[chef] Re: Re: Re: sensu data bag file

[Daniel DeLeo < >]

On Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at 4:20 AM, A. Kong wrote:
> Hi Daniel,
>  
> Here is the content of /var/chef/cache/chef-stacktrace.out
>  
> Generated at 2014-11-04 11:40:08 +0000
> Chef::Exceptions::PrivateKeyMissing: I cannot read 
> /etc/chef/validation.pem, which you told me to use to sign requests!
> /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef/http/authenticator.rb:74:in `rescue in 
> load_signing_key'
> /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef/http/authenticator.rb:64:in 
> `load_signing_key'
> /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef/http/authenticator.rb:38:in `initialize'
> /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef/rest.rb:63:in `new'
> /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef/rest.rb:63:in `initialize'
> /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef/api_client/registration.rb:111:in `new'
> /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef/api_client/registration.rb:111:in `http_api'
> /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef/api_client/registration.rb:93:in `create'
> /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef/api_client/registration.rb:84:in 
> `create_or_update'
> /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef/api_client/registration.rb:57:in `run'
> /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef/client.rb:380:in `register'
> /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef/client.rb:486:in `do_run'
> /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef/client.rb:199:in `block in run'
> /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef/client.rb:193:in `fork'
> /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef/client.rb:193:in `run'
> /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef/application.rb:208:in `run_chef_client'
> /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef/application/client.rb:312:in `block in 
> run_application'
> /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef/application/client.rb:304:in `loop'
> /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef/application/client.rb:304:in 
> `run_application'
> /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef/application.rb:66:in `run'
> /usr/bin/chef-client:25:in `<main>'

This looks like it’s from a different chef-client run, it’s indicating a 
failure to read the private key it needs to establish its identity with the 
Chef Server.
  
>  
>  
> BTW I have found out how to generate the data bag data file: 
> https://github.com/sensu/sensu-chef/tree/master/examples/ssl
But it looks like you got it sorted out. I’ll dig a little deeper and see if 
I can find where we can improve the error messages.
  
>  
>  
> Cheers, Tony



--  
Daniel DeLeo  
>  
>  
> > On 4 Nov 2014, at 4:36 pm, Daniel DeLeo 
> > <
 
> >  
> > (mailto:
 )>
> >  wrote:
> > Can you copy the chef-stacktrace.out file? Looks like you’re passing an 
> > unexpected data type somewhere, but it’s not checked until it blows up 
> > somewhere in chef’s internals.  
> >  
> > --  
> > Daniel DeLeo
> >  
> >  
> > On Monday, November 3, 2014 at 4:18 PM, A. Kong wrote:
> >  
> > > Hi
> > >  
> > > I am trying to use sensu with chef-solo. Chef requires a data_bag file. 
> > > Unfortunately I can’t locate any info about what need to go into a 
> > > data_bag file for the sensu package. I wonder if anyone can give me a 
> > > pointer?
> > >  
> > > Currently I have put a file ‘mycompany.json’ in ~/.chef/data_bags/sensu/
> > >  
> > > The content of mycompany.json is just:
> > >  
> > > {
> > > "id”:"mycompany"
> > > }
> > >  
> > >  
> > > This is the error message I am getting:
> > >  
> > > ==> default: TypeError
> > > ==> default: ---------
> > > ==> default: can't convert Array into String
> > > ==> default:
> > > ==> default:
> > > ==> default: Cookbook Trace:
> > > ==> default: ---------------
> > > ==> default: 
> > > /tmp/vagrant-chef-3/chef-solo-1/cookbooks/sensu/libraries/sensu_helpers.rb:36:in
> > >  `data_bag_item'
> > > ==> default: 
> > > /tmp/vagrant-chef-3/chef-solo-1/cookbooks/sensu/recipes/default.rb:65:in
> > >  `from_file'
> > > ==> default:
> > > ==> default:
> > > ==> default: Relevant File Content:
> > > ==> default: ----------------------
> > > ==> default: 
> > > /tmp/vagrant-chef-3/chef-solo-1/cookbooks/sensu/libraries/sensu_helpers.rb:
> > > ==> default:
> > > ==> default: 29: "/opt/sensu/embedded/bin/gem"
> > > ==> default: 30: else
> > > ==> default: 31: "gem"
> > > ==> default: 32: end
> > > ==> default: 33: end
> > > ==> default: 34:
> > > ==> default: 35: def data_bag_item(item, missing_ok=false)
> > > ==> default: 36>> raw_hash = Chef::DataBagItem.load("sensu", item)
> > >  
> > >  
> > > Thanks, Tony