[chef] Re: Re: using winrm

[Jeff Blaine < >]

On 11/26/2013 10:33 AM, Nikhil Shah wrote:
> Just wanted to follow up with this email to see if anyone else might
> have any insight as th why I’m receiving authorization failed. 

As others have indicated, and as I recall you've had some trouble
with this in the past, make sure you are making use of the
'gem' executable you think you are.

    DEBUG: establishing connection to windows:22
    ...
    DEBUG: remote is `SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_4.3'
    DEBUG: local is `SSH-2.0-Ruby/Net::SSH_2.7.0 x86_64-linux'

Your output shows

    a) that WinRM is not being tried, but SSH to port 22 is
    b) your command is trying to connect to a host named windows,
       so it is clear your hostname on the command-line is not
       being interpreted as such (v2mq13.theorchard.com).

Others pointed this out already.

Summary: Likely the knife you are using is not one whose Ruby
         has the knife-windows gem installed, even though you
         think it is.