[chef] RE: Chef-Client 12.4.1 Windows Service - Change from default log location

[Stuart Preston < >]

Hi Wade,

 

The docs refer to the use of chef-service-manager to install the service on Windows.  The options for this utility show you can use the option -L <location> to set the log location:

 

 

 

 

In fact, the default file path on Windows appears to be c:\chef\client.log so the docs are out of date there too. From the above information you could probably work out how best to self-configure the machine in a managed way using the windows_service resource.

 

Stuart

 

From: Wade Peacock [mailto:
Sent: 12 August 2015 00:28
To:
Subject: [chef] Chef-Client 12.4.1 Windows Service - Change from default log location

 

Were currently switching to enabling the windows chef-client service.

Our test are showing that the chef 12.4.1 windows service ignores the log_location directive in the client.rb file.

 

Docs say:

 

After the chef-client is configured to run as a service, the default file path is: c:\chef\chef-client.log.

 

Docs don’t say:

 

Where and how to change it from the default.

 

 

 

Wade Peacock

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