[chef] Re: Re: Re: Re: [chef-client] how to create a client without root permissions

[Sean OMeara < >]

Files, directories, templates, execution of local commands, unpacking
of archives via ark, etc.

You can point configure knife and chef-client to use locations in your
home directory instead of the defaults (/etc/chef)
http://docs.opscode.com/config_rb_client.html

-s

On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 10:39 AM, Morgan Blackthorne
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> If you can't have root access, then what are you actually going to be able
> to manage with Chef?
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> On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 8:02 AM, Ana Ferreira 
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>> yes i know, but i cant have root acess on these machines.
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>> with that information i could not understand how to set up the client nor
>> the comunication between client and server.. because all the comunication
>> use Knife.
>> could you give me some guidance?
>>
>> Ana Sofia
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>> On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 3:23 PM, Julian C. Dunn 
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>>> It's not recommended, because you won't be able to do many things
>>> (example: manage services, install packages, etc.). That said:
>>> http://docs.opscode.com/ctl_chef_client.html#run-as-non-root-user
>>>
>>> You also can't use the standard bootstrap procedure, because you need
>>> root privileges (or at least sudo) to install Chef Client on the box.
>>>
>>> - Julian
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>>> On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 6:57 AM,  
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>>>  wrote:
>>> > Hello,
>>> >
>>> > I m trying to create a client, that runs SLES 11, with non-root
>>> > permission.
>>> > I use de knife bootstrap to create the nodes, but in this situation it
>>> > does t
>>> > seems correct. because it need the user to be root.
>>> >
>>> > Can someone guide me on how to do this.
>>> >
>>> > Thank you
>>>
>>>
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