knife configure
knife configure
subcommand to create the client.rb and credential files so that they can be distributed to workstations and nodes.Syntax
This subcommand has the following syntax when creating a credentials file:
knife configure (options)
and the following syntax when creating a client.rb file:
knife configure client DIRECTORY
Options
Note
This subcommand has the following options for use when configuring a config.rb file:
--admin-client-name NAME
The name of the client, typically the name of the admin client.
--admin-client-key PATH
The path to the private key used by the client, typically a file named
admin.pem
.-i
,--initial
Create a API client, typically an administrator client on a freshly-installed Chef Infra Server.
-r REPO
,--repository REPO
The path to the chef-repo.
--validation-client-name NAME
The name of the validation client, typically a client named chef-validator.
--validation-key PATH
The path to the validation key used by the client, typically a file named chef-validator.pem.
Note
Examples
The following examples show how to use this knife subcommand:
Configure credentials file
knife configure
Configure client.rb
knife configure client '/directory'