[chef] execute resource retries

[Michael Lindsay < >]

Hello List,

The package manager from node has a little race condition problem that I 
think I should be able to solve with the “Common Functionality” of a retry, 
but setting this value appears to have no effect (but strangely enough, 
setting the delay works)… see run fragment below:
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# In /var/chef/cache/cookbooks/thumbnail/recipes/default.rb

 79:   execute 'install-npm-pkgs' do
 80:     retries 3
 81:     retry_delay 4
 82:     command 'npm install'
 83:     cwd node[’service']['code_directory']
 86:   end
 87: end

Compiled Resource:
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# Declared in /var/chef/cache/cookbooks/thumbnail/recipes/default.rb:79:in 
`from_file'

execute("install-npm-pkgs") do
  action "run"
  retries 0
  retry_delay 4
  guard_interpreter :default
  command "npm install"
  backup 5
  cwd "/var/www/thumbnail/current"
  group "devops"
  returns 0
  user "devops"
  cookbook_name "thumbnail"
  recipe_name "default"
end

TIA, Michael