[chef] Re: How do I set a path for roles, environments, and data bags in my knife.rb?

[AJ Christensen < >]

https://github.com/opscode/chef/blob/master/lib/chef/config.rb#L111-L128

On Thu, Jan 8, 2015 at 9:13 AM, Stephen Corbesero
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> The knife.rb lets you specify a cookbook_path.
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> I want to get the same effect for roles, environments, and data bags.
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> I have the following in my knife.rb file
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> current_dir = File.dirname(__FILE__)
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> cookbook_path  ["#{current_dir}/../cookbooks"]
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> # the following don't seem to work.  :(
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> role_path           ["#{current_dir}/../roles"]
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> environment_path   ["#{current_dir}/../environments"]
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> data_bag_path       ["#{current_dir}/../data_bags"]
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> I remember seeing how to do this somewhere along time ago, but I can’t find
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> object name plural (roles_path)
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> I have tried several permutations, including  statements like
> knife[:role_path] = …, but nothing seems to work.
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> Is it possible  What is the correct format?
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> Thanks in advance.
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> Stephen Corbesero, DevOps Engineer
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> Synchronoss - Mobile Innovation for a Connected World
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