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

[Tensibai Zhaoying < >]

First of all, forget about back slashes, use forward slashes (unless in 
Windows script context like bat cmd and powershell) 

Secondly,  you should really make an effort reading, I gave you clues and 
links.

Last try: have a mount resource (I'm pretty sure everyone permission is only 
on share and not on the NTFS permissions, you should learn about this too) 
and give file://mount_target/package.rpm to your splunk_installer ressource 
attribute.



Le 10 juil. 2015 22:52, o haya 
<
 >
 a écrit :
>
> 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 
>
>
>
>
> -------------------------------------------- 
> 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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