Error on Chef Solo Script

[ghost]

when i run this command : chef-solo -j node.json -c solo.rb -l debug

im getting this error on the process

• template[/etc/selinux/config] action create[2013-03-23T03:35:57+03:00] INFO: Processing template[/etc/selinux/config] actio n create (selinux::default line 16)

  * Parent directory /etc/selinux does not exist.

  Error executing action create on resource 'template[/etc/selinux/config]'

  Chef::Exceptions::EnclosingDirectoryDoesNotExist

Parent directory /etc/selinux does not exist.

Resource Declaration:

In /var/chef_solo/cookbooks/selinux/recipes/default.rb

16: template "/etc/selinux/config" do 17: source "config.erb" 18: owner "root" 19: group "root" 20: notifies :run, resources(:execute => "disable_selinux"), :immediately 21: end

Compiled Resource:

Declared in /var/chef_solo/cookbooks/selinux/recipes/default.rb:16:in `from_file'

template("/etc/selinux/config") do provider Chef::Provider::Template source "config.erb" owner "root" cookbook_name :selinux backup 5 action "create" group "root" retry_delay 2 path "/etc/selinux/config" retries 0 recipe_name "default" end

[2013-03-23T03:35:57+03:00] INFO: Running queued delayed notifications before re-raising exception [2013-03-23T03:35:57+03:00] DEBUG: Re-raising exception: Chef::Exceptions::EnclosingDirectoryDoesNotExist - template[/etc/selin ux/config](selinux::default line 16) had an error: Chef::Exceptions::EnclosingDirectoryDoesNotExist: Parent directory /etc/sel inux does not exist. /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/mixin/why_run.rb:241:in run' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/mixin/why_run.rb:322:inrun' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/mixin/why_run.rb:321:in each' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/mixin/why_run.rb:321:inrun' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/provider.rb:128:in process_resource_requirements' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/provider.rb:104:inrun_action' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/resource.rb:603:in run_action' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/runner.rb:50:inrun_action' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/runner.rb:82:in converge' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/runner.rb:82:ineach' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/runner.rb:82:in converge' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection.rb:94:inexecute_each_resource' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:116:in call' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:116:incall_it erator_block' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:85:in step' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:104:initerate ' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:55:in each_wit h_index' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection.rb:92:inexecute_each_resource' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/runner.rb:81:in converge' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/client.rb:404:inconverge' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/client.rb:469:in do_run' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/client.rb:200:inrun' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/application.rb:190:in run_chef_client' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/application/solo.rb:239:inrun_application' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/application/solo.rb:231:in loop' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/application/solo.rb:231:inrun_application' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/application.rb:73:in run' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/chef-solo:25 /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/bin/chef-solo:19:inload' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/bin/chef-solo:19 /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/bin/ruby_noexec_wrapper:14 [2013-03-23T03:35:57+03:00] ERROR: Running exception handlers [2013-03-23T03:35:57+03:00] ERROR: Exception handlers complete Chef Client failed. 5 resources updated [2013-03-23T03:35:57+03:00] FATAL: Stacktrace dumped to /var/chef_solo/chef-stacktrace.out [2013-03-23T03:35:57+03:00] DEBUG: Chef::Exceptions::EnclosingDirectoryDoesNotExist: template[/etc/selinux/config](selinux::de fault line 16) had an error: Chef::Exceptions::EnclosingDirectoryDoesNotExist: Parent directory /etc/selinux does not exist. /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/mixin/why_run.rb:241:in run' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/mixin/why_run.rb:322:inrun' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/mixin/why_run.rb:321:in each' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/mixin/why_run.rb:321:inrun' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/provider.rb:128:in process_resource_requirements' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/provider.rb:104:inrun_action' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/resource.rb:603:in run_action' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/runner.rb:50:inrun_action' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/runner.rb:82:in converge' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/runner.rb:82:ineach' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/runner.rb:82:in converge' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection.rb:94:inexecute_each_resource' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:116:in call' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:116:incall_iter ator_block' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:85:in step' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:104:initerate' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:55:in each_with_ index' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection.rb:92:inexecute_each_resource' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/runner.rb:81:in converge' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/client.rb:404:inconverge' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/client.rb:469:in do_run' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/client.rb:200:inrun' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/application.rb:190:in run_chef_client' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/application/solo.rb:239:inrun_application' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/application/solo.rb:231:in loop' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/application/solo.rb:231:inrun_application' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/../lib/chef/application.rb:73:in run' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/gems/chef-11.4.0/bin/chef-solo:25 /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/bin/chef-solo:19:inload' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/bin/chef-solo:19 /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p371/bin/ruby_noexec_wrapper:14 [2013-03-23T03:35:57+03:00] FATAL: Chef::Exceptions::EnclosingDirectoryDoesNotExist: template[/etc/selinux/config](selinux::de fault line 16) had an error: Chef::Exceptions::EnclosingDirectoryDoesNotExist: Parent directory /etc/selinux does not exist.

[jasonsmr]

Did you try installing selinux? yum install selinux solved this one for me, as it was not installed by default. make sure that selinux is disabled however. use the below command to check.

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