[chef] Re: Need Tips for Troubleshooting

[JJ Asghar < >]

Honestly, start small.

Just install the vim package for instance:

package “vim” do
  action :install
end

(ok, you’ll need more that just that being you don’t have internet access,
but you get the point)

Then add attributes  to it; variablize it, and move from there.

Yes I completely agree that the errors in chef are…cryptic at best, and
with the ability NOT to google, you’ll have to do your trouble shooting
hard mode style.

Hope that helps.

Best Regards,
JJ Asghar
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On 2/7/14, 1:20 PM, "Anna Redding" 
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 wrote:

>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
>
>
>Sent from my iPhone