Completely failing with knife-windows + winrm

Jeff_Blaine · November 21, 2012, 10:13pm

Does anyone have any success with knife-windows (0.5.10
from ‘gem install’)? I’m royally failing, and knife’s
-V argument is proving useless as usual.

$ knife bootstrap windows winrm jblaine-win.our.org -x jblaine -R
OUR.ORG -V --bootstrap-proxy http://gatekeeper.our.org:80/
Bootstrapping Chef on jblaine-win.our.org
jblaine-win.our.org "Rendering
’C:\Users\JBLAIN~1.OUR\AppData\Local\Temp\bootstrap-5398-1353533929.bat’
chunk 1"
ERROR: TypeError: can’t convert nil into String

Remarkably, if I go find the batch file on jblaine-win and run
it, it works fine.

Let’s see if I can do anything?

knife winrm jblaine-win.our.org "net use *" -m -x jblaine -R OUR.ORG -V ERROR: WinRM::WinRMWebServiceError: Bad SOAP Packet returned. Sometimes a retry will solve this error. knife winrm jblaine-win.our.org “net use *” -m -x jblaine -R OUR.ORG -V
ERROR: WinRM::WinRMWebServiceError: Bad SOAP Packet returned. Sometimes
a retry will solve this error.
$ knife winrm jblaine-win.our.org “net use *” -m -x jblaine -R OUR.ORG -V
ERROR: WinRM::WinRMWebServiceError: Bad SOAP Packet returned. Sometimes
a retry will solve this error.

kallistec · November 21, 2012, 10:20pm

On Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at 2:13 PM, Jeff Blaine wrote:

Does anyone have any success with knife-windows (0.5.10
from 'gem install')? I'm royally failing, and knife's
-V argument is proving useless as usual.

$ knife bootstrap windows winrm jblaine-win.our.org (http://jblaine-win.our.org) -x jblaine -R
OUR.ORG -V --bootstrap-proxy http://gatekeeper.our.org:80/
Bootstrapping Chef on jblaine-win.our.org (http://jblaine-win.our.org)
jblaine-win.our.org (http://jblaine-win.our.org) "Rendering
'C:\Users\JBLAIN~1.OUR\AppData\Local\Temp\bootstrap-5398-1353533929.bat'
chunk 1"
ERROR: TypeError: can't convert nil into String

Remarkably, if I go find the batch file on jblaine-win and run
it, it works fine.

Let's see if I can do anything?

$ knife winrm jblaine-win.our.org (http://jblaine-win.our.org) "net use *" -m -x jblaine -R OUR.ORG -V
ERROR: WinRM::WinRMWebServiceError: Bad SOAP Packet returned. Sometimes
a retry will solve this error.
$ knife winrm jblaine-win.our.org (http://jblaine-win.our.org) "net use *" -m -x jblaine -R OUR.ORG -V
ERROR: WinRM::WinRMWebServiceError: Bad SOAP Packet returned. Sometimes
a retry will solve this error.
$ knife winrm jblaine-win.our.org (http://jblaine-win.our.org) "net use *" -m -x jblaine -R OUR.ORG -V
ERROR: WinRM::WinRMWebServiceError: Bad SOAP Packet returned. Sometimes
a retry will solve this error.

What version of windows is this?

Also, you can give knife the `-V` argument twice for more information, but this won't help if the winrm library doesn't provide more debug output or knife-winrm isn't wired up to increase winrm's verbosity.

Daniel DeLeo

Jeff_Blaine · November 21, 2012, 10:33pm

On 11/21/2012 5:20 PM, Daniel DeLeo wrote:

On Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at 2:13 PM, Jeff Blaine wrote:

Does anyone have any success with knife-windows (0.5.10
from 'gem install')? I'm royally failing, and knife's
-V argument is proving useless as usual.

$ knife bootstrap windows winrm jblaine-win.our.org
http://jblaine-win.our.org -x jblaine -R
OUR.ORG -V --bootstrap-proxy http://gatekeeper.our.org:80/
Bootstrapping Chef on jblaine-win.our.org http://jblaine-win.our.org
jblaine-win.our.org http://jblaine-win.our.org "Rendering
'C:\Users\JBLAIN~1.OUR\AppData\Local\Temp\bootstrap-5398-1353533929.bat'
chunk 1"
ERROR: TypeError: can't convert nil into String

Remarkably, if I go find the batch file on jblaine-win and run
it, it works fine.

Let's see if I can do anything?

$ knife winrm jblaine-win.our.org http://jblaine-win.our.org "net
use *" -m -x jblaine -R OUR.ORG -V
ERROR: WinRM::WinRMWebServiceError: Bad SOAP Packet returned. Sometimes
a retry will solve this error.
$ knife winrm jblaine-win.our.org http://jblaine-win.our.org "net
use *" -m -x jblaine -R OUR.ORG -V
ERROR: WinRM::WinRMWebServiceError: Bad SOAP Packet returned. Sometimes
a retry will solve this error.
$ knife winrm jblaine-win.our.org http://jblaine-win.our.org "net
use *" -m -x jblaine -R OUR.ORG -V
ERROR: WinRM::WinRMWebServiceError: Bad SOAP Packet returned. Sometimes
a retry will solve this error.

What version of windows is this?

Windows 2008 Server R2

Also, you can give knife the -V argument twice for more information,
but this won't help if the winrm library doesn't provide more debug
output or knife-winrm isn't wired up to increase winrm's verbosity.

Handy. Thanks.

Here's the latest with -VV.

knife bootstrap windows winrm jblaine-win.our.org -x jblaine -R OUR.ORG
-VV --bootstrap-proxy http://gatekeeper.our.org:80/
...stuff...
DEBUG: Adding jblaine-win.our.org
DEBUG: :session => :init
DEBUG: :relay_to_servers => cmd.exe /C echo "Rendering
'%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-1353536911.bat' chunk 5" && >>
%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-1353536911.bat
(echo.echo.rU3sMcdSuHVB9pSTUFF...du0gkPTv2N0) && >>
%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-1353536911.bat
(echo.echo.hAH8BV2e3+0eJSTUFF...ni/hRCC) && >>
%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-1353536911.bat
(echo.echo.mpic27OBPcDNxdobwNKSTUFF...OFBgSr2Wjo5WyDg) && >>
%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-1353536911.bat
(echo.echo.3j8k2ZOFAlVxiDVSJoTSTUFF...gIufxu7PiXzq50) && >>
%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-1353536911.bat
(echo.echo.7/9kgETRB75wdeiwlzSTUFF...xJfhGb0nD/y4j) && >>
%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-1353536911.bat
(echo.echo.SwtNrxz4OwXSTUFF...Qu69UkMAFT9G) && >>
%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-1353536911.bat
(echo.echo.4HezEwKBgQCIs4NSTUFF...qPlpZnHGNaG) && >>
%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-1353536911.bat
(echo.echo.NzurCPfdKduWSTUFF...D6EeGTTLDrRFS) && >>
%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-1353536911.bat
(echo.echo.AIPOQPZ/ah7p7n2CMUZTS+eBfHWTcT/Giz6ML9G15qcO68m0jRTTAQ==) &&

%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-1353536911.bat (echo.echo.-----END RSA PRIVATE
KEY-----) && >> %TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-1353536911.bat (echo.) && >>
%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-1353536911.bat (echo.^)) && >>
%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-1353536911.bat (echo.) && >>
%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-1353536911.bat (echo.) && >>
%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-1353536911.bat (echo.^> C:\chef\client.rb ^() &&
%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-1353536911.bat (echo.echo.log_level
:info) && >> %TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-1353536911.bat
(echo.echo.log_location STDOUT) && >>
%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-1353536911.bat (echo.echo.) && >>
%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-1353536911.bat (echo.echo.chef_server_url
"http://rcf-cm-master.our.org:4000") && >>
%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-1353536911.bat (echo.echo.validation_client_name
"chef-validator") && >> %TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-1353536911.bat
(echo.echo.client_key "c:/chef/client.pem") && >>
%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-1353536911.bat (echo.echo.validation_key
"c:/chef/validation.pem")
DEBUG: :relayed => jblaine-win.our.org
DEBUG: jblaine-win.our.org => :run_command
DEBUG: jblaine-win.our.org[8DC6AEEA-C139-4587-AABF-23BCEF83D936] =>
:shell_open
ERROR: TypeError: can't convert nil into String

And then:

$ knife winrm 'jblaine-win.our.org' "net use *" -m -x jblaine -R OUR.ORG -VV
DEBUG: Using configuration from /home/jblaine/.chef/knife.rb
DEBUG: Adding jblaine-win.our.org
DEBUG: :session => :init
DEBUG: :relay_to_servers => net use *
DEBUG: :relayed => jblaine-win.our.org
DEBUG: jblaine-win.our.org => :run_command
DEBUG: jblaine-win.our.org[DD0618B7-575A-4608-8B6C-736EA72381BF] =>
:shell_open
/opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/winrm-1.1.2/lib/winrm/winrm_service.rb:382:in
rescue in send_message': Bad SOAP Packet returned. Sometimes a retry will solve this error. (WinRM::WinRMWebServiceError) from /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/winrm-1.1.2/lib/winrm/winrm_service.rb:370:in send_message'
from
/opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/winrm-1.1.2/lib/winrm/winrm_service.rb:136:in
run_command' from /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/em-winrm-0.5.4/lib/em-winrm/shell.rb:60:in run_command'
from
/opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/em-winrm-0.5.4/lib/em-winrm/server.rb:58:in
block (2 levels) in run_command' from /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/eventmachine-1.0.0.beta.3/lib/eventmachine.rb:1009:in call'
from
/opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/eventmachine-1.0.0.beta.3/lib/eventmachine.rb:1009:in
`block in spawn_threadpool'

Chirag_Jog · November 22, 2012, 5:16am

Hello Jeff,
Since you are using Kerberos for authentication, has the source
machine(assuming linux) on which you are running the knife commands been
pre-authentication with the AD?

Also it is always useful to check if every works fine with Basic
Authentication mode if possible.

Regards*,*
Chirag Jog
Chief Technology Officer,
Clogeny Technologies | http://clogeny.com
(M) 0091-9766619440 | Skype: chirag.jog

On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 4:03 AM, Jeff Blaine jblaine@kickflop.net wrote:

On 11/21/2012 5:20 PM, Daniel DeLeo wrote:

On Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at 2:13 PM, Jeff Blaine wrote:

Does anyone have any success with knife-windows (0.5.10

from 'gem install')? I'm royally failing, and knife's
-V argument is proving useless as usual.

$ knife bootstrap windows winrm jblaine-win.our.org
http://jblaine-win.our.org -x jblaine -R

OUR.ORG -V --bootstrap-proxy http://gatekeeper.our.org:80/
Bootstrapping Chef on jblaine-win.our.org http://jblaine-win.our.org
jblaine-win.our.org http://jblaine-win.our.org "Rendering

'C:\Users\JBLAIN~1.OUR*AppData\Local\Temp\bootstrap-*
5398-1353533929.bat'
chunk 1"
ERROR: TypeError: can't convert nil into String

Remarkably, if I go find the batch file on jblaine-win and run
it, it works fine.

Let's see if I can do anything?

$ knife winrm jblaine-win.our.org http://jblaine-win.our.org "net

use *" -m -x jblaine -R OUR.ORG -V
ERROR: WinRM::WinRMWebServiceError: Bad SOAP Packet returned. Sometimes
a retry will solve this error.
$ knife winrm jblaine-win.our.org http://jblaine-win.our.org "net

use *" -m -x jblaine -R OUR.ORG -V
ERROR: WinRM::WinRMWebServiceError: Bad SOAP Packet returned. Sometimes
a retry will solve this error.
$ knife winrm jblaine-win.our.org http://jblaine-win.our.org "net

use *" -m -x jblaine -R OUR.ORG -V
ERROR: WinRM::WinRMWebServiceError: Bad SOAP Packet returned. Sometimes
a retry will solve this error.

What version of windows is this?

Windows 2008 Server R2

Also, you can give knife the -V argument twice for more information,

but this won't help if the winrm library doesn't provide more debug
output or knife-winrm isn't wired up to increase winrm's verbosity.

Handy. Thanks.

Here's the latest with -VV.

knife bootstrap windows winrm jblaine-win.our.org -x jblaine -R OUR.ORG-VV --bootstrap-proxy
http://gatekeeper.our.org:80/
...stuff...
DEBUG: Adding jblaine-win.our.org
DEBUG: :session => :init
DEBUG: :relay_to_servers => cmd.exe /C echo "Rendering
'%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-**1353536911.bat' chunk 5" && >>
%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-**1353536911.bat (echo.echo.**rU3sMcdSuHVB9pSTUFF...
**du0gkPTv2N0) && >> %TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-1353536911.bat
(echo.echo.hAH8BV2e3+0eJSTUFF...ni/hRCC) && >> %TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-**1353536911.bat
(echo.echo.**mpic27OBPcDNxdobwNKSTUFF...**OFBgSr2Wjo5WyDg) && >>
%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-1353536911.bat (echo.echo.
3j8k2ZOFAlVxiDVSJoTSTUFF...*gIufxu7PiXzq50) && >> %TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-
*1353536911.bat (echo.echo.7/**9kgETRB75wdeiwlzSTUFF...**xJfhGb0nD/y4j)
&& >> %TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-**1353536911.bat
(echo.echo.SwtNrxz4OwXSTUFF...**Qu69UkMAFT9G) && >> %TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-
**1353536911.bat (echo.echo.**4HezEwKBgQCIs4NSTUFF...**qPlpZnHGNaG) && >>
%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-1353536911.bat (echo.echo.NzurCPfdKduWSTUFF...D6EeGTTLDrRFS)
&& >> %TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-1353536911.bat (echo.echo.AIPOQPZ/
ah7p7n2CMUZTS+eBfHWTcT/**Giz6ML9G15qcO68m0jRTTAQ==) && >>
%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-**1353536911.bat (echo.echo.-----END RSA PRIVATE
KEY-----) && >> %TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-**1353536911.bat (echo.) && >>
%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-**1353536911.bat (echo.^)) && >>
%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-**1353536911.bat (echo.) && >>
%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-**1353536911.bat (echo.) && >>
%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-**1353536911.bat (echo.^> C:\chef\client.rb ^() &&

%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-**1353536911.bat (echo.echo.log_level :info) &&
%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-**1353536911.bat (echo.echo.log_location
STDOUT) && >> %TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-**1353536911.bat (echo.echo.) && >>
%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-**1353536911.bat (echo.echo.chef_server_url "
http://rcf-cm-master.our.org:**4000 http://rcf-cm-master.our.org:4000")
&& >> %TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-**1353536911.bat (echo.echo.validation_client_
**name "chef-validator") && >> %TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-**1353536911.bat
(echo.echo.client_key "c:/chef/client.pem") && >>
%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-**1353536911.bat (echo.echo.validation_key
"c:/chef/validation.pem")
DEBUG: :relayed => jblaine-win.our.org
DEBUG: jblaine-win.our.org => :run_command
DEBUG: jblaine-win.our.org[8DC6AEEA-**C139-4587-AABF-23BCEF83D936] =>
:shell_open

ERROR: TypeError: can't convert nil into String

And then:

$ knife winrm 'jblaine-win.our.org' "net use *" -m -x jblaine -R OUR.ORG-VV
DEBUG: Using configuration from /home/jblaine/.chef/knife.rb
DEBUG: Adding jblaine-win.our.org
DEBUG: :session => :init
DEBUG: :relay_to_servers => net use *
DEBUG: :relayed => jblaine-win.our.org
DEBUG: jblaine-win.our.org => :run_command
DEBUG: jblaine-win.our.org[DD0618B7-**575A-4608-8B6C-736EA72381BF] =>
:shell_open
/opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/winrm-1.1.2/
lib/winrm/winrm_service.rb:**382:in rescue in send_message': Bad SOAP Packet returned. Sometimes a retry will solve this error. (WinRM::WinRMWebServiceError) from /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/**gems/1.9.1/gems/winrm-1.1.2/** lib/winrm/winrm_service.rb:**370:in send_message'
from /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/winrm-1.1.2/
lib/winrm/winrm_service.rb:**136:in run_command' from /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/**gems/1.9.1/gems/em-winrm-0.5.**4/lib/em-winrm/shell.rb:60:in run_command'
from /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/**gems/1.9.1/gems/em-winrm-0.5.**4/lib/em-winrm/server.rb:58:in
block (2 levels) in run_command' from /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/**gems/1.9.1/gems/eventmachine-** 1.0.0.beta.3/lib/eventmachine.**rb:1009:in call'
from /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/eventmachine-
1.0.0.beta.3/lib/eventmachine.**rb:1009:in `block in spawn_threadpool'

Jeff_Blaine · November 22, 2012, 11:18pm

Yes, I have authenticated locally. The batch file is written out to the Window's system's disk, so we're past auth.

Pardon the top-reply. Mail app I am using won't allow otherwise.

Chirag Jog chirag@clogeny.com wrote:

Hello Jeff,
Since you are using Kerberos for authentication, has the source
machine(assuming linux) on which you are running the knife commands
been
pre-authentication with the AD?

Also it is always useful to check if every works fine with Basic
Authentication mode if possible.

Regards*,*
Chirag Jog
Chief Technology Officer,
Clogeny Technologies | http://clogeny.com
(M) 0091-9766619440 | Skype: chirag.jog

On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 4:03 AM, Jeff Blaine jblaine@kickflop.net
wrote:

On 11/21/2012 5:20 PM, Daniel DeLeo wrote:

On Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at 2:13 PM, Jeff Blaine wrote:

Does anyone have any success with knife-windows (0.5.10

from 'gem install')? I'm royally failing, and knife's
-V argument is proving useless as usual.

$ knife bootstrap windows winrm jblaine-win.our.org
http://jblaine-win.our.org -x jblaine -R

OUR.ORG -V --bootstrap-proxy http://gatekeeper.our.org:80/
Bootstrapping Chef on jblaine-win.our.org
http://jblaine-win.our.org
jblaine-win.our.org http://jblaine-win.our.org "Rendering

'C:\Users\JBLAIN~1.OUR*AppData\Local\Temp\bootstrap-*
5398-1353533929.bat'
chunk 1"
ERROR: TypeError: can't convert nil into String

Remarkably, if I go find the batch file on jblaine-win and run
it, it works fine.

Let's see if I can do anything?

$ knife winrm jblaine-win.our.org http://jblaine-win.our.org "net

use *" -m -x jblaine -R OUR.ORG -V
ERROR: WinRM::WinRMWebServiceError: Bad SOAP Packet returned.
Sometimes
a retry will solve this error.
$ knife winrm jblaine-win.our.org http://jblaine-win.our.org "net

use *" -m -x jblaine -R OUR.ORG -V
ERROR: WinRM::WinRMWebServiceError: Bad SOAP Packet returned.
Sometimes
a retry will solve this error.
$ knife winrm jblaine-win.our.org http://jblaine-win.our.org "net

use *" -m -x jblaine -R OUR.ORG -V
ERROR: WinRM::WinRMWebServiceError: Bad SOAP Packet returned.
Sometimes
a retry will solve this error.

What version of windows is this?

Windows 2008 Server R2

Also, you can give knife the -V argument twice for more
information,

but this won't help if the winrm library doesn't provide more debug
output or knife-winrm isn't wired up to increase winrm's verbosity.

Handy. Thanks.

Here's the latest with -VV.

knife bootstrap windows winrm jblaine-win.our.org -x jblaine -R
OUR.ORG-VV --bootstrap-proxy
http://gatekeeper.our.org:80/
...stuff...
DEBUG: Adding jblaine-win.our.org
DEBUG: :session => :init
DEBUG: :relay_to_servers => cmd.exe /C echo "Rendering
'%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-**1353536911.bat' chunk 5" && >>
%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-**1353536911.bat
(echo.echo.**rU3sMcdSuHVB9pSTUFF...
**du0gkPTv2N0) && >> %TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-1353536911.bat
(echo.echo.hAH8BV2e3+0eJSTUFF...ni/hRCC) && >>
%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-**1353536911.bat
(echo.echo.**mpic27OBPcDNxdobwNKSTUFF...**OFBgSr2Wjo5WyDg) && >>
%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-1353536911.bat (echo.echo.
3j8k2ZOFAlVxiDVSJoTSTUFF...*gIufxu7PiXzq50) && >>
%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-
*1353536911.bat
(echo.echo.7/**9kgETRB75wdeiwlzSTUFF...**xJfhGb0nD/y4j)
&& >> %TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-**1353536911.bat
(echo.echo.SwtNrxz4OwXSTUFF...**Qu69UkMAFT9G) && >>
%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-
**1353536911.bat (echo.echo.**4HezEwKBgQCIs4NSTUFF...**qPlpZnHGNaG)
&& >>
%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-1353536911.bat
(echo.echo.NzurCPfdKduWSTUFF...D6EeGTTLDrRFS)
&& >> %TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-1353536911.bat (echo.echo.AIPOQPZ/
ah7p7n2CMUZTS+eBfHWTcT/**Giz6ML9G15qcO68m0jRTTAQ==) && >>
%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-**1353536911.bat (echo.echo.-----END RSA
PRIVATE
KEY-----) && >> %TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-**1353536911.bat (echo.) && >>
%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-**1353536911.bat (echo.^)) && >>
%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-**1353536911.bat (echo.) && >>
%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-**1353536911.bat (echo.) && >>
%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-**1353536911.bat (echo.^> C:\chef\client.rb ^()
&&

%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-**1353536911.bat (echo.echo.log_level :info)
&&
%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-**1353536911.bat (echo.echo.log_location
STDOUT) && >> %TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-**1353536911.bat (echo.echo.) &&

%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-**1353536911.bat (echo.echo.chef_server_url "
http://rcf-cm-master.our.org:**4000
http://rcf-cm-master.our.org:4000")
&& >> %TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-**1353536911.bat
(echo.echo.validation_client_
**name "chef-validator") && >> %TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-**1353536911.bat
(echo.echo.client_key "c:/chef/client.pem") && >>
%TEMP%\bootstrap-7422-**1353536911.bat (echo.echo.validation_key
"c:/chef/validation.pem")
DEBUG: :relayed => jblaine-win.our.org
DEBUG: jblaine-win.our.org => :run_command
DEBUG: jblaine-win.our.org[8DC6AEEA-**C139-4587-AABF-23BCEF83D936] =>
:shell_open

ERROR: TypeError: can't convert nil into String

And then:

$ knife winrm 'jblaine-win.our.org' "net use *" -m -x jblaine -R
OUR.ORG-VV
DEBUG: Using configuration from /home/jblaine/.chef/knife.rb
DEBUG: Adding jblaine-win.our.org
DEBUG: :session => :init
DEBUG: :relay_to_servers => net use *
DEBUG: :relayed => jblaine-win.our.org
DEBUG: jblaine-win.our.org => :run_command
DEBUG: jblaine-win.our.org[DD0618B7-**575A-4608-8B6C-736EA72381BF] =>
:shell_open
/opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/winrm-1.1.2/
lib/winrm/winrm_service.rb:**382:in rescue in send_message': Bad SOAP Packet returned. Sometimes a retry will solve this error. (WinRM::WinRMWebServiceError) from /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/**gems/1.9.1/gems/winrm-1.1.2/** lib/winrm/winrm_service.rb:**370:in send_message'
from
/opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/winrm-1.1.2/
lib/winrm/winrm_service.rb:**136:in run_command' from /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/**gems/1.9.1/gems/em-winrm-0.5.**4/lib/em-winrm/shell.rb:60:in run_command'
from
/opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/**gems/1.9.1/gems/em-winrm-0.5.**4/lib/em-winrm/server.rb:58:in
block (2 levels) in run_command' from /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/**gems/1.9.1/gems/eventmachine-** 1.0.0.beta.3/lib/eventmachine.**rb:1009:in call'
from
/opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/eventmachine-
1.0.0.beta.3/lib/eventmachine.**rb:1009:in `block in
spawn_threadpool'

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Also, you can give knife the -V argument twice for more information, but this won't help if the winrm library doesn't provide more debug output or knife-winrm isn't wired up to increase winrm's verbosity.

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Also, you can give knife the `-V` argument twice for more information, but this won't help if the winrm library doesn't provide more debug output or knife-winrm isn't wired up to increase winrm's verbosity.