To: ">
Subject: [chef] Re: Most efficient way to handle text in config files (without a template)

Does this config file allow you to do includes?  If you can separate the chef values into a separate file and include that, you'll be able to use a template and that's a lot easier/cleaner.

Jake.

On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 3:01 PM, Van Fossan,Randy < "> > wrote:
> Anyone know the best way (most efficient) to handle text entries in
> files without using Templates?   Ensuring multiple entries exist in a
> file from a cookbook (array) attribute.   If they are overwritten,
> they would be re-added.
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> I know how to do this with perl and bash, but it would be a little
> more resource intensive than I would like.
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> The configuration file in question is changing a few times a week
> under control of a process that I cannot modify, but I still need to
> ensure that certain information is in the resultant configuration file.
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> Thanks to everyone who has been helping this newbie along..
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>   Randy