KNIFE-CONFIGURE(1) knife configure KNIFE-CONFIGURE(1)NAMEknife-configure - The man page for the knife configure subcommand.
The knife configure subcommand is used to create the knife.rb and
client.rb files so that they can be distributed to workstations and
nodes.
Syntax
This subcommand has the following syntax when creating a knife.rb file:
$ knife configure (options)
and the following syntax when creating a client.rb file:
$ knife configure client DIRECTORY
Options
This subcommand has the following options:
--admin-client-key PATH
The path to the private key used by the client, typically a file
named admin.pem.
--admin-client-name NAME
The name of the client, typically the name of the admin client.
-c CONFIG_FILE, --config CONFIG_FILE
The configuration file to use.
--chef-zero-port PORT
The port on which chef-zero will listen.
--[no-]color
Use to view colored output.
-d, --disable-editing
Use to prevent the $EDITOR from being opened and to accept data
as-is.
--defaults
Use to have Knife use the default value instead of asking a user
to provide one.
-e EDITOR, --editor EDITOR
The $EDITOR that is used for all interactive commands.
-E ENVIRONMENT, --environment ENVIRONMENT
The name of the environment. When this option is added to a com‐
mand, the command will run only against the named environment.
-F FORMAT, --format FORMAT
The output format: summary (default), text, json, yaml, and pp.
-h, --help
Shows help for the command.
-i, --initial
Use to create a API client, typically an administrator client on
a freshly-installed Chef server.
-k KEY, --key KEY
The private key that Knife will use to sign requests made by the
API client to the Chef server.
--print-after
Use to show data after a destructive operation.
-r REPO, --repository REPO
The path to the chef-repo.
-s URL, --server-url URL
The URL for the Chef server.
-u USER, --user USER
The user name used by Knife to sign requests made by the API
client to the Chef server. Authentication will fail if the user
name does not match the private key.
-v, --version
The version of the chef-client.
-V, --verbose
Set for more verbose outputs. Use -VV for maximum verbosity.
--validation-client-name NAME
The name of the validation client.
--validation-key PATH
The path to the validation key used by the client, typically a
file named validation.pem.
-y, --yes
Use to respond to all confirmation prompts with "Yes". Knife
will not ask for confirmation.
-z, --local-mode
Use to run the chef-client in local mode. This allows all com‐
mands that work against the Chef server to also work against the
local chef-repo.
Examples
$ knife configure
$ knife configure client '/directory'
AUTHOR
Chef
Chef 11.14 KNIFE-CONFIGURE(1)
