[chef] Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Chef and LDAP Users

[AJ Christensen < >]

See previous post.

--aj

On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 6:12 AM, Douglas Garstang
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 wrote:
> AJ,
>
> That's because I don't understand your example. I thought I'd try something
> simple I could understand first. I would really benefit from some
> documentation clearly describing the difference between compile and
> converge, which also provides use cases with examples. I think a lot of
> people could benefit from that.
>
> Douglas.
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 11:10 AM, AJ Christensen 
> <
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>  wrote:
>>
>> You ignored all of my examples and ran the code at Shell Out code at
>> compile time. It will be executed before the other LDAP stuff is
>> actually converged.
>>
>> Don't be such a support vampire bro.
>>
>> --AJ
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 5:59 AM, Douglas Garstang
>> <
 >
>>  wrote:
>> > AJ,
>> >
>> > Thanks. I'm really not a ruby guy. It will take me considerable time to
>> > work
>> > out your gist. I tried this. I thought the call to Mixlib::ShellOut
>> > would
>> > fork a new process and therefore get me the correct result. However,
>> > cmd.stdout is empty on the first run, and contains the correct getent
>> > passwd
>> > reply on the second run, so I assume it's the same issue...
>> >
>> > include_recipe "foo-ldap"
>> >
>> > bag = data_bag("ssh-keys")
>> > for item in bag do
>> >
>> >     user = data_bag_item('ssh-keys', item)
>> >     user_name = user['id']
>> >
>> >     execute "create_homedir" do
>> >         command "mkdir /home/#{user_name}"
>> >         creates "/home/#{user_name}"
>> >         action :run
>> >     end
>> >
>> >     log "USER_NAME = #{user_name}"
>> >     cmd = Mixlib::ShellOut.new("getent passwd #{user_name}")
>> >     cmd.run_command
>> >     log ">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> NODE_DATA  = #{cmd.stdout}"
>> >     ent_array = cmd.stdout.split(':')
>> >     user_id = ent_array[2]
>> >     group_id = ent_array[3]
>> >
>> >     execute "homedir_perms" do
>> >         command "chown #{user_id}.#{group_id} /home/#{user_name}"
>> >         action :run
>> >     end
>> >
>> > end
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 5:25 PM, AJ Christensen 
>> > <
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>> >  wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I meant to link to this too re: Mixlib ShellOut:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> https://github.com/opscode/chef/blob/master/lib/chef/mixin/shell_out.rb#L29-L39
>> >>
>> >> 'git grep shell_out' in the Chef codebase, haha! You'll see all of the
>> >> places this is used.
>> >>
>> >> --aj
>> >>
>> >> On Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 12:22 PM, AJ Christensen 
>> >> <
 >
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > If you 'include Chef::Mixin::ShellOut' in a custom library, you can
>> >> > use #shell_out! there.
>> >> >
>> >> > using the lazy attribute evaluator and the Mixin ShellOut classes'
>> >> > shell_out!() functionality, something like this outta' work:
>> >> > https://gist.github.com/fujin/f0b7dd38b558001c5913
>> >> >
>> >> > --aj
>> >> >
>> >> > On Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 12:03 PM, Daniel DeLeo 
>> >> > <
 >
>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >> On Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at 5:00 PM, Douglas Garstang wrote:
>> >> >>> AJ,
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Thanks. One more question... shelling out in chef and grabbing the
>> >> >>> output... has never been an easy task... best approach?
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> I was able to do this just now with the execute resource, I guess
>> >> >>> because that forks a new process too. It would be nice though to
>> >> >>> call getent
>> >> >>> in some fashion, and the parse the output, so that I could be sure
>> >> >>> that the
>> >> >>> group id I am assigning is the correct one for the user. At the
>> >> >>> moment it's
>> >> >>> coming out of a data bag.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Also kinda gross.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Doug
>> >> >> Well, it’ll be a little gross, but I think you’ll have to use a lazy
>> >> >> attribute
>> >> >>
>> >> >> http://docs.getchef.com/resource_common.html#lazy-attribute-evaluation
>> >> >>
>> >> >> In the code block you give to `lazy`, you can use backticks or %x to
>> >> >> run a command that returns the UID.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> Daniel DeLeo
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Regards,
>> >
>> > Douglas Garstang
>> > http://www.linkedin.com/in/garstang
>> > Email: 
>> > 
 
>> > Cell: +1-805-340-5627
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>
> Douglas Garstang
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