[chef] Re: Re: Re: Re: Using UNC path was Re: Re: Re: Re: A question about chef-splunk cookbook

[o haya < >]

Hi,

I don't understand what you're suggesting?

Remember, that I'm talking about if it's possible to do this with an 
already-existing cookbook/recipe, the chef-splunk cookbook.

Also, BTW, I was looking at that cookbook, and it looks like that has a 
"definitions/splunk_installer.rb" that has:

define :splunk_installer, :url => nil do
  cache_dir = Chef::Config[:file_cache_path]
  package_file = splunk_file(params[:url])
  cached_package = ::File.join(cache_dir, package_file)

  remote_file cached_package do
    source params[:url]
    action :create_if_missing
  end
.
.
.
etc
.
.

so it seems like that code is already using a remote_file type resource.

And, according to this:

https://docs.chef.io/resource_remote_file.html


The 'source' is defined as:

"Required. The location of the source file. The location of the source file 
may be HTTP (http://), FTP (ftp://), local (file:///), or UNC 
(\\\\host\\share\\file.tar.gz)."


i.e., the Chef docs explicitly say that a UNC should be all right?

So it seems like it SHOULD take an UNC in the "url" parameter, but then why 
do I get an error saying it's not a URL when I use a UNC (and yes, I have 
tried with both the double-back-slashes as well as the 
quadruple-back-slashes)?


Thanks,
Jim




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On Fri, 7/10/15, Tensibai Zhaoying 
<
 >
 wrote:

 Subject: [chef] Re: Re: Re: Using UNC path was Re: Re: Re: Re: A question 
about chef-splunk cookbook
 To: 

 
 Date: Friday, July 10, 2015, 3:06 PM
 
 That's what I meant
 by the session, if an UNC path does not work, use local
 filesystem in the cookbook instead of targeting the UNC
 path.
 
 Pseudo code:
 Mount '/mnt/target' do
   Source '//server/share'
 End
 
 Remote_file
 '/usr/local/src/package.rpm'
  
 Source '/mnt/target/package.rpm'
 End
 
 Package
 '/usr/local/src/package.rpm' 
 
 Mount '/mnt/target' do
   Action :unmount 
 End
 
 Writen on phone and by memory,
 no guarantee a copy paste will work but I hope it gives the
 idea.
 
 
  
 
 
 Le 10 juil. 2015 20:22, o
 haya 
<
 >
 a
 écrit :
 >
 > Hi, 
 >
 > The share was
 configured with permissions for "Everyone", so I
 can see the share without any credentials. 
 >
 > So, for example, when
 I did the mount to /mnt/shareit, I could do "ls
 /mnt/shareit" and see the RPM files there. 
 >
 > For the test where I
 used the mount, I: 
 >
 > - Did "mount" 
 > - executed "chef-client -o
 'recipe[chef-splunk::install_server]' 
 >
 > And I got the error.
 
 >
 > Jim 
 >
 >
 >
 >
 -------------------------------------------- 
 > On Fri, 7/10/15, Tensibai Zhaoying 
 > <
 >
 wrote: 
 >
 > Subject:
 [chef] Re: Using UNC path was Re: Re: Re: Re: A question
 about chef-splunk cookbook 
 > To: 
 > 
 
 
 > Date: Friday, July 10, 2015, 1:43 PM
 
 >
 > Usually if the
 share need 
 > credentials the path is to
 mount the share, remote_file with 
 >
 local path to the mounted share as source and then 
 > unmount. 
 >
 > Is this what you 
 >
 tried ? On Linux, unlike Windows the share access rights are
 
 > not stored in the user session 
 >
 > Le 10 juil. 2015
 18:12, o haya 
<
 >
 a
 
 > écrit : 
 > >
 
 > > Hi, 
 > >
 
 > > Sorry it's taken 
 > so long to try this, but so far, I
 haven't been able to 
 > make it work:
 
 > > 
 > > 
 
 > >  splunk]#
 
 > chef-client -o
 'recipe[chef-splunk::install_server]' 
 >
 > > Starting Chef
 Client, version 12.4.0 
 >
 > > [2015-07-10T12:05:52-04:00] WARN: Run
 
 > List override has been provided. 
 > > 
 >
 [2015-07-10T12:05:52-04:00] WARN: Original Run List: [] 
 > > [2015-07-10T12:05:52-04:00] WARN: 
 > Overridden Run List:
 [recipe[chef-splunk::install_server]] 
 >
 > > resolving
 cookbooks for run list: 
 >
 ["chef-splunk::install_server"] 
 > > Synchronizing Cookbooks: 
 > >   - chef-vault 
 >
 >   - 
 > chef-splunk 
 > > Compiling Cookbooks... 
 > > Converging 2 resources 
 > > Recipe: chef-splunk::install_server
 
 > >   * 
 >
 remote_file[/var/chef/cache/splunk-6.0.7-241889-linux-2.6-x86_64.rpm]
 
 > action
 create_if_missing[2015-07-10T12:05:52-04:00] WARN: 
 >
 remote_file[/var/chef/cache/splunk-6.0.7-241889-linux-2.6-x86_64.rpm]
 
 > cannot be downloaded from 
 >
 
file://192.168.0.236/h/INSTALL-FILES-CENTOS6-and-CHEF/SPLUNK/splunk-6.0.7-241889-linux-2.6-x86_64.rpm:
 
 > No such file or directory @ rb_sysopen
 - 
 >
 
/h/INSTALL-FILES-CENTOS6-and-CHEF/SPLUNK/splunk-6.0.7-241889-linux-2.6-x86_64.rpm
 
 >
 > > 
 > > 
 > >     
 >
 
================================================================================
 
 >
 > >     Error
 executing action 
 > `create_if_missing`
 on resource 
 >
 'remote_file[/var/chef/cache/splunk-6.0.7-241889-linux-2.6-x86_64.rpm]'
 
 >
 > >     
 >
 
================================================================================
 
 >
 > > 
 > >     
 >
 Errno::ENOENT 
 > >    
 ------------- 
 > >     No such file
 or directory @ 
 > rb_sysopen - 
 >
 
/h/INSTALL-FILES-CENTOS6-and-CHEF/SPLUNK/splunk-6.0.7-241889-linux-2.6-x86_64.rpm
 
 >
 > > 
 > >     Resource 
 >
 Declaration: 
 > >     
 > --------------------- 
 > >     # In 
 >
 /var/chef/cache/cookbooks/chef-splunk/definitions/splunk_installer.rb
 
 >
 > > 
 > >      26:   
 > remote_file cached_package do 
 > >      
 >
 27:     source params[:url] 
 > >
 
 >      28:     action
 :create_if_missing 
 > >     
 29:   end 
 > > 
 >
      30: 
 > > 
 > > 
 >     Compiled
 Resource: 
 > >     
 > ------------------ 
 >
 >     # Declared 
 > in 
 >
 /var/chef/cache/cookbooks/chef-splunk/definitions/splunk_installer.rb:26:in
 
 > `block in from_file' 
 > > 
 > >     
 >
 remote_file("/var/chef/cache/splunk-6.0.7-241889-linux-2.6-x86_64.rpm")
 
 > do 
 > >
       params 
 >
 
{:url=>"file://192.168.0.236/h/INSTALL-FILES-CENTOS6-and-CHEF/SPLUNK/splunk-6.0.7-241889-linux-2.6-x86_64.rpm",
 
 > :name=>"splunk"} 
 > > 
 >      
 provider Chef::Provider::RemoteFile 
 >
 >       action :create_if_missing 
 > >       retries 0 
 > > 
 >      
 retry_delay 2 
 > >       
 > default_guard_interpreter :default 
 > > 
 >       path
 
 >
 "/var/chef/cache/splunk-6.0.7-241889-linux-2.6-x86_64.rpm"
 
 >
 > >      
 backup 5 
 > >       atomic_update
 true 
 > >       source 
 >
 
["file://192.168.0.236/h/INSTALL-FILES-CENTOS6-and-CHEF/SPLUNK/splunk-6.0.7-241889-linux-2.6-x86_64.rpm"]
 
 >
 > >      
 use_etag true 
 > >      
 use_last_modified true 
 > >      
 declared_type :remote_file 
 > >
       cookbook_name 
 >
 "chef-splunk" 
 > >
       
 > recipe_name
 "install_server" 
 > > 
 >     end 
 > > 
 > > 
 > > Running
 handlers: 
 > > 
 >
 [2015-07-10T12:05:52-04:00] ERROR: Running exception 
 > handlers 
 > >
 Running handlers complete 
 > >
 [2015-07-10T12:05:52-04:00] ERROR: 
 >
 Exception handlers complete 
 > > Chef
 
 > Client failed. 0 resources updated in
 1.425198167 seconds 
 >
 > > [2015-07-10T12:05:52-04:00] FATAL:
 
 > Stacktrace dumped to
 /var/chef/cache/chef-stacktrace.out 
 >
 > [2015-07-10T12:05:52-04:00] ERROR: 
 >
 remote_file[/var/chef/cache/splunk-6.0.7-241889-linux-2.6-x86_64.rpm]
 
 > (chef-splunk::install_server line 26)
 had an error: 
 > Errno::ENOENT: No such
 file or directory @ rb_sysopen - 
 >
 
/h/INSTALL-FILES-CENTOS6-and-CHEF/SPLUNK/splunk-6.0.7-241889-linux-2.6-x86_64.rpm
 
 >
 > >
 [2015-07-10T12:05:52-04:00] FATAL: 
 >
 Chef::Exceptions::ChildConvergeError: Chef run process 
 > exited unsuccessfully (exit code 1) 
 > > 
 > 
 
 >  splunk]#
 
 >
 > > 
 > > 
 > > I've
 tried it using both directly like 
 >
 above using 
 >
 
"file://192.168.0.236/h/INSTALL-FILES-CENTOS6-and-CHEF/SPLUNK/splunk-6.0.7-241889-linux-2.6-x86_64.rpm"
 
 > in the chef-splunk attributes, and
 also tried creating a 
 > mount at
 /mnt/shareit (and confirming I can see the RPMs at 
 > the mount) and get the same error. 
 > > 
 > > Is there
 something else I need to do with 
 > the
 file:// URL? 
 > > 
 > > 
 > Thanks, 
 > > Jim 
 > > 
 > > 
 > > 
 >
 -------------------------------------------- 
 > > On Tue, 7/7/15, Steven Murawski
 
<
 >
 
 > wrote: 
 > > 
 > > Subject: 
 > [chef]
 Re: Re: Re: A question about chef-splunk cookbook 
 > > To: 
 > > 
 
 
 >
 > > Cc: "o
 haya" 
<
 >
 
 >
 > > Date:
 Tuesday, July 7, 2015, 6:14 PM 
 >
 > > 
 > > 
 > > 
 >
                                         
 
 > Also, as of 12.4.0, 
 > > remote_file can 
 >
 use UNC paths! 
 > > Steve 
 > > Steven MurawskiCommunity Software 
 > Development Engineer @ 
 > > ChefMicrosoft 
 >
 MVP - PowerShell 
 > > http://stevenmurawski.com ;
 > > 
 >
                                        
 
 > On 7/7/2015 5:07:44 
 > > PM, o haya 
 > > <
 >
 
 > wrote:Hi Tensibai, 
 > > 
 > > 
 > > 
 > > 
 > Thanks.  I will give that a try as soon
 as 
 > > I figure out another problem I
 just 
 > started having (with 
 > > Chef and CENTOS). 
 >
 > > 
 > > 
 > > 
 > > Jim 
 > > 
 > > 
 > > 
 > > 
 > > 
 > > 
 >
 -------------------------------------------- 
 > > 
 > > On Tue,
 7/7/15, 
 > Tensibai Zhaoying  wrote: 
 > > 
 > > 
 > > 
 > > 
 >   Subject: [chef] Re: A question about
 
 > > chef-splunk cookbook 
 > > 
 > >   To: 
 > > 
 
 
 >
 > > 
 > >   Date: Tuesday, 
 > July 7, 2015, 5:52 PM 
 > > 
 > >   
 > > 
 > >   I
 don't know for the 
 > > 
 > >   slunk cookbook 
 > itself (didn't use it) 
 > > but 
 > assuming it
 
 > > 
 > >   
 > takes advantage of remote_file resource
 
 > > I'm sure yes as 
 > > 
 > >   my sole
 
 > contribution to chef was on the 
 > > 
 > file:// url
 code and 
 > > 
 >
 >   I did test for this kind of path for 
 > Unix 
 > > and
 Windows ;) 
 > > 
 >
 >   
 > > 
 >
 >   T.l.;d.r Should be 
 > yes but may
 
 > > 
 > >   
 > work with a UNC path 
 >
 > 
 > file://server/share/file.rpm too
 if the 
 > > 
 > >
   share is browsable 
 > as anonymous
 (everyone 
 > > read permission 
 > in 
 > > 
 > >   share and 
 >
 NTFS acl) 
 > > 
 >
 >   
 > > 
 >
 >   Le 7 
 > > 
 > >   juil. 2015 22:49, 
 > o haya  a 
 > > 
 > >   
 > écrit :
 
 > > 
 > >  
 > 
 >
 > > 
 > >   > Hi, 
 >
 > 
 > >   > 
 > > 
 > >   >
 I'm 
 > starting to 
 > > 
 > >   
 > look at using the chef-splunk cookbook:
 
 > > 
 > >  
 > 
 > > 
 > >
   > 
 > > https://github.com/chef-cookbooks/chef-splunk
 
 >
 > > 
 > >   
 > > 
 > >   > 
 > >
 
 > >   > I'm not 
 >
 > > 
 > >   sure if there 
 > is somewhere else more 
 > > appropriate for 
 >
 > > 
 > >   questions, so 
 > I'm posting here.  
 > > Hopefully 
 >
 that's 
 > > 
 >
 >   ok 
 > (otherwise please point me
 to the 
 > > 
 >
 correct place?)? 
 > > 
 > > 
 >   > 
 > > 
 > >   >
 
 >
 > > 
 > >   > 
 > >
 
 > >   Anyway, the 
 > question I have is whether 
 > > this can 
 >
 support 
 > > 
 >
 >   using 
 > file:// type URLs for
 the location 
 > > of 
 > the Splunk 
 > > 
 > >   
 > server and
 Splunk forwarder RPMs? 
 > > 
 > >   > 
 > >
 
 > >   > 
 >
 > 
 > >   > If possible, we
 would 
 > > 
 > >
   like to setup a 
 > CIFs mount, say at
 
 > > /mnt/splunk_rpms, 
 >
 > > 
 > >   pointing to a 
 > Windows share, and then use 
 > > something 
 > like
 
 > > 
 > > 
 > > 
 >
 "file:///mnt/splunk_rpms/the_splunkserver.rpm" in
 
 >
 > > 
 > >   the 
 >
 attribute.  
 > > 
 > >   
 > > 
 > > 
 > >   >
 
 > > 
 > >  
 Will something 
 > like that work? 
 > > 
 > > 
 >   > 
 > > 
 > >   > 
 > Thanks,
 
 > > 
 > >  
 > 
 > Jim 
 > >
 
 > >   > 
 >
 > 
 > >   
 >
 > 
 > > 
 > >
 
 >
                                       
 
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 > > 
 > > 
 >
                                        
 
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 > > 
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