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

[Sean OMeara < >]

Ana, here are some doc about it.
http://docs.opscode.com/ctl_chef_client.html#run-as-non-root-user
-s

On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 10:47 AM, Sean OMeara 
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 wrote:
> 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
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> -s
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> On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 10:39 AM, Morgan Blackthorne
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>  wrote:
>> 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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>> wrote:
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>>> yes i know, but i cant have root acess on these machines.
>>>
>>> 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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>>> wrote:
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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
>>>>
>>>> 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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