[chef] Re: execute resource retries

[Michael Lindsay < >]

found my solution, it’s fixed in 12, nvrmnd: https://github.com/opscode/chef/issues/2258

On Dec 4, 2014, at 6:28 PM, Michael Lindsay < " class=""> > wrote:

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