# Attributes file is not being reflected on node configuration

**URL:** https://discourse.chef.io/t/attributes-file-is-not-being-reflected-on-node-configuration/8521
**Category:** Chef Infra (archive)
**Created:** [May 20, 2016, 12:17pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/attributes-file-is-not-being-reflected-on-node-configuration/8521 "2016-05-20T12:17:01Z")
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### Author: ![artisticcheese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@artisticcheese](https://discourse.chef.io/u/artisticcheese)
#### Post date: [May 20, 2016, 12:17pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/attributes-file-is-not-being-reflected-on-node-configuration/8521/1 "2016-05-20T12:17:01Z")

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Hello,

I created attributes file with override statement for chef-client which is not being reflected on node during runtime. Attribute file is below

> force\_override['chef\_client']['interval'] = '180'

I know for sure it's being processed since I write out value of that attribute to log file but Windows service does not pick up that change. (Chef::Log.info("interval is set to " + node['chef\_client']['interval']))

```
2016-05-20T05:13:37-07:00] INFO: interval is set to 180
....
[2016-05-20T05:14:15-07:00] INFO: Next chef-client run will happen in 1800.33304049832 seconds

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