[chef] Re: Re: Re: Re: Configure/Document Client Install?

[Douglas Garstang < >]

I've been using chefvm. :) Works well.

I'd still like to be able to display a message at the end of the solo run. "Now go paste your private keys here...." etc.

Doug.

On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 10:48 AM, Morgan Blackthorne < " target="_blank"> > wrote:

For workstations, chefdk + knife-block (currently needing to be hand-patched to work with Chef 12) is probably the easiest way to get bootstrapped.

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On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 10:41 AM, Douglas Garstang < " target="_blank"> > wrote:

Doesn't look like it's designed for use with multiple chef servers. :(

On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 10:19 AM, JJ Asghar < " target="_blank"> > wrote:

I think the way to go is: https://github.com/chef/pantry-chef-repo

I personally haven't given it a shot yet but i know jtimberman has
some opinions :).
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On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 11:09 AM, Douglas Garstang
< " target="_blank"> > wrote:
> So, I'm sitting here on a Monday morning (re)writing docs on how to install
> the chef client and configure it for our environment. I work for a startup,
> so this evolves (and sometimes devolves) frequently. I've had to rework this
> document a number of times, as you'd expect. There's gotta be a better way.
>
> Would writing a chef-solo recipe to configure someone's local system to set
> up the chef client be a more scalable solution? Anyone done this?
>
> Doug
>

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