# Chef-client version while bootstraping

**URL:** <https://discourse.chef.io/t/chef-client-version-while-bootstraping/6622>\
**Category:** Chef Infra (archive)\
**Created:** [May 28, 2015, 9:43pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/chef-client-version-while-bootstraping/6622 "2015-05-28T21:43:09Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 28, 2015, 9:43pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/chef-client-version-while-bootstraping/6622/1 "2015-05-28T21:43:09Z")

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hey guys,

I think i am missing something but couldn’t figure out what. I am trying to  
bootstrap a node with the chef-client version 11.18.12. But it keeps coming  
back with version 11.10.4. Below is the log.

\*2.1.1@oss:my\_project $ knife bootstrap  
[ec2-x.x.x.x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com](http://ec2-x.x.x.x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com)  
[http://ec2-x.x.x.x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com](http://ec2-x.x.x.x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com) -r  
chef-client::service -x ec2-user -E dev -N oss-test-boot-ver --secret-file  
’/home/chef/keys/somename\_dev\_databag\_secret.key’ --bootstrap-version  
11.18.12 --sudo \*

\*Doing old-style registration with the validation key at  
/home/chef/.chef/oss-dev-validator.pem… \*

\*Delete your validation key in order to use your user credentials instead \*

\*Connecting to [ec2-x.x.x.x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com](http://ec2-x.x.x.x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com)  
[http://ec2-x.x.x.x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com](http://ec2-x.x.x.x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com) \*

\*[ec2-x.x.x.x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com](http://ec2-x.x.x.x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com)  
[http://ec2-x.x.x.x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com](http://ec2-x.x.x.x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com) Starting first Chef  
Client run… \*

\*[ec2-x.x.x.x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com](http://ec2-x.x.x.x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com)  
[http://ec2-x.x.x.x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com](http://ec2-x.x.x.x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com) Starting Chef Client,  
version 11.10.4 \*

\*[ec2-x.x.x.x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com](http://ec2-x.x.x.x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com)  
[http://ec2-x.x.x.x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com](http://ec2-x.x.x.x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com) Creating a new client  
identity for oss-test-boot-ver using the validator key. \*

\*[ec2-x.x.x.x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com](http://ec2-x.x.x.x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com)  
[http://ec2-x.x.x.x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com](http://ec2-x.x.x.x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com) resolving cookbooks  
for run list: [“chef-client::service”] \*

–  
Regards  
nirish okram

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The bootstrap scripts checks to see if chef-client is already on the  
image and skips installation if it finds one. Since I don't see any  
omnibus output you've probably got 11.10.4 pre-installed.

On 05/28/2015 02:43 PM, niristotle okram wrote:

> hey guys,
> 
> I think i am missing something but couldn't figure out what. I am  
> trying to bootstrap a node with the chef-client version 11.18.12. But  
> it keeps coming back with version 11.10.4. Below is the log.
> 
> \*2.1.1@oss:my\_project $ knife bootstrap  
> [ec2-x.x.x.x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com](http://ec2-x.x.x.x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com)  
> [http://ec2-x.x.x.x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com](http://ec2-x.x.x.x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com) -r  
> chef-client::service -x ec2-user -E dev -N oss-test-boot-ver  
> --secret-file '/home/chef/keys/somename\_dev\_databag\_secret.key'  
> --bootstrap-version 11.18.12 --sudo \*
> 
> \*Doing old-style registration with the validation key at  
> /home/chef/.chef/oss-dev-validator.pem... \*
> 
> \*Delete your validation key in order to use your user credentials  
> instead \*
> 
> \*Connecting to [ec2-x.x.x.x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com](http://ec2-x.x.x.x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com)  
> [http://ec2-x.x.x.x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com](http://ec2-x.x.x.x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com) \*
> 
> \*[ec2-x.x.x.x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com](http://ec2-x.x.x.x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com)  
> [http://ec2-x.x.x.x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com](http://ec2-x.x.x.x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com) Starting first  
> Chef Client run... \*
> 
> \*[ec2-x.x.x.x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com](http://ec2-x.x.x.x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com)  
> [http://ec2-x.x.x.x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com](http://ec2-x.x.x.x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com) Starting Chef  
> Client, version 11.10.4 \*
> 
> \*[ec2-x.x.x.x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com](http://ec2-x.x.x.x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com)  
> [http://ec2-x.x.x.x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com](http://ec2-x.x.x.x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com) Creating a new  
> client identity for oss-test-boot-ver using the validator key. \*
> 
> \*[ec2-x.x.x.x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com](http://ec2-x.x.x.x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com)  
> [http://ec2-x.x.x.x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com](http://ec2-x.x.x.x.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com) resolving  
> cookbooks for run list: ["chef-client::service"] \*
> 
> --  
> Regards  
> nirish okram