[chef] Re: chef-client running as chef-solo after upgrading from 10 to 11

[Pete Cheslock < >]

I think you need chef-shell -z just like you did with the old school shef command.

On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 3:59 PM, Clif Smith < " target="_blank"> > wrote:

After upgrading chef-client from 10.26.0-1 to 11.4.4-2, it thinks it's runnin as solo which causes failures such as when attempting to use data bags.  See below:

 :/tmp# shef -z
loading configuration: /etc/chef/client.rb
Session type: client
Loading....
<snip>
This is shef, the Chef shell.
 Chef Version: 10.26.0
 http://www.opscode.com/chef
 http://wiki.opscode.com/display/chef/Home
 
run `help' for help, `exit' or ^D to quit.
 
Ohai2u 
 
chef > chef_cfg = data_bag_item("configs", "chef")
 => data_bag_item["configs", "chef", {"id"=>"chef", "client"=>{"chef_server_url"=>{"production"=>"https://chef-prod.spanning.co", "other"=>"https://chef-dev.spanning.co"}}, "server"=>{"file_cache_path"=>"/var/cache/chef", "path"=>"/var/lib/chef", "rabbitmq"=>{"password"=>"Zutt-kit0c"}, "solr"=>{"heap_size"=>"256M", "java_opts"=>"-DSTART=\#{solr_jetty_path}/etc/start.config", "url"=>"http://localhost:8983"}, "url"=>"http://localhost:4000"}}]
chef > puts Chef::Config[:solo].to_s
false
 => nil
chef > exit

 :/tmp# dpkg -i chef_11.4.4-2.ubuntu.11.04_i386.deb
(Reading database ... 64662 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace chef 10.26.0-1.ubuntu.11.04 (using chef_11.4.4-2.ubuntu.11.04_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement chef ...
Setting up chef (11.4.4-2.ubuntu.11.04) ...
Thank you for installing Chef!

 :/tmp# chef-shell
loading configuration: none (standalone session)
Session type: standalone
Loading....done.
 
This is the chef-shell.
 Chef Version: 11.4.4
 http://www.opscode.com/chef
 http://wiki.opscode.com/display/chef/Home
 
run `help' for help, `exit' or ^D to quit.
 
Ohai2u 
 
chef > chef_cfg = data_bag_item("configs", "chef")
[2013-05-31T19:37:54+00:00] ERROR: Failed to load data bag item: "configs" "chef"
Chef::Exceptions::InvalidDataBagPath: Data bag path '/var/chef/data_bags' is invalid
        from /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-11.4.4/lib/chef/data_bag.rb:100:in `load'
        from /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-11.4.4/lib/chef/data_bag_item.rb:146:in `load'
        from /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-11.4.4/lib/chef/dsl/data_query.rb:59:in `data_bag_item'
        from (irb):1
        from /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-11.4.4/lib/chef/shell.rb:73:in `block in start'
        from /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-11.4.4/lib/chef/shell.rb:72:in `catch'
        from /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-11.4.4/lib/chef/shell.rb:72:in `start'
        from /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-11.4.4/bin/chef-shell:34:in `<top (required)>'
        from /usr/bin/chef-shell:23:in `load'
        from /usr/bin/chef-shell:23:in `<main>'
chef > puts Chef::Config[:solo].to_s
true
 => nil
chef > exit

 :/tmp# cat /etc/chef/client.rb
node_name               "dev-01"
environment             "production"
chef_server_url         "https://chef-prod.xxx.com"
log_level               :info
log_location            "/var/log/chef/client.log"
client_key              "/etc/chef/client.pem"
validation_key          "/etc/chef/validation.pem"
validation_client_name  "chef-validator"
ssl_verify_mode         :verify_none
file_cache_path         "/var/cache/chef"
file_backup_path        "/var/backups/chef"
pid_file                "/var/run/chef/client.pid"
interval                1800
splay                   20
Chef::Log::Formatt