Chef client cannot daemonize on Windows

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  • Type: Bug Bug
  • Status: Closed Closed
  • Priority: Major Major
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Affects Version/s: None
  • Fix Version/s: 0.10.10
  • Component/s: Chef Client
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Description

Is this entirely the wrong idea? Windows doesn't fork.

win32/daemon: http://rubyforge.org/docman/view.php/85/596/daemon.html

C:\chef>chef-client -d -c client.rb
[Tue, 05 Oct 2010 23:07:47 +0100] INFO: Daemonizing..
FATAL: There is no fork: fork() function is unimplemented on this machine
[Tue, 05 Oct 2010 23:07:47 +0100] FATAL: There is no fork: fork() function is unimplemented on this machine

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is duplicated by

Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. CHEF-2839 Windows: chef-client --daemonize

  • Critical - Crashes, loss of data, severe memory leak.
  • Closed - The issue is considered finished, the resolution is correct. Issues which are closed can be reopened.

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Doug MacEachern added a comment -

Even if that worked, the process would be killed after you logout. Need to run under the Service Manager. There's a recipe for that: http://tickets.opscode.com/browse/CHEF-1569?focusedCommentId=14998

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Doug MacEachern added a comment - Even if that worked, the process would be killed after you logout. Need to run under the Service Manager. There's a recipe for that: http://tickets.opscode.com/browse/CHEF-1569?focusedCommentId=14998
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Christopher Maier added a comment -

Fixed in christophermaier/chef/tree/CHEF-1736

Merged in cef603c

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Christopher Maier added a comment - Fixed in christophermaier/chef/tree/CHEF-1736 Merged in cef603c
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Status Open [ 1 ] Resolved [ 5 ]
Assignee Christopher Maier [ cwmaier ]
Resolution Fixed [ 1 ]
Seth Chisamore made changes -
Fix Version/s 0.10.8 [ 10604 ]
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Seth Chisamore added a comment -

this has been merged.

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Seth Chisamore added a comment - this has been merged.
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Bryan McLellan [Opscode] added a comment -

bulk update fix_version to 0.10.10

keyword for search: winter (ignore this)

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Bryan McLellan [Opscode] added a comment - bulk update fix_version to 0.10.10 keyword for search: winter (ignore this)
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Resolution Fixed [ 1 ]
Status Closed [ 6 ] Reopened [ 4 ]
Fix Version/s 0.10.10 [ 10702 ]
Fix Version/s 0.10.8 [ 10604 ]
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Bryan McLellan [Opscode] added a comment -

bulk update -> re-closing

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Bryan McLellan [Opscode] added a comment - bulk update -> re-closing
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Status Reopened [ 4 ] Closed [ 6 ]
Resolution Fixed [ 1 ]
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Link This issue is duplicated by CHEF-2839 [ CHEF-2839 ]
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Bryan McLellan [Opscode] added a comment -

For the purpose of search keywords, this feature should allow running the chef-client daemon as a service on Windows.

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Bryan McLellan [Opscode] added a comment - For the purpose of search keywords, this feature should allow running the chef-client daemon as a service on Windows.
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Christopher Maier added a comment -

For the brave that don't want to wait until the MSI is ready, this can be installed and run on Windows now.

To install the 'chef-client' Windows Service, run

C:\Path\to\Chef-Repo\chef\distro\windows\service_manager.rb --action install

The service may then be started manually through the Services manager, or by running

C:\Path\to\Chef-Repo\chef\distro\windows\service_manager.rb --action start

To see the various actions and configuration options available, run

C:\Path\to\Chef-Repo\chef\distro\windows\service_manager.rb --help

The default knife configuration file is at <SYSTEMDRIVE>/chef/client.rb. Logging goes to <SYSTEMDRIVE>/chef/client.log. Both can be set via the service_manager.rb script, or as service startup parameters (via the Windows Service manager). Configuration parameters set within the knife configuration file supersede all other configurations, and changes here are picked up automatically at the beginning of each Chef client run.

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Christopher Maier added a comment - For the brave that don't want to wait until the MSI is ready, this can be installed and run on Windows now. To install the 'chef-client' Windows Service, run C:\Path\to\Chef-Repo\chef\distro\windows\service_manager.rb --action install The service may then be started manually through the Services manager, or by running C:\Path\to\Chef-Repo\chef\distro\windows\service_manager.rb --action start To see the various actions and configuration options available, run C:\Path\to\Chef-Repo\chef\distro\windows\service_manager.rb --help The default knife configuration file is at <SYSTEMDRIVE>/chef/client.rb . Logging goes to <SYSTEMDRIVE>/chef/client.log . Both can be set via the service_manager.rb script, or as service startup parameters (via the Windows Service manager). Configuration parameters set within the knife configuration file supersede all other configurations, and changes here are picked up automatically at the beginning of each Chef client run.
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Alun Carp added a comment -

Christopher, I have used this script to create the service on a Win2K8 R2 machine. Unfortunately it throws a NameError if there are recipes in the run list. Running chef-client from a command prompt does not throw an error and processes the run list. Should I create a new ticket for this?

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Alun Carp added a comment - Christopher, I have used this script to create the service on a Win2K8 R2 machine. Unfortunately it throws a NameError if there are recipes in the run list. Running chef-client from a command prompt does not throw an error and processes the run list. Should I create a new ticket for this?
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Transition Time In Source Status Execution Times Last Executer Last Execution Date
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400d 8m 1 Christopher Maier 09/Nov/11 10:24 PM
Resolved Resolved Closed Closed
1h 52m 1 Seth Chisamore 10/Nov/11 12:17 AM
Closed Closed Reopened Reopened
36d 38m 1 Bryan McLellan [Opscode] 16/Dec/11 12:55 AM
Reopened Reopened Closed Closed
2m 46s 1 Bryan McLellan [Opscode] 16/Dec/11 12:58 AM

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  • Assignee:
    Christopher Maier
    Reporter:
    Bryan McLellan [Opscode]
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