[chef] Re: When bootstrapping a server, how do you guys get gems setup in your path?

[Graham Christensen < >]

Hi,

It would be fine to continue doing these steps in the bootstrap, but if you were to instead use the Omnibus installer to install Chef, your path issues should go away.

Check out this wiki page on using the Omnibus installer: http://wiki.opscode.com/display/chef/Installing+Omnibus+Chef+Client+on+Linux+and+Mac

Graham

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Graham Christensen

On Monday, February 18, 2013 at 3:29 PM, S Ahmed wrote:

I'm using ec2 and chef-solo, and when I fireup an instance I boostrap it by updating apt and upgrading etc., and then install some basic things like:

1. 

sudo apt-get install -y wget build-essential ruby1.8 ruby1.8-dev irb1.8 rdoc1.8 zlib1g-dev libopenssl-ruby1.8 rubygems1.8 libopenssl-ruby libzlib-ruby libssl-dev libpcre3-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev

2. rubygems, rake and bundler.

3. sudo gem install -y ohai chef --no-ri --no-rdoc

After this, I upload my chef cookbook, and then when I try and run:

sudo chef-solo -j chef.json -c /home/ubuntu/chef/config/solo.rb

I get an error b/c chef-solo isn't in my path, what do you guys do to get it in your path?

I'm sure my bootstrap method isn't ideal so I'm welcome to suggestions.