[chef] Re: How do attributes in nested roles work?

[Jason Boxman < >]

Never mind.  Reading comprehension problem on my part.  Multiple calls
to default_attributes in a roll override, rather than collect, prior
attributes.

On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 7:59 PM, Jason Boxman 
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 wrote:
> I can't wrap my head around it, so I have to ask:  How do attributes
> work in the context of nesting roles?
>
> The behavior I see on 0.10.6 on Ruby 1.8.7 and 0.10.10 on Ruby 1.9.1
> (omnibus) under SL 6.1 is unexpected.  Specifically, I have a role, A,
> included in my node's run_list.  That role includes another role, B.
> In role B, I set a default_attribute overriding a cookbook default
> attribute.  The run is a solo run, so the node has no normal attribute
> set.
>
> When I do the run, the attribute is the cookbook default.  If I
> instead set the default_attribute in role A, it overrides the value in
> the cookbook.
>
> Is this the behavior I should expect?  Do attributes propagate from
> leaf roles up through to the node?  Could it be because I am using
> solo?
>
> Thanks.
>
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> into the swirling red debian vortex. — leeta



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Thursday next week is indeed time for a thorough insight
into the swirling red debian vortex. — leeta