[chef] Need Tips for Troubleshooting

[Anna Redding < >]

All, 
I am new to Chef and am struggling through syntax and usage issues. I work in 
an area where I do not have Internet support. I have tries using -VV, 
--verbose, and logging debug set to true (client.rb and knife.rb). I've 
started using strace (RHEL) as well. But, I spent 6hrs yesterday simply 
trying to do attribute overrides to a cookbook someone else wrote and keep 
receiving errors. This is one of many situations I've run into, each with a 
different twist. 

So, I thought I would see, shy of 'google' and aforementioned settings, what 
tips and tricks people use for troubleshooting?  

Thanks in advance
Anna


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