[chef] Set attribute from recipe

["D.A." < >]

Hi,

I need to set an attribute (value) from default recipe.

Here is the code that I have and it works on my lab.

CentOS 6.4
Chef Server: chef-server-11.0.8-1.el6.x86_64
Chef Client: 11.4.4

attributes/default.rb
  default['yum']['epel']['url'] = "http://#{node['yum_srv_ip']}/epel/6/#{node['kernel']['machine']}"
  default['yum']['epel']['enabled'] = 1

recipes/default.rb
  nodes = search("node", "recipe:rm-yum-srv AND chef_environment:#{node.chef_environment}")
  node.default['yum_srv_ip'] = nodes.first['ipaddress']
  Chef::Log.info("20 YUM_SRV_IP: #{node['yum_srv_ip']}")
  Chef::Log.info("20 LOOKUP: #{nodes.first['ipaddress']}")
  Chef::Log.info("20 ENV: #{node.chef_environment}")

The problem becomes when I try to compile that same code in different environment (set of servers)

yum_srv_ip is empty and URL can't be built, however I can see the value printed to console ( Chef::Log from recipe )

CentOS 6.3
Chef Server: chef-server-11.0.4-1.el6.x86_64

Chef client: 11.4.0

Any idea where to have a look ?

Thanks