[chef] Re: Re: Re: Dynamic template path.

["Eric G. Wolfe" < >]

s/node['nimbus'['control']['network_bridge']/node['nimbus']['control']['network_bridge']/

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On 05/22/2012 02:42 PM, Colin Leavett-Brown wrote:
> I hope this isn't something stupid like a typo. I was beginning to 
> believe that a template could not specify a variable path. Here's the 
> info:
>
> The attribute:
>
> default['nimbus']['control']['network_bridge'] = 'br0'
>
> The recipe:
>
>  template "/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-" + 
> node['nimbus'['control']['network_bridge'] do
>      source "bridg.erb"
>      owner "root"
>      group "root"
>      mode "0644"
>  end
>
> The template:
>
> DEVICE=<%= node['nimbus']['control']['network_bridge'] %>
> TYPE=Bridge
> BOOTPROTO=static
> IPADDR=<%= node['ipaddress'] %>
> NETMASK=255.255.255.0
> ONBOOT=yes
> DELAY=0
> NM_CONTROLLED=no
>
> The error:
>
>
>  
>  nimbus]$ knife cookbook upload nimbus
> Uploading nimbus             [0.0.1]
> FATAL: Cookbook file recipes/KVM_VMM_control_node.rb has a ruby syntax 
> error:
> FATAL: 
> /hepuser/crlb/Git/chef-repo/cookbooks/nimbus/recipes/KVM_VMM_control_node.rb:45: 
> syntax error, unexpected kDO, expecting ']'
> FATAL: 
> /hepuser/crlb/Git/chef-repo/cookbooks/nimbus/recipes/KVM_VMM_control_node.rb:50: 
> syntax error, unexpected kEND, expecting $end
>
>  
>  nimbus]$
>
> Thanks for your help, Colin.
>
> On 05/22/2012 11:26 AM, Jesse Campbell wrote:
> > can we see a little more of your recipe? I do something similar in my
> > recipes without issue.
> >
> > -Jesse
> >
> > On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 2:09 
> > PM,<
> >  >
> >   wrote:
> > > I need to create a template for network scripts, eg:
> > >
> > > template "/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-xxx" do
> > > .
> > > end
> > >
> > > Where "xxx" is specified in either default or override attributes. I 
> > > have
> > > tried:
> > >
> > > template "/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-xxxi#{node['xxx']}" do
> > > template "/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-" + node['xxx'] do
> > >
> > > path = "/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-" + node['xxx']
> > > template path do
> > >
> > > but all give knife upload errors of the form:
> > > FATAL:
> > > /hepuser/crlb/Git/chef-repo/cookbooks/nimbus/recipes/KVM_VMM_control_node.rb:46: 
> > >
> > > syntax error, unexpected tIDENTIFIER, expecting ']'
> > >
> > > Suggestions please.