[chef] Re: How to use setuped credentials and parameters in ruby script to access with Chef::REST ?

[Daniel DeLeo < >]

On Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at 3:44 AM, Vladimir Skubriev wrote:

> Knife can operate with chef server normally, by using knife.rb and saved 
> admin.pem in user home.
> 
> I have script on chef admin's machine and I want that this script can 
> operate with chef server with same configs as knife operate with it. I.e. 
> without additional configuration as follows:
> 
> # Define chef server parameters
> chef_server_url="https://chef.example.com";
> client_name = "adminws.example.local"
> signing_key_filename="/etc/chef/client.pem"
> 
> ...
> 
> 
> That's part of this script, where i need this variables:
> ...
> # Operate with chef server:
> rest = Chef::REST.new(chef_server_url, client_name, signing_key_filename)
> #puts rest.get_rest("/data/#{bag}/#{item}")
> rest.get_rest("/data/#{bag}/#{item}")
> 
> 
> ...
> 
> How i can make my script "universe"?
> 
> -- 
> Faithfully yours,
> 
> CVision Lab System Administrator 
> Vladimir Skubriev

Sorry for the late reply here. Probably your easiest option is to write your 
own knife plugin: http://docs.getchef.com/plugin_knife_custom.html

-- 
Daniel DeLeo