[chef] Re: debugging chef run.--print to screen

[Daniel Condomitti < >]

Look into Chef::Log; you may want to leave a lot of debug messages in even 
once this is resolved.

Also, that monitor_server executes every time (during the compilation phase) 
even if location isn't set in the above if block. Where does the db hash come 
from?


> On Feb 17, 2014, at 1:05 AM, David Montgomery 
> <
 >
>  wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I am gettng the below error.  I need to debug.  
> 
> 
> I should have values in the json object: monitor_server = 
> db[node.environment][location]['monitor']['ip_address']
> 
> How do I print to the scren  values so i can see why chef is not working.  
> undefined method `[]' for nil:NilClass is useless for me.  Is it because of 
> location? because of node.environment?
> 
> I would to print to screen e.g, print node.environment
> 
> 
> 
> ================================================================================
> Recipe Compile Error in 
> /var/chef/cache/cookbooks/environment/recipes/remote_meta.rb
> ================================================================================
> 
> 
> NoMethodError
> -------------
> undefined method `[]' for nil:NilClass
> 
> 
> Cookbook Trace:
> ---------------
>   /var/chef/cache/cookbooks/environment/recipes/remote_meta.rb:18:in 
> `from_file'
> 
> 
> Relevant File Content:
> ----------------------
> /var/chef/cache/cookbooks/environment/recipes/remote_meta.rb:
> 
>  11:  end
>  12:  if node.name.include? "X"
>  13:    datacenter = node.name.split('X')[0]
>  14:    server_type = node.name.split('X')[1]
>  15:    location = node.name.split('X')[2]
>  16:  end
>  17:  
>  18>> monitor_server = 
> db[node.environment][location]['monitor']['ip_address']
>  19:  
>  20:  
>  21:  if datacenter != "aws"
>  22:    directory "/home/ubuntu" do
>  23:      owner "root"
>  24:      group "root"
>  25:      mode "0777"
>  26:      action :create
>  27:    end
>