cookbook 'push-jobs', '= 5.1.0'
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push-jobs
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5.1.0
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Installs the Chef Push Jobs Client
cookbook 'push-jobs', '= 5.1.0', :supermarket
knife supermarket install push-jobs
knife supermarket download push-jobs
push-jobs cookbook
Installs the Chef Push client package and sets it up to run as a service.
The official documentation is on docs.chef.io
Requirements
Requires Chef Server with the Chef Push Server add-on.
Platforms
- Debian/Ubuntu
- Windows
Tested with Test Kitchen suites on Ubuntu 12.04/14.04/16.04, CentOS 6/7, and Windows 2012 R2. It may work on other debian, rhel, or windows platform families with or without modification.
Chef
- Chef 12.7+
Cookbooks
Usage
Include the default recipe in a node's run list. On Windows, the URL to the package to install and its SHA256 checksum are required so the package may be retrieved. Please note that if the URL cannot be parsed from the URL, the package_version attribute will also need to be set. For example:
node.default['push_jobs']['package_url'] = "http://www.example.com/pkgs/opscode-push-jobs-client-windows-1.1.5-1.windows.msi" node.default['push_jobs']['package_checksum'] = "a-sha256-checksum" node.default['push_jobs']['package_version'] = 'the-version-of-push-jobs' # optional - set this if the version of the installer cannot be parsed from the attribute package_url
Optionally, if you have a copy of the package on the local filesystem you can specify it to be used for the installation. For example:
node.default['push_jobs']['local_package_path'] = 'D:\\opscode-push-jobs-client-windows-1.1.5-1.windows.msi'
Set a whitelist of job names and their commands in the configuration file. This is automatically generated from the node['push_jobs']['whitelist']
attribute Hash, such as:
node.default['push_jobs']['whitelist'] = { "chef-client" => "chef-client", "apt-get-update" => "apt-get update" }
As this is an attribute, interesting uses arise from orchestrating a Chef Client run. Assuming the above is present on the node prior to running the recipe, run Chef Client with this command from the local workstation:
knife job start chef-client A_NODE_NAME
New jobs can be added to the whitelist simply by creating attributes. This can be done with knife exec
:
knife exec -E 'nodes.transform("name:A_NODE_NAME") do |n|
n.set["push_jobs"]["whitelist"]["ntpdate"] = "ntpdate -u time"
end'
Then, run the chef-client job, and then the ntpdate job:
knife job start chef-client A_NODE_NAME
knife job start ntpdate A_NODE_NAME
Enabling 1.X Server Compatibility
If you're running the 2.X push jobs client with the 1.X server you'll need to set allow_unencrypted to true with this attribute:
node.default['push_jobs']['allow_unencrypted'] = true
Attributes
See attributes/default.rb
for default values.
Recipes
There are several recipes in this cookbook, so they can be used all together (include the default
recipe), or as necessary.
default
The default recipe includes the appropriate recipe based on the node's platform_family
. It will raise
an error if:
- The package URL and checksum attributes are not set on Windows
- The whitelist is not a Hash.
- The node's platform is not supported.
config
This recipe ensures the platform-specific configuration directory (/etc/chef
) is created, and renders the configuration file (push-jobs-client.rb
) using the whitelist
attribute. Any environment variables can be set using environment_variables
attribute with key value pairs. You can provide your own push-jobs-client.rb.erb
template file in a wrapper cookbook and set the ['config']['template_cookbook']
attribute to the name of that wrapper cookbook.
The path to the configuration file is set using the PushJobsHelper
module's #config_path
method. This is done to ensure the correct file path is used on Linux and Windows platforms, as it uses Chef::Config
's #platform_specific_path
method.
service
This recipe is responsible for handling the service resource based on the node's platform. On Linux (Debian and RHEL families), it will create a runit
, upstart
, or systemd
service. upstart
and systemd
will be used where those are the native init system for your distro. If neither are available or default['push_jobs']['init_style']
is set to runit
then runit will be installed and the service will use runit. On Windows nodes, the recipe will add a registry key for the Chef Push client, and manage the Windows service.
The service resources expect to be restarted if the configuration template is changed, using subscribes
notification.
Client Connection Configuration
The push job client establishes a command and heartbeat channel to the push server over tcp. The tcp connection information is read from the Chef Server upon startup of the push client service from an endpoint similar to the following:
https://private-chef-server/organizations/org1/pushy/config/
The connection information for the push server is established when the push server is installed and the Chef Server is reconfigured. In the case the Chef Server is not providing the correct push server configuration, please verify hostnames are correct and that both the push server and Chef Server have been reconfigured.
Verify Push Jobs Client Connection
If the push client has been successfully installed on a node, the client should be able to successfully respond to a knife job
directed to the node. If the node is not responding correctly, please consult the logs node['push_jobs']['logging_dir']/push-jobs-client.log (default: /var/log/chef/push-jobs-client.log)
(for Debian and Rhel families) and look for entries similar to the following:
INFO: [pclient] Starting client ...
INFO: [pclient] Retrieving configuration from https://private-chef-server/organizations/org1/pushy/config/pc_6_1 ...
INFO: [pclient] Connecting to command channel at tcp://private-chef-server:10002
INFO: [pclient] Listening for server heartbeat at tcp://private-chef-server:10000
INFO: [pclient] Started client.
License & Authors
- Author: Joshua Timberman (joshua@chef.io)
- Author: Charles Johnson (charles@chef.io)
- Author: Christopher Maier (cm@chef.io)
Copyright:: 2009-2016, Chef Software, Inc Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
Dependent cookbooks
runit >= 1.2.0 |
chef-ingredient >= 0.0.0 |
Contingent cookbooks
There are no cookbooks that are contingent upon this one.
push-jobs Cookbook CHANGELOG
This file is used to list changes made in each version of the push-jobs cookbook.
5.1.0 (2017-05-30)
- Remove class_eval usage and require Chef 12.7+
5.0.0 (2017-04-17)
- Add sysvinit service for centos 6 and debian 7 hosts.
4.0.2 (2017-03-31)
- set logging_dir per platform to resolve issues on Windows hosts
4.0.1 (2017-03-30)
- Adding log location option
- Test with Local Delivery instead of Rake
- Update Apache license string in metadata
- Allow 2.2 to be identified as 2.X
4.0.0 (2017-02-14)
- Require Chef 12.5+ and remove compat_resource dependency
3.3.0 (2016-12-30)
- Address 'No info for version' error on Windows by including a more useful error message along with adding documentation to the readme to let everyone know about the issue.
- Add support for using a local Push Jobs package
- Fix upstart service being restarted on every chef run
- Require the latest compat_resource
3.2.2 (2016-09-21)
- Push jobs doesn't actually require windows cookbook
- Specify the minimum version of compat_resource and chef-ingredient
- Expand platforms we test on and fix inspec tests
3.2.1 (2016-08-30)
- Require a modern Windows cookbook to prevent random failures on Windows
- Replace node.set with node.normal in the specs
- Add chef_version to the metadata
- Misc testing updates
v3.2.0 (2016-06-13)
- Ensure that runit jobs are deleted when switching to systemd or upstart
v3.1.0 (2016-05-31)
- Fixed not_if statements that prevented the service from being enabled under systemd
- Fixed the service name under upstart to be chef-push-jobs-client not chef-push-jobs
- Updated the systemd unit file to restart on failure
- Added service inspec tests
v3.0.0 (2016-05-31)
Breaking changes
- The opscode-push-jobs-client service has been renamed chef-push-jobs-client. If the existing opscode-push-jobs-client service exists on your system it will be stopped/disabled and removed before installing the new service
- The install recipe will now install the chef-push-jobs-client service under systemd or upstart when running on nodes where those are the native init systems. Runit will continue to be used when running on sys-v init based nodes. You can continue to use runit by setting
default['push_jobs']['service_name']
to 'runit' - The knife recipe has been removed. The push-jobs knife plugin can easily be installed on a workstation with a single chef_gem resource.
- Support for 'container' as an init system option has been removed
Other changes
- Converted serverspec tests to inspec
- A new push_jobs_service provider has been added which supports setting up the push-jobs service in either upstart, systemd, or runit. The appropriate init system is selected automatically, but can also be forced by calling the full resource names. See the readme for additional properties and examples.
- Added Chefspec matchers for the custom resources
- Added Test Kitchen suites for the 1.0 release and the custom resources
- Added a requirement for at least Runit 1.2.0, which was the first version that supported RHEL systems
v2.8.1 (2016-05-24)
- Add attribute for setting allow_unencrypted in the config via a new attribute, which is required when 2.X clients connect to the 1.X server
- Require at least Runit 1.2.0 cookbook to ensure compatibility with RHEL systems
v2.8.0 (2016-05-19)
- Try a compatible package for unsupported platforms.
v2.7.0 (2016-05-18)
- Allow installing push client 2.0 stable release
v2.6.6 (2016-04-28)
- Fixed client key entry in config.
- Removed node name from the push-jobs-client.rb template
- Updated readme to properly list the supported / tested platforms
v2.6.5 (2016-04-27)
- Update chef-ingredient version to install from packages.chef.io.
v2.6.4 (2015-11-20)
- Fix version_from_manifest helper method.
v2.6.3 (2015-11-10)
- Stopped the windows service from restarting with every CCR.
v2.6.2 (2015-11-04)
- Added an attribute so we can enable timestamps on Windows.
- Fix pushy client service registration on Windows to correctly read config file.
v2.6.1 (2015-10-21)
- # 56 - Replaced symbols with strings in recipe
v2.6.0 (2015-10-13)
- Use chefdk version of berks for travis.
- # 54 Unbreak chef-ingredient installs, and improve version
independence logic.
v2.5.0 (2015-10-06)
53 - Allow node_name and chef_server_url to be overridden
49 - Support the name changes in 1.3x and 2.0 push client,
especially on windows
52 - More updates for newer rubocop and foodcritic
50 - Allow ssl to be disabled
-
Cleanups for travis testing and general hygiene
- test on modern ruby
- update kitchen.yml boxes
- bump gem versions
- rubocop update, use standard rules, misc fixes
- foodcritic fixes
- update README CONTRIBUTING
- update urls/emails
v2.4.2 (2015-09-08)
42 - Windows push client to use own config
43 - Include version in package name for idempotency
46 - debug flag to logging level flag
v2.4.1 (2015-07-29)
- # 41 - fix client path and node_name
v2.4.0 (2015-07-20)
- Using chef-ingredient
- service_container recipe
v2.3.0 (2015-06-18)
- Support environment variables in config file
- Correctly generate the chef client config.rb path on windows boxes.
- Greatly improved README
v2.2.1 (2014-07-09)
- Refactored the service creation in the same manner as chef-client cookbook.
- Changed up the kitchen file to remove CentOS 5.9 and switched out Ubuntu 10.04 for Ubuntu 14.04.
v2.2.0 (2014-03-07)
- Move config and service resources to separate recipes
- Add new helper methods for config path
- Update ChefSpec to v3 and specs to match
v2.0.1 (2014-02-20)
- Make whitelist rendering is more robust
- Ensure
node['push_jobs']['whitelist']
is a Hash (or subclass thereof)
v2.0.0 (2014-02-18)
-
node['push_jobs']['package_url']
andnode['push_jobs']['package_checksum']
are now required when installing the client package. The previous version of this cookbook automatically determined the proper values for the node if values were not supplied.
v1.0.0 (2013-10-28)
- Initial release
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