Can't start chef server

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Hello, list

I’m having a problem starting chef server under ubutnu 12.04. I hope you
don’t mind me including the problem in a pastebin format but I think that
might be a clearer way to see what may be going on.

Thanks

Tim

chef server won’t start on ubuntu 12.04

chef-server -N -e production

/usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in
gem_original_require': no such file to load -- chef/couchdb (LoadError) from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:inrequire’
from /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef/environment.rb:25
from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in
gem_original_require' from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:inrequire’
from /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef/node.rb:31
from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in
gem_original_require' from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:inrequire’
from /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef/search/query.rb:22
from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in
gem_original_require' from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:inrequire’
from /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef/mixin/language.rb:19
from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in
gem_original_require' from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:inrequire’
from /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef/resource.rb:22
from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in
`gem_original_require’

from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in `require’

from /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef/resource/file.rb:20
from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in
gem_original_require' from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:inrequire’
from /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef/provider/file.rb:21
from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in
gem_original_require' from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:inrequire’
from /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef/provider/cookbook_file.rb:20
from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in
gem_original_require' from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:inrequire’
from /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef/providers.rb:20
from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in
gem_original_require' from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:inrequire’
from /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef.rb:25
from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in
gem_original_require' from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:inrequire’
from /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-server-api-10.16.2/bin/chef-server:38
from /usr/bin/chef-server:19:in `load’
from /usr/bin/chef-server:19

followed all the steps in this document successfully

Install Chef Server Manually
http://wiki.opscode.com/display/chef/Installing+Chef+Server+Manually

And couchdb is listening on 5984

[root@chef:~] #lsof -i :5984COMMAND PID USER FD TYPE DEVICE
SIZE/OFF NODE NAME
beam 12399 couchdb 10u IPv4 92559 0t0 TCP localhost:5984 (LISTEN)

chef expander went fine

[root@chef:/tmp/gecode-3.5.0] #chef-expander -n1
[Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:28:22 -0500] WARN: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

[Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:28:22 -0500] WARN: Config file /etc/chef/solr.rb
does not exist or cannot be read by user (0)
[Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:28:22 -0500] WARN: Default configuration settings
will be used
[Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:28:22 -0500] WARN: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

[Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:28:22 -0500] INFO: Chef Expander 10.16.2 starting
cluster with 1 nodes
[Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:28:22 -0500] INFO: Starting cluster worker 1
[Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:28:22 -0500] INFO: Starting Consumers for vnodes 0-1023

chef solr is running

[root@chef:~] #ps -ef | grep solr | grep -v grep
root 9106 9091 0 12:31 pts/2 00:00:04 java -Xmx256M -Xms256M
-Dsolr.data.dir=/var/chef/solr/data -Dsolr.solr.home=/var/chef/solr
-jar /var/chef/solr-jetty/start.jar

machine info

[root@chef:~] #uname -aLinux chef 3.2.0-23-generic-pae #36-Ubuntu SMP
Tue Apr 10 22:19:09 UTC 2012 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
DISTRIB_ID=UbuntuDISTRIB_RELEASE=12.04DISTRIB_CODENAME=preciseDISTRIB_DESCRIPTION=“Ubuntu
12.04.1 LTS”

so what could be the prob?

Thanks,
Tim

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so what could be the prob?

Ruby.

But seriously, perhaps /usr/local/bin/ruby is not the Ruby you
want. Adjust your PATH and try again?

3

I've never installed chef server. But could this simply be that you need to
run 'bundle install' from the Rails app's directory? This looks like a
missing gem.

Mat

On Thursday, December 20, 2012, Tim Dunphy wrote:

Hello, list

I'm having a problem starting chef server under ubutnu 12.04. I hope you
don't mind me including the problem in a pastebin format but I think that
might be a clearer way to see what may be going on.

Thanks

Tim

chef server won't start on ubuntu 12.04

chef-server -N -e production

/usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in gem_original_require': no such file to load -- chef/couchdb (LoadError) from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in require'
from /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef/environment.rb:25
from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in gem_original_require' from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in require'
from /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef/node.rb:31
from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in gem_original_require' from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in require'
from /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef/search/query.rb:22
from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in gem_original_require' from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in require'
from /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef/mixin/language.rb:19
from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in gem_original_require' from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in require'
from /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef/resource.rb:22
from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in `gem_original_require'

from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in `require'

from /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef/resource/file.rb:20
from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in gem_original_require' from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in require'
from /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef/provider/file.rb:21
from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in gem_original_require' from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in require'
from /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef/provider/cookbook_file.rb:20
from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in gem_original_require' from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in require'
from /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef/providers.rb:20
from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in gem_original_require' from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in require'
from /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef.rb:25
from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in gem_original_require' from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in require'
from /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-server-api-10.16.2/bin/chef-server:38
from /usr/bin/chef-server:19:in `load'
from /usr/bin/chef-server:19

followed all the steps in this document successfully

Install Chef Server Manually http://wiki.opscode.com/display/chef/Installing+Chef+Server+Manually

And couchdb is listening on 5984

[root@chef:~] #lsof -i :5984COMMAND PID USER FD TYPE DEVICE SIZE/OFF NODE NAME
beam 12399 couchdb 10u IPv4 92559 0t0 TCP localhost:5984 (LISTEN)

chef expander went fine

[root@chef:/tmp/gecode-3.5.0] #chef-expander -n1
[Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:28:22 -0500] WARN: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
[Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:28:22 -0500] WARN: Config file /etc/chef/solr.rb does not exist or cannot be read by user (0)
[Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:28:22 -0500] WARN: Default configuration settings will be used
[Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:28:22 -0500] WARN: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
[Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:28:22 -0500] INFO: Chef Expander 10.16.2 starting cluster with 1 nodes
[Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:28:22 -0500] INFO: Starting cluster worker 1
[Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:28:22 -0500] INFO: Starting Consumers for vnodes 0-1023

chef solr is running

[root@chef:~] #ps -ef | grep solr | grep -v grep
root 9106 9091 0 12:31 pts/2 00:00:04 java -Xmx256M -Xms256M -Dsolr.data.dir=/var/chef/solr/data -Dsolr.solr.home=/var/chef/solr -jar /var/chef/solr-jetty/start.jar

machine info

[root@chef:~] #uname -aLinux chef 3.2.0-23-generic-pae #36-Ubuntu SMP Tue Apr 10 22:19:09 UTC 2012 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
DISTRIB_ID=UbuntuDISTRIB_RELEASE=12.04DISTRIB_CODENAME=preciseDISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS"

so what could be the prob?

Thanks,
Tim

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4

hey guys.. thanks for your response. but I ended up getting so frustrated
that I just tried again using ubuntu packages. Works like a charm at this
point! I highly recommend this approach over the gems approach.

Regards!
Tim

On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 5:39 PM, Mathieu Martin webmat@gmail.com wrote:

I've never installed chef server. But could this simply be that you need
to run 'bundle install' from the Rails app's directory? This looks like a
missing gem.

Mat

On Thursday, December 20, 2012, Tim Dunphy wrote:

Hello, list

I'm having a problem starting chef server under ubutnu 12.04. I hope you
don't mind me including the problem in a pastebin format but I think that
might be a clearer way to see what may be going on.

Thanks

Tim

chef server won't start on ubuntu 12.04

chef-server -N -e production

/usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in gem_original_require': no such file to load -- chef/couchdb (LoadError) from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in require'
from /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef/environment.rb:25
from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in gem_original_require' from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in require'
from /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef/node.rb:31
from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in gem_original_require' from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in require'
from /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef/search/query.rb:22
from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in gem_original_require' from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in require'
from /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef/mixin/language.rb:19
from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in gem_original_require' from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in require'
from /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef/resource.rb:22
from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in `gem_original_require'

from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in `require'

from /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef/resource/file.rb:20
from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in gem_original_require' from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in require'
from /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef/provider/file.rb:21
from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in gem_original_require' from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in require'
from /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef/provider/cookbook_file.rb:20
from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in gem_original_require' from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in require'
from /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef/providers.rb:20
from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in gem_original_require' from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in require'
from /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/chef.rb:25
from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in gem_original_require' from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in require'
from /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-server-api-10.16.2/bin/chef-server:38
from /usr/bin/chef-server:19:in `load'
from /usr/bin/chef-server:19

followed all the steps in this document successfully

Install Chef Server Manually http://wiki.opscode.com/display/chef/Installing+Chef+Server+Manually

And couchdb is listening on 5984

[root@chef:~] #lsof -i :5984COMMAND PID USER FD TYPE DEVICE SIZE/OFF NODE NAME
beam 12399 couchdb 10u IPv4 92559 0t0 TCP localhost:5984 (LISTEN)

chef expander went fine

[root@chef:/tmp/gecode-3.5.0] #chef-expander -n1
[Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:28:22 -0500] WARN: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
[Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:28:22 -0500] WARN: Config file /etc/chef/solr.rb does not exist or cannot be read by user (0)
[Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:28:22 -0500] WARN: Default configuration settings will be used
[Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:28:22 -0500] WARN: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
[Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:28:22 -0500] INFO: Chef Expander 10.16.2 starting cluster with 1 nodes
[Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:28:22 -0500] INFO: Starting cluster worker 1
[Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:28:22 -0500] INFO: Starting Consumers for vnodes 0-1023

chef solr is running

[root@chef:~] #ps -ef | grep solr | grep -v grep
root 9106 9091 0 12:31 pts/2 00:00:04 java -Xmx256M -Xms256M -Dsolr.data.dir=/var/chef/solr/data -Dsolr.solr.home=/var/chef/solr -jar /var/chef/solr-jetty/start.jar

machine info

[root@chef:~] #uname -aLinux chef 3.2.0-23-generic-pae #36-Ubuntu SMP Tue Apr 10 22:19:09 UTC 2012 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
DISTRIB_ID=UbuntuDISTRIB_RELEASE=12.04DISTRIB_CODENAME=preciseDISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS"

so what could be the prob?

Thanks,
Tim

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