Why can't chef resolve my cookbooks? -

Why can't chef resolve my cookbooks? -

intro learning chef automate server management @ work. downloaded chefdk 3.0 here , trying build first cookbook using chef.

important using in windows environment testing purpose, expect fail since windows not have iptables, not expect fail saying can't find cookbook. i've tried using windows cookbook , works.

the problem able create cookbook , run it, not able reference dependencies supermarket.

i have tried 2 alternatives:

alternative 1

i used next command create cookbook

chef generate cookbook learn_chef_httpd

(from this tutorial)

i able finish tutorial , test referencing cookbook, chose simple_iptables

i added line

cookbook 'simple_iptables', '~> 0.7.0'

to berksfile, described in supermarket.

then added these lines default.rb file:

include_recipe 'simple_iptables' # allow http, https simple_iptables_rule "http" rule [ "--proto tcp --dport 80", "--proto tcp --dport 443" ] jump "accept" end

and run cookbook using:

chef-client --local-mode --runlist 'recipe[learn_chef_httpd]'

the problem chef doesn't find cookbook

chef::exceptions::cookbooknotfound ---------------------------------- cookbook simple_iptables not found. if you're loading simple_iptables anoth er cookbook, create sure configure dependency in metadata

i tried adding metadata:

depends 'simple_iptables', '~> 0.7.0'

but still error:

error resolving cookbooks run list: missing cookbooks: no such cookbook: simple_iptables

alternative 2

i still trying create work tried making "the berkshelf way", created new cookbook.

berks cookbook test

and added line

cookbook 'simple_iptables', '~> 0.7.0'

to berksfile, described in supermarket.

then added these lines default.rb file:

include_recipe 'simple_iptables' # allow http, https simple_iptables_rule "http" rule [ "--proto tcp --dport 80", "--proto tcp --dport 443" ] jump "accept" end

executed berks install:

berks install

and ran it:

chef-client --local-mode --runlist 'recipe[test]'

the same error came back

chef::exceptions::cookbooknotfound ---------------------------------- cookbook simple_iptables not found. if you're loading simple_iptables anoth er cookbook, create sure configure dependency in metadata

i tried adding metadata:

depends 'simple_iptables', '~> 0.7.0'

but still error:

error resolving cookbooks run list: missing cookbooks: no such cookbook: simple_iptables

i looked @ ~/berkshelf folder , cookbooks there.

** alternative 3 **

i started centos 6.5 ec2 instance on amazon, installed ruby 2.1.3 , chef. created ~/chef-repo/cookbooks folder

i created cookbook using berkshelf, ran

bundle install

added reference/code in other alterantives then

berks install

and ran same way did lastly time.

i got same issues.

what missing? need create work?

make sure have configured chef_repo_path described in docs.

basically local-mode needs know find cookbooks, roles, environments, info bags, etc. sadly, documentation not super clear on where/how set chef_repo_path

here's can tell code.

if client.rb found , contains cookbook_path, chef_repo_path = "#{cookbook_path}/.." if knife.rb found , contains cookbook_path, chef_repo_path = "#{cookbook_path}/.." chef can seek divine path. the code search pwd upward looking directory called cookbooks. if finds it, cookbooks/.. set chef_repo_path. if else fails, pwd used chef_repo_path

if using berkshelf, best bet berks vendor in order single directory of cookbooks need. can point chef_repo_path parent of cookbooks directory holds vendored cookbooks.

mind you, that's 10 minutes of digging in source code, may not have quite right.

chef chef-recipe berkshelf