[chef] Re: How to use a override attribute in environments

[Joshua Miller < >]

Check out the definition and syntax of "default_attributes" under http://docs.opscode.com/essentials_environments.html

Also note that "override" in this case is an overloaded term.  The same page includes the attribute precedence table.

On Sat, Jul 20, 2013 at 1:00 PM, David Montgomery < " target="_blank"> > wrote:

Hi

In my development environment I would like to use the below

name "development"
description "The development environment"
default['chef_client']['handler']['graphite']['host'] = "monitor.dev.test.com"


 knife environment from file /home/ubuntu/workspace/feed-chef/chef-repo/environments/development.rb
ERROR: knife encountered an unexpected error
This may be a bug in the 'environment from file' knife command or plugin
Please collect the output of this command with the `-VV` option before filing a bug report.
Exception: NameError: undefined local variable or method `default' for development:Chef::Environment

In the cookbook attribute file:
default['chef_client']['handler']['graphite']['host'] = "monitor.dev.test.com"

So..what is the proper format to override the the environment?

Thanks