[chef] Re: Re: Will will not work with a command

[Jorge Bianquetti < >]

I've a similar problem with my sybase cookbook. As Mike said, this is a specific error related to modules.

You must load related kernel modules before apply  sysctl's  tunables.

2012/10/10 Mike < " target="_blank"> >

This isn't a chef problem, it's a module problem.

You are probably missing nf_conntrack module. (nf = netfilter)

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On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 6:36 AM, David Montgomery
< "> > wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am havihng a severe issue with chef executing a command.
>
>
> If I manually execute this command after fail the I can boot strap.
> But even in a prior recipe I execute this command
>
> execute "thes" do
>   command "echo 'ip_conntrack' >> /etc/modules"
>   action :run
> end
>
>
> chef fails with this error. When I load a template and execute  sysctl
> -p /etc/sysctl.conf
>
> ---- Begin output of sysctl -p /etc/sysctl.conf ----
> STDOUT: net.ipv4.tcp_tw_recycle = 0
> net.ipv4.tcp_tw_reuse = 0
> net.ipv4.tcp_orphan_retries = 1
> net.ipv4.tcp_fin_timeout = 25
> net.ipv4.tcp_max_orphans = 8192
> net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range = 32768    61000
> STDERR: error: "net.ipv4.netfilter.ip_conntrack_max" is an unknown key
> ---- End output of sysctl -p /etc/sysctl.conf ----
> Ran sysctl -p /etc/sysctl.conf returned 255
> ^Z
> [1]+  Stopped                 tail -f chef_bootstrap.out
>
> From the command line I execute echo 'ip_conntrack' >> /etc/modules
>
> Then I rerun and it works.
>
>
> Why will not chef work?