[chef] Re: using variables in recipes?

[Alex Vinyar < >]

Hi, 

you can use Ohai variable node['hostname'] or environment variable via ENV['something'].

Damn Eric beat me to it..

in terminal open up chef-shell. It'll allow you to experiment without having to execute the whole recipe.

Cheers

Alex-

On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 7:58 PM, Tomasz Chmielewski < " target="_blank"> > wrote:

How can I use the $HOSTNAME variable in a recipe?

I need something which would fit here:

remote_file "/tmp/$HOSTNAME.tar.xz" do
  source "https://user: :port/aaa/$HOSTNAME.tar.xz"
  owner "root"
  group "root"
  mode 00600
  not_if { ::File.exists?("/some/path/here") }
end


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