# Knife bootstrap error

**URL:** <https://discourse.chef.io/t/knife-bootstrap-error/9779>\
**Category:** Chef Infra (archive)\
**Created:** [October 27, 2016, 9:08pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/knife-bootstrap-error/9779 "2016-10-27T21:08:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![izghitu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/cc9497/32.png) [@izghitu](https://discourse.chef.io/u/izghitu)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 9:08pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/knife-bootstrap-error/9779/1 "2016-10-27T21:08:17Z")

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Hi,

I am running the usual knife bootstrap command which worked on other similar hosts on CentOS 6 64bit but this time I am getting the below odd error:

> Running: knife bootstrap --ssh-user user --ssh-port 22 --sudo --node-name --tags Tags --run-list 'recipe[RECIPE]'  
> Creating new client for  
> Creating new node for  
> Connecting to  
> -----\> Existing Chef installation detected  
> Starting the first Chef Client run...  
> /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/enc/utf\_32be.so: warning: failed to load encoding (utf-32be); use ASCII-8BIT instead  
> /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/enc/utf\_32le.so: warning: failed to load encoding (utf-32le); use ASCII-8BIT instead  
> /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/enc/utf\_32be.so: [BUG] vm\_call\_cfunc - cfp consistency error  
> ruby 2.3.1p112 (2016-04-26 revision 54768) [x86\_64-linux]

> -- Control frame information -----------------------------------------------  
> c:0056 p:-6453286 s:0292 e:000291 TOP [FINISH]  
> c:0055 p:-6454002 s:0290 e:000289 TOP [FINISH]  
> c:0054 p:---- s:0288 e:000287 CFUNC :require  
> c:0053 p:0124 s:0284 e:000283 METHOD /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/2.3.0/rubygems/core\_ext/kernel\_require.rb:55  
> c:0052 p:0010 s:0273 e:000272 CLASS /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/json/ext.rb:14  
> c:0051 p:0011 s:0271 e:000270 CLASS /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/json/ext.rb:13  
> c:0050 p:0063 s:0269 e:000268 TOP /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/json/ext.rb:10 [FINISH]  
> c:0049 p:---- s:0267 e:000266 CFUNC :require  
> c:0048 p:0124 s:0263 e:000262 METHOD /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/2.3.0/rubygems/core\_ext/kernel\_require.rb:55  
> c:0047 p:0021 s:0252 e:000251 CLASS /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/json.rb:59  
> c:0046 p:0018 s:0250 e:000249 TOP /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/json.rb:55 [FINISH]  
> c:0045 p:---- s:0248 e:000247 CFUNC :require  
> c:0044 p:0124 s:0244 e:000243 METHOD /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/2.3.0/rubygems/core\_ext/kernel\_require.rb:55  
> c:0043 p:0026 s:0233 e:000232 TOP /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.15.19/lib/chef/json\_compat.rb:23 [FINISH]  
> c:0042 p:---- s:0231 e:000230 CFUNC :require  
> c:0041 p:0124 s:0227 e:000226 METHOD /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/2.3.0/rubygems/core\_ext/kernel\_require.rb:55  
> c:0040 p:0008 s:0216 e:000215 TOP /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.15.19/lib/chef/http/json\_input.rb:20 [FINISH]  
> c:0039 p:---- s:0214 e:000213 CFUNC :require  
> c:0038 p:0124 s:0210 e:000209 METHOD /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/2.3.0/rubygems/core\_ext/kernel\_require.rb:55  
> c:0037 p:0044 s:0199 e:000198 TOP /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.15.19/lib/chef/server\_api.rb:23 [FINISH]  
> c:0036 p:---- s:0197 e:000196 CFUNC :require  
> c:0035 p:0124 s:0193 e:000192 METHOD /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/2.3.0/rubygems/core\_ext/kernel\_require.rb:55  
> c:0034 p:0026 s:0182 e:000181 TOP /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.15.19/lib/chef/search/query.rb:21 [FINISH]  
> c:0033 p:---- s:0180 e:000179 CFUNC :require  
> c:0032 p:0124 s:0176 e:000175 METHOD /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/2.3.0/rubygems/core\_ext/kernel\_require.rb:55  
> c:0031 p:0008 s:0165 e:000164 TOP /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.15.19/lib/chef/dsl/data\_query.rb:19 [FINISH]  
> c:0030 p:---- s:0163 e:000162 CFUNC :require  
> c:0029 p:0124 s:0159 e:000158 METHOD /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/2.3.0/rubygems/core\_ext/kernel\_require.rb:55  
> c:0028 p:0017 s:0148 e:000147 TOP /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.15.19/lib/chef/mixin/language.rb:20 [FINISH]  
> c:0027 p:---- s:0146 e:000145 CFUNC :require  
> c:0026 p:0124 s:0142 e:000141 METHOD /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/2.3.0/rubygems/core\_ext/kernel\_require.rb:55  
> c:0025 p:0018 s:0131 e:000130 TOP /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.15.19/lib/chef/dsl/platform\_introspection.rb:270 [FINISH]  
> c:0024 p:---- s:0129 e:000128 CFUNC :require  
> c:0023 p:0124 s:0125 e:000124 METHOD /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/2.3.0/rubygems/core\_ext/kernel\_require.rb:55  
> c:0022 p:0008 s:0114 e:000113 TOP /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.15.19/lib/chef/dsl/universal.rb:20 [FINISH]  
> c:0021 p:---- s:0112 e:000111 CFUNC :require  
> c:0020 p:0124 s:0108 e:000107 METHOD /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/2.3.0/rubygems/core\_ext/kernel\_require.rb:55  
> c:0019 p:0017 s:0097 e:000096 TOP /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.15.19/lib/chef/dsl/core.rb:21 [FINISH]  
> c:0018 p:---- s:0095 e:000094 CFUNC :require  
> c:0017 p:0124 s:0091 e:000090 METHOD /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/2.3.0/rubygems/core\_ext/kernel\_require.rb:55  
> c:0016 p:0062 s:0080 e:000079 TOP /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.15.19/lib/chef/provider.rb:26 [FINISH]  
> c:0015 p:---- s:0078 e:000077 CFUNC :require  
> c:0014 p:0124 s:0074 e:000073 METHOD /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/2.3.0/rubygems/core\_ext/kernel\_require.rb:55  
> c:0013 p:0008 s:0063 e:000062 TOP /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.15.19/lib/chef/provider/apt\_update.rb:19 [FINISH]  
> c:0012 p:---- s:0061 e:000060 CFUNC :require  
> c:0011 p:0124 s:0057 e:000056 METHOD /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/2.3.0/rubygems/core\_ext/kernel\_require.rb:55  
> c:0010 p:0008 s:0046 e:000045 TOP /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.15.19/lib/chef/providers.rb:19 [FINISH]  
> c:0009 p:---- s:0044 e:000043 CFUNC :require  
> c:0008 p:0124 s:0040 e:000039 METHOD /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/2.3.0/rubygems/core\_ext/kernel\_require.rb:55  
> c:0007 p:0062 s:0029 e:000028 TOP /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.15.19/lib/chef.rb:25 [FINISH]  
> c:0006 p:---- s:0027 e:000026 CFUNC :require  
> c:0005 p:0124 s:0023 e:000022 METHOD /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/2.3.0/rubygems/core\_ext/kernel\_require.rb:55  
> c:0004 p:0051 s:0012 e:000011 TOP /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.15.19/bin/chef-client:23 [FINISH]  
> c:0003 p:---- s:0010 e:000009 CFUNC :load  
> c:0002 p:0599 s:0006 E:000560 EVAL /usr/bin/chef-client:54 [FINISH]  
> c:0001 p:0000 s:0002 E:001500 (none) [FINISH]

> -- Ruby level backtrace information ----------------------------------------  
> /usr/bin/chef-client:54:in `<main>' /usr/bin/chef-client:54:in `load'  
> /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.15.19/bin/chef-client:23:in `<top (required)>' ... /2.3.0/json/ext.rb:14:in `module:Ext'  
> /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/2.3.0/rubygems/core\_ext/kernel\_require.rb:55:in `require' /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/site_ruby/2.3.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:55:in `require'

> -- C level backtrace information -------------------------------------------

> -- Other runtime information -----------------------------------------------

> - Loaded script: /usr/bin/chef-client

> - Loaded features:

> ```
> 0 enumerator.so
> 1 thread.rb
> 2 rational.so
> 3 complex.so
> 4 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86_64-linux/enc/encdb.so
> 5 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86_64-linux/enc/trans/transdb.so
> 6 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/unicode_normalize.rb
> 7 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86_64-linux/rbconfig.rb
> 8 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/site_ruby/2.3.0/rubygems/compatibility.rb
> 9 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/site_ruby/2.3.0/rubygems/defaults.rb
> 
> ```
> 
> 10 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/2.3.0/rubygems/deprecate.rb  
> 43 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-config-12.15.19/lib/chef-config/windows.rb  
> 44 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-config-12.15.19/lib/chef-config/logger.rb  
> 45 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-config-12.15.19/lib/chef-config/exceptions.rb  
> 46 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/mixlib-shellout-2.2.7/lib/mixlib/shellout/exceptions.rb  
> 47 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.15.19/lib/chef/exceptions.rb  
> 48 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/logger.rb  
> 49 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/prettyprint.rb  
> 50 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/pp.rb  
> 51 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.15.19/lib/chef/monologger.rb  
> 52 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/mixlib-log-1.7.1/lib/mixlib/log/version.rb  
> 53 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/date\_core.so  
> 54 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/date.rb  
> 55 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/time.rb  
> 56 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/mixlib-log-1.7.1/lib/mixlib/log/formatter.rb  
> 57 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/mixlib-log-1.7.1/lib/mixlib/log.rb  
> 58 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/syslog.so  
> 59 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/syslog-logger-1.6.8/lib/syslog-formatter.rb  
> 60 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/syslog-logger-1.6.8/lib/syslog-logger.rb  
> 61 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.15.19/lib/chef/mixin/unformatter.rb  
> ...  
> 119 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-config-12.15.19/lib/chef-config/config.rb  
> 120 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/ohai-8.20.0/lib/ohai/exception.rb  
> 121 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/ohai-8.20.0/lib/ohai/log.rb  
> 122 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/ohai-8.20.0/lib/ohai/plugin\_config.rb  
> 123 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/ohai-8.20.0/lib/ohai/config.rb  
> 124 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.15.19/lib/chef/config.rb  
> 125 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.15.19/lib/chef/mixin/from\_file.rb  
> 126 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.15.19/lib/chef/mixin/convert\_to\_class\_name.rb  
> 127 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.15.19/lib/chef/file\_access\_control/unix.rb  
> 128 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.15.19/lib/chef/file\_access\_control.rb  
> 129 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.15.19/lib/chef/mixin/enforce\_ownership\_and\_permissions.rb  
> 130 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.15.19/lib/chef/mixin/why\_run.rb  
> 131 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.15.19/lib/chef/mixin/shell\_out.rb  
> 132 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.15.19/lib/chef/mixin/descendants\_tracker.rb  
> 133 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.15.19/lib/chef/mixin/provides.rb  
> 134 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.15.19/lib/chef/dsl/declare\_resource.rb  
> 135 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/tempfile.rb  
> 136 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/socket.so  
> 137 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/io/wait.so  
> 138 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/socket.rb  
> 139 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/timeout.rb  
> 140 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/net/protocol.rb  
> 141 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/zlib.so  
> 142 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/net/http/exceptions.rb  
> 143 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/net/http/header.rb  
> 144 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/enc/windows\_31j.so  
> 145 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/net/http/generic\_request.rb  
> 146 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/net/http/request.rb  
> 147 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/net/http/requests.rb  
> 148 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/net/http/response.rb  
> 149 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/net/http/responses.rb  
> 150 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/net/http/proxy\_delta.rb  
> 151 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/net/http/backward.rb  
> 152 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/net/http.rb  
> 153 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/net/https.rb  
> 154 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.15.19/lib/chef/util/path\_helper.rb  
> 155 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.15.19/lib/chef/http/ssl\_policies.rb  
> 156 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/ohai-8.20.0/lib/ohai/version.rb  
> 157 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.15.19/lib/chef/http/http\_request.rb  
> 158 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.15.19/lib/chef/http/basic\_client.rb  
> 159 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.15.19/lib/chef/monkey\_patches/net\_http.rb  
> 160 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.15.19/lib/chef/http.rb  
> 161 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/base64.rb  
> 162 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/mixlib-authentication-1.4.1/lib/mixlib/authentication.rb  
> 163 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/mixlib-authentication-1.4.1/lib/mixlib/authentication/digester.rb  
> 164 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/mixlib-authentication-1.4.1/lib/mixlib/authentication/signedheaderauth.rb  
> 165 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.15.19/lib/chef/http/auth\_credentials.rb  
> 166 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.15.19/lib/chef/http/authenticator.rb  
> 167 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/singleton.rb  
> 168 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.15.19/lib/chef/http/cookie\_jar.rb  
> 169 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.15.19/lib/chef/http/cookie\_manager.rb  
> 170 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.15.19/lib/chef/http/decompressor.rb  
> 171 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/ffi-yajl-2.3.0/lib/ffi\_yajl/encoder.rb  
> 172 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/ffi-yajl-2.3.0/lib/ffi\_yajl/parser.rb  
> 173 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/ffi-yajl-2.3.0/lib/ffi\_yajl/ext/dlopen.so  
> 174 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/libyajl2-1.2.0/lib/libyajl2/version.rb  
> 175 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/libyajl2-1.2.0/lib/libyajl2.rb  
> 176 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/ffi-yajl-2.3.0/lib/ffi\_yajl/map\_library\_name.rb  
> 177 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/ffi-yajl-2.3.0/lib/ffi\_yajl/ext/parser.so  
> 178 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/ffi-yajl-2.3.0/lib/ffi\_yajl/ext/encoder.so  
> 179 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/ffi-yajl-2.3.0/lib/ffi\_yajl/ext.rb  
> 180 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/ffi-yajl-2.3.0/lib/ffi\_yajl.rb  
> 181 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/json/version.rb  
> 182 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/ostruct.rb  
> 183 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/json/generic\_object.rb  
> 184 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/json/common.rb  
> 185 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/enc/utf\_16be.so  
> 186 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/enc/utf\_16le.so  
> 187 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/json/ext/parser.so

> - Process memory map:

> 00400000-00401000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 4760344 /opt/chef/embedded/bin/ruby  
> 00600000-00601000 rw-p 00000000 08:01 4760344 /opt/chef/embedded/bin/ruby  
> 02234000-0315a000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 [heap]  
> 7f3384235000-7f3384236000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 4768635 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/enc/utf\_16le.so  
> 7f3384236000-7f3384436000 ---p 00001000 08:01 4768635 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/enc/utf\_16le.so  
> 7f3384436000-7f3384437000 rw-p 00001000 08:01 4768635 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/enc/utf\_16le.so  
> 7f3384437000-7f3384438000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 4768634 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/enc/utf\_16be.so  
> 7f3384438000-7f3384638000 ---p 00001000 08:01 4768634 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/enc/utf\_16be.so  
> 7f3384638000-7f3384639000 rw-p 00001000 08:01 4768634 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/enc/utf\_16be.so  
> 7f3384639000-7f338463f000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 4768653 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/json/ext/parser.so  
> 7f338463f000-7f338483e000 ---p 00006000 08:01 4768653 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/json/ext/parser.so  
> 7f338483e000-7f338483f000 rw-p 00005000 08:01 4768653 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/json/ext/parser.so  
> 7f338483f000-7f3384843000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 4793170 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/ffi-yajl-2.3.0/lib/ffi\_yajl/ext/encoder.so  
> 7f3384843000-7f3384a42000 ---p 00004000 08:01 4793170 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/ffi-yajl-2.3.0/lib/ffi\_yajl/ext/encoder.so  
> 7f3384a42000-7f3384a43000 rw-p 00003000 08:01 4793170 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/ffi-yajl-2.3.0/lib/ffi\_yajl/ext/encoder.so  
> 7f3384a43000-7f3384a46000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 4793171 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/ffi-yajl-2.3.0/lib/ffi\_yajl/ext/parser.so  
> 7f3384a46000-7f3384c45000 ---p 00003000 08:01 4793171 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/ffi-yajl-2.3.0/lib/ffi\_yajl/ext/parser.so  
> 7f3384c45000-7f3384c46000 rw-p 00002000 08:01 4793171 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/ffi-yajl-2.3.0/lib/ffi\_yajl/ext/parser.so  
> 7f3384c46000-7f3384c4f000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 4793761 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/libyajl2-1.2.0/lib/libyajl2/vendored-libyajl2/lib/libyajl.so  
> 7f3384c4f000-7f3384e4e000 ---p 00009000 08:01 4793761 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/libyajl2-1.2.0/lib/libyajl2/vendored-libyajl2/lib/libyajl.so  
> 7f3384e4e000-7f3384e4f000 rw-p 00008000 08:01 4793761 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/libyajl2-1.2.0/lib/libyajl2/vendored-libyajl2/lib/libyajl.so  
> 7f3384e4f000-7f3384e50000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 4793169 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/ffi-yajl-2.3.0/lib/ffi\_yajl/ext/dlopen.so  
> 7f3384e50000-7f338504f000 ---p 00001000 08:01 4793169 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/ffi-yajl-2.3.0/lib/ffi\_yajl/ext/dlopen.so  
> 7f338504f000-7f3385050000 rw-p 00000000 08:01 4793169 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/ffi-yajl-2.3.0/lib/ffi\_yajl/ext/dlopen.so  
> 7f3385050000-7f3385053000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 4768641 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/enc/windows\_31j.so  
> 7f3385053000-7f3385252000 ---p 00003000 08:01 4768641 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/enc/windows\_31j.so  
> 7f3385252000-7f3385253000 rw-p 00002000 08:01 4768641 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/enc/windows\_31j.so  
> 7f3385253000-7f3385262000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 4768675 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/zlib.so  
> 7f3385262000-7f3385462000 ---p 0000f000 08:01 4768675 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/zlib.so  
> 7f3385462000-7f3385463000 rw-p 0000f000 08:01 4768675 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/zlib.so  
> 7f3385463000-7f3385464000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 4768649 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/io/wait.so  
> 7f3385464000-7f3385664000 ---p 00001000 08:01 4768649 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/io/wait.so  
> 7f3385664000-7f3385665000 rw-p 00001000 08:01 4768649 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/io/wait.so  
> 7f3385665000-7f338568d000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 4768670 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/socket.so  
> 7f338568d000-7f338588d000 ---p 00028000 08:01 4768670 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/socket.so  
> 7f338588d000-7f338588e000 rw-p 00028000 08:01 4768670 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/socket.so  
> 7f338588e000-7f338588f000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 4768648 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/io/nonblock.so  
> 7f338588f000-7f3385a8e000 ---p 00001000 08:01 4768648 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/io/nonblock.so  
> 7f3385a8e000-7f3385a8f000 rw-p 00000000 08:01 4768648 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/io/nonblock.so  
> 7f3385a8f000-7f3385a92000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 4768578 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/digest.so  
> 7f3385a92000-7f3385c92000 ---p 00003000 08:01 4768578 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/digest.so  
> 7f3385c92000-7f3385c93000 rw-p 00003000 08:01 4768578 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/digest.so  
> 7f3385c93000-7f3385ca7000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 4760672 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/libz.so.1.2.8  
> 7f3385ca7000-7f3385ea7000 ---p 00014000 08:01 4760672 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/libz.so.1.2.8  
> 7f3385ea7000-7f3385ea8000 rw-p 00014000 08:01 4760672 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/libz.so.1.2.8  
> 7f3385ea8000-7f3386116000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 4760618 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/libcrypto.so.1.0.0  
> 7f3386116000-7f3386316000 ---p 0026e000 08:01 4760618 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/libcrypto.so.1.0.0  
> 7f3386316000-7f3386342000 rw-p 0026e000 08:01 4760618 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/libcrypto.so.1.0.0  
> 7f3386342000-7f3386346000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0  
> 7f3386346000-7f33863a8000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 4760653 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/libssl.so.1.0.0  
> 7f33863a8000-7f33865a8000 ---p 00062000 08:01 4760653 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/libssl.so.1.0.0  
> 7f33865a8000-7f33865b2000 rw-p 00062000 08:01 4760653 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/libssl.so.1.0.0  
> 7f33865b2000-7f3386602000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 4768659 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/openssl.so  
> 7f3386602000-7f3386802000 ---p 00050000 08:01 4768659 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/openssl.so  
> 7f3386802000-7f3386806000 rw-p 00050000 08:01 4768659 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/openssl.so  
> 7f3386806000-7f3386807000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 4768643 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/fcntl.so  
> 7f3386807000-7f3386a06000 ---p 00001000 08:01 4768643 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/fcntl.so  
> 7f3386a06000-7f3386a07000 rw-p 00000000 08:01 4768643 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/fcntl.so  
> 7f3386a07000-7f3386a0d000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 4768642 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/etc.so  
> 7f3386a0d000-7f3386c0c000 ---p 00006000 08:01 4768642 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/etc.so  
> 7f3386c0c000-7f3386c0d000 rw-p 00005000 08:01 4768642 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/etc.so  
> 7f3386c0d000-7f3386c14000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 4768660 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/pathname.so  
> 7f3386c14000-7f3386e13000 ---p 00007000 08:01 4768660 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/pathname.so  
> 7f3386e13000-7f3386e14000 rw-p 00006000 08:01 4768660 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/pathname.so  
> 7f3386e14000-7f3386e17000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 4768673 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/syslog.so  
> 7f3386e17000-7f3387016000 ---p 00003000 08:01 4768673 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/syslog.so  
> 7f3387016000-7f3387017000 rw-p 00002000 08:01 4768673 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/syslog.so  
> 7f3387017000-7f338704b000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 4768576 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/date\_core.so  
> 7f338704b000-7f338724b000 ---p 00034000 08:01 4768576 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/date\_core.so  
> 7f338724b000-7f338724d000 rw-p 00034000 08:01 4768576 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/date\_core.so  
> 7f338724d000-7f338724e000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0  
> 7f338724e000-7f3387255000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 4768671 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/stringio.so  
> 7f3387255000-7f3387455000 ---p 00007000 08:01 4768671 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/stringio.so  
> 7f3387455000-7f3387456000 rw-p 00007000 08:01 4768671 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/stringio.so  
> 7f3387456000-7f3387458000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 4768631 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/enc/trans/transdb.so  
> 7f3387458000-7f3387658000 ---p 00002000 08:01 4768631 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/enc/trans/transdb.so  
> 7f3387658000-7f3387659000 rw-p 00002000 08:01 4768631 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/enc/trans/transdb.so  
> 7f3387659000-7f338765b000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 4768588 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/enc/encdb.so  
> 7f338765b000-7f338785a000 ---p 00002000 08:01 4768588 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/enc/encdb.so  
> 7f338785a000-7f338785b000 rw-p 00001000 08:01 4768588 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86\_64-linux/enc/encdb.so  
> 7f338785b000-7f338d6ed000 r--p 00000000 08:01 6009565 /usr/lib/locale/locale-archive  
> 7f338d6ed000-7f338d6ef000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 131176 /lib64/libfreebl3.so  
> 7f338d6ef000-7f338d8ee000 ---p 00002000 08:01 131176 /lib64/libfreebl3.so  
> 7f338d8ee000-7f338d8ef000 r--p 00001000 08:01 131176 /lib64/libfreebl3.so  
> 7f338d8ef000-7f338d8f0000 rw-p 00002000 08:01 131176 /lib64/libfreebl3.so  
> 7f338d8f0000-7f338da7a000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 131087 /lib64/libc-2.12.so  
> 7f338da7a000-7f338dc7a000 ---p 0018a000 08:01 131087 /lib64/libc-2.12.so  
> 7f338dc7a000-7f338dc7e000 r--p 0018a000 08:01 131087 /lib64/libc-2.12.so  
> 7f338dc7e000-7f338dc80000 rw-p 0018e000 08:01 131087 /lib64/libc-2.12.so  
> 7f338dc80000-7f338dc84000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0  
> 7f338dc84000-7f338dd07000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 131412 /lib64/libm-2.12.so  
> 7f338dd07000-7f338df06000 ---p 00083000 08:01 131412 /lib64/libm-2.12.so  
> 7f338df06000-7f338df07000 r--p 00082000 08:01 131412 /lib64/libm-2.12.so  
> 7f338df07000-7f338df08000 rw-p 00083000 08:01 131412 /lib64/libm-2.12.so  
> 7f338df08000-7f338df0f000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 131088 /lib64/libcrypt-2.12.so  
> 7f338df0f000-7f338e10f000 ---p 00007000 08:01 131088 /lib64/libcrypt-2.12.so  
> 7f338e10f000-7f338e110000 r--p 00007000 08:01 131088 /lib64/libcrypt-2.12.so  
> 7f338e110000-7f338e111000 rw-p 00008000 08:01 131088 /lib64/libcrypt-2.12.so  
> 7f338e111000-7f338e13f000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0  
> 7f338e13f000-7f338e141000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 131411 /lib64/libdl-2.12.so  
> 7f338e141000-7f338e341000 ---p 00002000 08:01 131411 /lib64/libdl-2.12.so  
> 7f338e341000-7f338e342000 r--p 00002000 08:01 131411 /lib64/libdl-2.12.so  
> 7f338e342000-7f338e343000 rw-p 00003000 08:01 131411 /lib64/libdl-2.12.so  
> 7f338e343000-7f338e34a000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 131420 /lib64/librt-2.12.so  
> 7f338e34a000-7f338e549000 ---p 00007000 08:01 131420 /lib64/librt-2.12.so  
> 7f338e549000-7f338e54a000 r--p 00006000 08:01 131420 /lib64/librt-2.12.so  
> 7f338e54a000-7f338e54b000 rw-p 00007000 08:01 131420 /lib64/librt-2.12.so  
> 7f338e54b000-7f338e562000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 131106 /lib64/libpthread-2.12.so  
> 7f338e562000-7f338e762000 ---p 00017000 08:01 131106 /lib64/libpthread-2.12.so  
> 7f338e762000-7f338e763000 r--p 00017000 08:01 131106 /lib64/libpthread-2.12.so  
> 7f338e763000-7f338e764000 rw-p 00018000 08:01 131106 /lib64/libpthread-2.12.so  
> 7f338e764000-7f338e768000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0  
> 7f338e768000-7f338ea13000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 4760650 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/libruby.so.2.3.0  
> 7f338ea13000-7f338ec13000 ---p 002ab000 08:01 4760650 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/libruby.so.2.3.0  
> 7f338ec13000-7f338ec1b000 rw-p 002ab000 08:01 4760650 /opt/chef/embedded/lib/libruby.so.2.3.0  
> 7f338ec1b000-7f338ec2c000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0  
> 7f338ec2c000-7f338ec4c000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 131080 /lib64/ld-2.12.so  
> 7f338ed32000-7f338ed39000 r--s 00000000 08:01 6030822 /usr/lib64/gconv/gconv-modules.cache  
> 7f338ed39000-7f338ee40000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0  
> 7f338ee45000-7f338ee46000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0  
> 7f338ee46000-7f338ee47000 ---p 00000000 00:00 0  
> 7f338ee47000-7f338ee4b000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0  
> 7f338ee4b000-7f338ee4c000 r--p 0001f000 08:01 131080 /lib64/ld-2.12.so  
> 7f338ee4c000-7f338ee4d000 rw-p 00020000 08:01 131080 /lib64/ld-2.12.so  
> 7f338ee4d000-7f338ee4e000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0  
> 7fff86230000-7fff86a2f000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 [stack]  
> 7fff86bd5000-7fff86bd6000 r-xp 00000000 00:00 0 [vdso]  
> ffffffffff600000-ffffffffff601000 r-xp 00000000 00:00 0 [vsyscall]

> [NOTE]  
> You may have encountered a bug in the Ruby interpreter or extension libraries.  
> Bug reports are welcome.  
> For details: [http://www.ruby-lang.org/bugreport.html](http://www.ruby-lang.org/bugreport.html)

Any ideas what might be wrong? Please help  
Thanks

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**Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 7:07am UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/knife-bootstrap-error/9779/2 "2016-10-28T07:07:02Z")

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> [@izghitu](#):
>
> knife bootstrap --ssh-user user --ssh-port 22 --sudo --node-name --tags Tags --run-list

Assuming the fact that you are running this command from your workstation: I believe you are missing node IP or FQDN.  
The command should be

knife bootstrap {{server-ip}} --ssh-user user --ssh-port 22 --sudo --node-name --tags Tags --run-list 'recipe[RECIPE]'

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**Author:** ![izghitu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/cc9497/32.png) [@izghitu](https://discourse.chef.io/u/izghitu)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 7:28am UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/knife-bootstrap-error/9779/3 "2016-10-28T07:28:13Z")

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I am not, it was removed intentionally when posting the message.

Any other ideas?  
Thanks

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**Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 1:30pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/knife-bootstrap-error/9779/4 "2017-09-20T13:30:04Z")

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Also the `--node-name` value is not specified.
