Normal attributes on node get polluted

i set a normal attribute on a node like this:
“normal”: {
“cdh4”: {
“zookeeper”: {
“myid”: “1”
}
}
}

but as soon as i do this, after a chef-client run, when i edit the node
again the section under “normal” for “cdh4” is filled with all sorts of
other attributes that were set at default or override level in recipes and
the environment. why do they all end up here? i only want to set this one
attribute “myid” at the normal level, i dont want all cdh4 attributes to
become sticky at the normal level…

thanks! best, koert

Could be this bug: https://tickets.opscode.com/browse/CHEF-4918

The fix was just released in 11.12.0 (but be sure to upgrade to 11.12.2 which has some important bug fixes).

--
Daniel DeLeo

On Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at 4:52 PM, Koert Kuipers wrote:

i set a normal attribute on a node like this:
"normal": {
"cdh4": {
"zookeeper": {
"myid": "1"
}
}
}

but as soon as i do this, after a chef-client run, when i edit the node again the section under "normal" for "cdh4" is filled with all sorts of other attributes that were set at default or override level in recipes and the environment. why do they all end up here? i only want to set this one attribute "myid" at the normal level, i dont want all cdh4 attributes to become sticky at the normal level...

thanks! best, koert

our clients are 11.4.4 (we had issues with versions after that). could this
afect 11.4.4?
thanks! koert

On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 7:56 PM, Daniel DeLeo dan@kallistec.com wrote:

Could be this bug: https://tickets.opscode.com/browse/CHEF-4918

The fix was just released in 11.12.0 (but be sure to upgrade to 11.12.2
which has some important bug fixes).

--
Daniel DeLeo

On Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at 4:52 PM, Koert Kuipers wrote:

i set a normal attribute on a node like this:
"normal": {
"cdh4": {
"zookeeper": {
"myid": "1"
}
}
}

but as soon as i do this, after a chef-client run, when i edit the node
again the section under "normal" for "cdh4" is filled with all sorts of
other attributes that were set at default or override level in recipes and
the environment. why do they all end up here? i only want to set this one
attribute "myid" at the normal level, i dont want all cdh4 attributes to
become sticky at the normal level...

thanks! best, koert

I think everything from 11.0.0 to 11.12.0 is affected.

Not related to this bug, but my understanding is that client software is vulnerable to the heartbleed bug, and can be exploited before the client checks the certificate, so I’d recommend you upgrade if your client makes SSL connections to any HTTPS servers not under your direct control.

--
Daniel DeLeo

On Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at 5:02 PM, Koert Kuipers wrote:

our clients are 11.4.4 (we had issues with versions after that). could this afect 11.4.4?
thanks! koert

On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 7:56 PM, Daniel DeLeo <dan@kallistec.com (mailto:dan@kallistec.com)> wrote:

Could be this bug: https://tickets.opscode.com/browse/CHEF-4918

The fix was just released in 11.12.0 (but be sure to upgrade to 11.12.2 which has some important bug fixes).

--
Daniel DeLeo

On Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at 4:52 PM, Koert Kuipers wrote:

i set a normal attribute on a node like this:
"normal": {
"cdh4": {
"zookeeper": {
"myid": "1"
}
}
}

but as soon as i do this, after a chef-client run, when i edit the node again the section under "normal" for "cdh4" is filled with all sorts of other attributes that were set at default or override level in recipes and the environment. why do they all end up here? i only want to set this one attribute "myid" at the normal level, i dont want all cdh4 attributes to become sticky at the normal level...

thanks! best, koert

an upgrade to latest chef-client made the behavior go away. thanks

On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 8:23 PM, Daniel DeLeo dan@kallistec.com wrote:

I think everything from 11.0.0 to 11.12.0 is affected.

Not related to this bug, but my understanding is that client software is
vulnerable to the heartbleed bug, and can be exploited before the client
checks the certificate, so I'd recommend you upgrade if your client makes
SSL connections to any HTTPS servers not under your direct control.

--
Daniel DeLeo

On Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at 5:02 PM, Koert Kuipers wrote:

our clients are 11.4.4 (we had issues with versions after that). could
this afect 11.4.4?
thanks! koert

On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 7:56 PM, Daniel DeLeo <dan@kallistec.com (mailto:
dan@kallistec.com)> wrote:

Could be this bug: https://tickets.opscode.com/browse/CHEF-4918

The fix was just released in 11.12.0 (but be sure to upgrade to
11.12.2 which has some important bug fixes).

--
Daniel DeLeo

On Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at 4:52 PM, Koert Kuipers wrote:

i set a normal attribute on a node like this:
"normal": {
"cdh4": {
"zookeeper": {
"myid": "1"
}
}
}

but as soon as i do this, after a chef-client run, when i edit the
node again the section under "normal" for "cdh4" is filled with all sorts
of other attributes that were set at default or override level in recipes
and the environment. why do they all end up here? i only want to set this
one attribute "myid" at the normal level, i dont want all cdh4 attributes
to become sticky at the normal level...

thanks! best, koert