[chef] Test kitchen + ntp cookbook + docker?

[Morgan Blackthorne < >]

So after upgrading to chefdk 0.5.0rc5, I've been able to get past the issues I had and now I can run kitchen converge on the ntp cookbook and it connects to docker and seems to work great.

Except that it never actually completes, it's hanging on this output:

       -# Local users may interrogate the ntp server more closely.

       -restrict 127.0.0.1

       -restrict ::1

        

       -# Clients from this (example!) subnet have unlimited access, but only if

       -# cryptographically authenticated.

           -#restrict 192.168.123.0 mask 255.255.255.0 notrust

           -

       -

           -# If you want to provide time to your local subnet, change the next line.

       -# (Again, the address is an example only.)

           -#broadcast 192.168.123.255

       -

           -# If you want to listen to time broadcasts on your local subnet, de-comment the

       -# next lines.  Please do this only if you trust everybody on the network!

       -#disable auth

       -#broadcastclient

         * execute[Stop ntp in preparation for ntpdate] action run

       - execute /bin/true

         * service[ntp] action stop (up to date)

Checking docker ps doesn't show much helpful:

ashdcsbamboo00:~$ docker -H tcp://localhost:5000 ps

CONTAINER ID        IMAGE               COMMAND                CREATED             STATUS              PORTS                   NAMES

ffc2cb76a630        24b877679eab        "/usr/sbin/sshd -D -   9 days ago          Up 9 days           0.0.0.0:49153->22/tcp   reverent_feynman    

ashdcsbamboo00:~$ 

Nor does a ps inside the container:

:/tmp/kitchen# ps aw

  PID TTY      STAT   TIME COMMAND

   91 pts/0    Ss+    0:00 sh -c  sudo -E /opt/chef/bin/chef-solo --config /tmp/kitchen/solo.rb --log_level auto --force-formatter --no-color --json-attributes /tmp/ki

   92 pts/0    S+     0:00 sudo -E /opt/chef/bin/chef-solo --config /tmp/kitchen/solo.rb --log_level auto --force-formatter --no-color --json-attributes /tmp/kitchen/d

   93 pts/0    Sl+    0:01 /opt/chef/embedded/bin/ruby /opt/chef/bin/chef-solo --config /tmp/kitchen/solo.rb --log_level auto --force-formatter --no-color --json-attri

   98 pts/0    Sl+    0:06 chef-solo worker: ppid=93;start=21:42:05;

  427 pts/0    S      0:00 ntpd -q

  430 ?        S      0:00 bash

  460 ?        R+     0:00 ps aw

:/tmp/kitchen# 

After manually killing the ntpd proccess (service ntpd stop did not work for some reason), as the last thing chef-solo showed was an attempt to stop the ntpd service, I got a bit further:

         * execute[Force sync system clock with ntp server] action run

       - execute ntpd -q

         * execute[Force sync hardware clock with system clock] action run

           

           ================================================================================

           Error executing action `run` on resource 'execute[Force sync hardware clock with system clock]'

       ================================================================================

           

           Mixlib::ShellOut::ShellCommandFailed

           ------------------------------------

           Expected process to exit with [0], but received '70'

           ---- Begin output of hwclock --systohc ----

       STDOUT: 

       STDERR: hwclock: Cannot access the Hardware Clock via any known method.

           hwclock: Use the --debug option to see the details of our search for an access method.

       ---- End output of hwclock --systohc ----

           Ran hwclock --systohc returned 70

Is this a known issue with docker containers and the hardware clock? Running the command directly with --debug shows:

:/tmp/kitchen# hwclock --systohc --debug 

hwclock from util-linux 2.20.1

hwclock: Open of /dev/rtc failed: No such file or directory

No usable clock interface found.

hwclock: Cannot access the Hardware Clock via any known method.

:/tmp/kitchen# 

I'm basically using the ntp cookbook tests to verify that I have my TK + docker setup correct, so that I can then move on to writing my own tests, so if this is just a specific issue with this cookbook, then I can move on. Just not sure if there are any other gotchas I need to look out for.

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