bootstrap scripts should set a better $PATH

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  • Type: Bug Bug
  • Status: Closed Closed
  • Priority: Major Major
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Affects Version/s: 0.9.8
  • Fix Version/s: 0.9.14
  • Component/s: Knife
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Description

Some systems will reset the path or otherwise munge it such that essential tools used by ohai aren't found.

export PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:$PATH

Should go at the top of the bootstrap script templates we ship for knife.

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Avishai Ish-Shalom added a comment - - edited

https://github.com/avishai-ish-shalom/chef/tree/CHEF-1756

export PATH="/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:$PATH"

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Avishai Ish-Shalom added a comment - - edited https://github.com/avishai-ish-shalom/chef/tree/CHEF-1756 export PATH="/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:$PATH"
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Daniel DeLeo added a comment -

Hi Avishai, we fixed this one inside Chef itself for 0.10 since this problem also occurs outside of the bootstraps.

Thanks,
Dan DeLeo

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Daniel DeLeo added a comment - Hi Avishai, we fixed this one inside Chef itself for 0.10 since this problem also occurs outside of the bootstraps. Thanks, Dan DeLeo

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  • Assignee:
    Daniel DeLeo
    Reporter:
    jtimberman
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