Please help with windows_package exception

If I install the *.msi manually, it installs. When installing it via windows_package resource, I get an exception. I can’t find what Chef means by “Required argument source is missing!”

==========================================================================

====
Error executing action install on resource ‘windows_package[c:\windows\t
p\chef-client\DbBuilder-0.0.0051-339.msi]’
==========================================================================

Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed
----------------------------------
Required argument source is missing!

Cookbook Trace:
---------------
c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/windows/libraries/windows_package.rb:106:in `insta

_package’
c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/windows/libraries/windows_package.rb:31:in `block
class:WindowsCookbookPackage

Resource Declaration:
---------------------
# In c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/db-mssql/recipes/install_dbbuilder.rb

 26: windows_package "#{win_pkg}" do
 27:   action :install
 28:   installer_type :msi
 29:   options "quiet"
 30: end
 31:

Compiled Resource:
------------------
# Declared in c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/db-mssql/recipes/install_dbbuilder.r

26:in `from_file’

windows_cookbook_package("c:\windows\temp\chef-client\DbBuilder-0.0.0051-3

.msi") do
provider Chef::Provider::WindowsCookbookPackage
action [:install]
retries 0
retry_delay 2
default_guard_interpreter :default
declared_type :windows_package
cookbook_name "db-mssql"
recipe_name "install_dbbuilder"
installer_type :msi
options "quiet"
package_name "c:\windows\temp\chef-client\DbBuilder-0.0.0051-339.msi
end

[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] INFO: Running queued delayed notifications before
-raising exception
[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] INFO: Running queued delayed notifications before re
-raising exception

Running handlers:
[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] ERROR: Running exception handlers
Running handlers complete
[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] ERROR: Exception handlers complete
[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] FATAL: Stacktrace dumped to c:/chef/cache/chef-stack
trace.out
Chef Client failed. 14 resources updated in 37.360134 seconds
[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] INFO: Sending resource update report (run-id: 10c432
fa-7efa-49de-8248-e91238e1a0a8)
[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] FATAL: Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed: windows_p
ackage[c:\windows\temp\chef-client\DbBuilder-0.0.0051-339.msi] (db-mssql::instal
l_dbbuilder line 26) had an error: Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed: Required
argument source is missing!

Here’s a better cut/paste of the output. My original post looked like the *.msi name was misconfigured.

Chris

============================================================================

====
Error executing action install on resource ‘windows_package[c:\windows\tem
p\chef-client\DbBuilder-0.0.0051-339.msi]’
============================================================================

Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed
----------------------------------
Required argument source is missing!

Cookbook Trace:
---------------
c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/windows/libraries/windows_package.rb:106:in `install

_package’
c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/windows/libraries/windows_package.rb:31:in `block in
class:WindowsCookbookPackage

Resource Declaration:
---------------------
# In c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/db-mssql/recipes/install_dbbuilder.rb

 26: windows_package "#{win_pkg}" do
 27:   action :install
 28:   installer_type :msi
29:   options "quiet"
 30: end
 31:

Compiled Resource:
------------------
# Declared in c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/db-mssql/recipes/install_dbbuilder.rb:

26:in `from_file’

windows_cookbook_package("c:\windows\temp\chef-client\DbBuilder-0.0.0051-339

.msi") do
provider Chef::Provider::WindowsCookbookPackage
action [:install]
retries 0
retry_delay 2
default_guard_interpreter :default
declared_type :windows_package
cookbook_name "db-mssql"
recipe_name "install_dbbuilder"
installer_type :msi
options "quiet"
package_name "c:\windows\temp\chef-client\DbBuilder-0.0.0051-339.msi"
end

[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] INFO: Running queued delayed notifications before re
-raising exception

Running handlers:
[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] ERROR: Running exception handlers
Running handlers complete
[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] ERROR: Exception handlers complete
[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] FATAL: Stacktrace dumped to c:/chef/cache/chef-stack
trace.out
Chef Client failed. 14 resources updated in 37.360134 seconds
[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] INFO: Sending resource update report (run-id: 10c432
fa-7efa-49de-8248-e91238e1a0a8)
[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] FATAL: Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed: windows_p
ackage[c:\windows\temp\chef-client\DbBuilder-0.0.0051-339.msi] (db-mssql::instal
l_dbbuilder line 26) had an error: Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed: Required
argument source is missing!

From: Fouts, Chris [mailto:Chris.Fouts@Sensus.com]
Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2015 8:28 PM
To: chef@lists.opscode.com
Subject: [chef] Please help with windows_package exception

If I install the *.msi manually, it installs. When installing it via windows_package resource, I get an exception. I can’t find what Chef means by “Required argument source is missing!”

==========================================================================

====
Error executing action install on resource ‘windows_package[c:\windows\t
p\chef-client\DbBuilder-0.0.0051-339.msi]’
==========================================================================

Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed
----------------------------------
Required argument source is missing!

Cookbook Trace:
---------------
c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/windows/libraries/windows_package.rb:106:in `insta

_package’
c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/windows/libraries/windows_package.rb:31:in `block
class:WindowsCookbookPackage

Resource Declaration:
---------------------
# In c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/db-mssql/recipes/install_dbbuilder.rb

 26: windows_package "#{win_pkg}" do
 27:   action :install
 28:   installer_type :msi
 29:   options "quiet"
 30: end
 31:

Compiled Resource:
------------------
# Declared in c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/db-mssql/recipes/install_dbbuilder.r

26:in `from_file’

windows_cookbook_package("c:\windows\temp\chef-client\DbBuilder-0.0.0051-3

.msi") do
provider Chef::Provider::WindowsCookbookPackage
action [:install]
retries 0
retry_delay 2
default_guard_interpreter :default
declared_type :windows_package
cookbook_name "db-mssql"
recipe_name "install_dbbuilder"
installer_type :msi
options "quiet"
package_name "c:\windows\temp\chef-client\DbBuilder-0.0.0051-339.msi
end

[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] INFO: Running queued delayed notifications before
-raising exception
[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] INFO: Running queued delayed notifications before re
-raising exception

Running handlers:
[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] ERROR: Running exception handlers
Running handlers complete
[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] ERROR: Exception handlers complete
[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] FATAL: Stacktrace dumped to c:/chef/cache/chef-stack
trace.out
Chef Client failed. 14 resources updated in 37.360134 seconds
[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] INFO: Sending resource update report (run-id: 10c432
fa-7efa-49de-8248-e91238e1a0a8)
[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] FATAL: Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed: windows_p
ackage[c:\windows\temp\chef-client\DbBuilder-0.0.0051-339.msi] (db-mssql::instal
l_dbbuilder line 26) had an error: Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed: Required
argument source is missing!

Specify the path to the MSI in the source attribute instead of as the name
of the resource.

As example from the cookbook:

windows_package 'Mozilla Firefox 5.0 (x86 en-US)' do

source '
http://archive.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/5.0/win32/en-US/Firefox%20Setup%205.0.exe
'

options '-ms'

installer_type :custom

action :install

end
On Feb 22, 2015 6:06 PM, "Fouts, Chris" Chris.Fouts@sensus.com wrote:

Here’s a better cut/paste of the output. My original post looked like
the *.msi name was misconfigured.

Chris

============================================================================

====

Error executing action `install` on resource

'windows_package[c:\windows\tem

p\chef-client\DbBuilder-0.0.0051-339.msi]'

============================================================================

====

Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed

----------------------------------

Required argument source is missing!



Cookbook Trace:

---------------

c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/windows/libraries/windows_package.rb:106:in

`install

_package'

c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/windows/libraries/windows_package.rb:31:in

`block in

class:WindowsCookbookPackage'

Resource Declaration:

---------------------

# In c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/db-mssql/recipes/install_dbbuilder.rb



 26: windows_package "#{win_pkg}" do

 27:   action :install

 28:   installer_type :msi

29:   options "quiet"

 30: end

 31:



Compiled Resource:

------------------

# Declared in

c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/db-mssql/recipes/install_dbbuilder.rb:

26:in `from_file'

windows_cookbook_package("c:\windows\temp\chef-client\DbBuilder-0.0.0051-339

.msi") do

  provider Chef::Provider::WindowsCookbookPackage

  action [:install]

  retries 0

  retry_delay 2

  default_guard_interpreter :default

  declared_type :windows_package

  cookbook_name "db-mssql"

  recipe_name "install_dbbuilder"

  installer_type :msi

  options "quiet"

  package_name

"c:\windows\temp\chef-client\DbBuilder-0.0.0051-339.msi"

end

[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] INFO: Running queued delayed notifications
before re

-raising exception

Running handlers:

[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] ERROR: Running exception handlers

Running handlers complete

[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] ERROR: Exception handlers complete

[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] FATAL: Stacktrace dumped to
c:/chef/cache/chef-stack

trace.out

Chef Client failed. 14 resources updated in 37.360134 seconds

[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] INFO: Sending resource update report (run-id:
10c432

fa-7efa-49de-8248-e91238e1a0a8)

[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] FATAL: Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed:
windows_p

ackage[c:\windows\temp\chef-client\DbBuilder-0.0.0051-339.msi]
(db-mssql::instal

l_dbbuilder line 26) had an error: Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed:
Required

argument source is missing!

From: Fouts, Chris [mailto:Chris.Fouts@Sensus.com]
Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2015 8:28 PM
To: chef@lists.opscode.com
Subject: [chef] Please help with windows_package exception

If I install the *.msi manually, it installs. When installing it via
windows_package resource, I get an exception. I can’t find what Chef means
by “Required argument source is missing!”

==========================================================================

====

Error executing action `install` on resource

'windows_package[c:\windows\t

p\chef-client\DbBuilder-0.0.0051-339.msi]'

==========================================================================

====

Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed

----------------------------------

Required argument source is missing!



Cookbook Trace:

---------------

c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/windows/libraries/windows_package.rb:106:in

`insta

_package'

c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/windows/libraries/windows_package.rb:31:in

`block

class:WindowsCookbookPackage'

Resource Declaration:

---------------------

# In c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/db-mssql/recipes/install_dbbuilder.rb



 26: windows_package "#{win_pkg}" do

 27:   action :install

 28:   installer_type :msi

 29:   options "quiet"

 30: end

 31:



Compiled Resource:

------------------

# Declared in

c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/db-mssql/recipes/install_dbbuilder.r

26:in `from_file'

windows_cookbook_package("c:\windows\temp\chef-client\DbBuilder-0.0.0051-3

.msi") do

  provider Chef::Provider::WindowsCookbookPackage

  action [:install]

  retries 0

  retry_delay 2

  default_guard_interpreter :default

  declared_type :windows_package

  cookbook_name "db-mssql"

  recipe_name "install_dbbuilder"

  installer_type :msi

  options "quiet"

  package_name

"c:\windows\temp\chef-client\DbBuilder-0.0.0051-339.msi

end

[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] INFO: Running queued delayed notifications
before

-raising exception

[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] INFO: Running queued delayed notifications
before re

-raising exception

Running handlers:

[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] ERROR: Running exception handlers

Running handlers complete

[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] ERROR: Exception handlers complete

[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] FATAL: Stacktrace dumped to
c:/chef/cache/chef-stack

trace.out

Chef Client failed. 14 resources updated in 37.360134 seconds

[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] INFO: Sending resource update report (run-id:
10c432

fa-7efa-49de-8248-e91238e1a0a8)

[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] FATAL: Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed:
windows_p

ackage[c:\windows\temp\chef-client\DbBuilder-0.0.0051-339.msi]
(db-mssql::instal

l_dbbuilder line 26) had an error: Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed:
Required

argument source is missing!

That’s what ended up doing. However, according to https://docs.chef.io/resource_windows_package.html, the source attribute is optional, and takes on the resource’s name. This used to work!

Chris

From: Jay Mundrawala [mailto:jdm@getchef.com]
Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2015 9:15 PM
To: chef@lists.opscode.com
Subject: [chef] Re: RE: Please help with windows_package exception

Specify the path to the MSI in the source attribute instead of as the name of the resource.

As example from the cookbook:

windows_package ‘Mozilla Firefox 5.0 (x86 en-US)’ do

source ‘http://archive.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/5.0/win32/en-US/Firefox%20Setup%205.0.exe

options ‘-ms’

installer_type :custom

action :install

end
On Feb 22, 2015 6:06 PM, “Fouts, Chris” <Chris.Fouts@sensus.commailto:Chris.Fouts@sensus.com> wrote:
Here’s a better cut/paste of the output. My original post looked like the *.msi name was misconfigured.

Chris

============================================================================

====
Error executing action install on resource ‘windows_package[c:\windows\tem
p\chef-client\DbBuilder-0.0.0051-339.msi]’
============================================================================

Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed
----------------------------------
Required argument source is missing!

Cookbook Trace:
---------------
c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/windows/libraries/windows_package.rb:106:in `install

_package’
c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/windows/libraries/windows_package.rb:31:in `block in
class:WindowsCookbookPackage

Resource Declaration:
---------------------
# In c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/db-mssql/recipes/install_dbbuilder.rb

 26: windows_package "#{win_pkg}" do
 27:   action :install
 28:   installer_type :msi
29:   options "quiet"
 30: end
 31:

Compiled Resource:
------------------
# Declared in c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/db-mssql/recipes/install_dbbuilder.rb:

26:in `from_file’

windows_cookbook_package("c:\windows\temp\chef-client\DbBuilder-0.0.0051-339

.msi") do
provider Chef::Provider::WindowsCookbookPackage
action [:install]
retries 0
retry_delay 2
default_guard_interpreter :default
declared_type :windows_package
cookbook_name "db-mssql"
recipe_name "install_dbbuilder"
installer_type :msi
options "quiet"
package_name "c:\windows\temp\chef-client\DbBuilder-0.0.0051-339.msi"
end

[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] INFO: Running queued delayed notifications before re
-raising exception

Running handlers:
[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] ERROR: Running exception handlers
Running handlers complete
[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] ERROR: Exception handlers complete
[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] FATAL: Stacktrace dumped to c:/chef/cache/chef-stack
trace.out
Chef Client failed. 14 resources updated in 37.360134 seconds
[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] INFO: Sending resource update report (run-id: 10c432
fa-7efa-49de-8248-e91238e1a0a8)
[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] FATAL: Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed: windows_p
ackage[c:\windows\temp\chef-client\DbBuilder-0.0.0051-339.msi] (db-mssql::instal
l_dbbuilder line 26) had an error: Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed: Required
argument source is missing!

From: Fouts, Chris [mailto:Chris.Fouts@Sensus.commailto:Chris.Fouts@Sensus.com]
Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2015 8:28 PM
To: chef@lists.opscode.commailto:chef@lists.opscode.com
Subject: [chef] Please help with windows_package exception

If I install the *.msi manually, it installs. When installing it via windows_package resource, I get an exception. I can’t find what Chef means by “Required argument source is missing!”

==========================================================================

====
Error executing action install on resource ‘windows_package[c:\windows\t
p\chef-client\DbBuilder-0.0.0051-339.msi]’
==========================================================================

Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed
----------------------------------
Required argument source is missing!

Cookbook Trace:
---------------
c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/windows/libraries/windows_package.rb:106:in `insta

_package’
c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/windows/libraries/windows_package.rb:31:in `block
class:WindowsCookbookPackage

Resource Declaration:
---------------------
# In c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/db-mssql/recipes/install_dbbuilder.rb

 26: windows_package "#{win_pkg}" do
 27:   action :install
 28:   installer_type :msi
 29:   options "quiet"
 30: end
 31:

Compiled Resource:
------------------
# Declared in c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/db-mssql/recipes/install_dbbuilder.r

26:in `from_file’

windows_cookbook_package("c:\windows\temp\chef-client\DbBuilder-0.0.0051-3

.msi") do
provider Chef::Provider::WindowsCookbookPackage
action [:install]
retries 0
retry_delay 2
default_guard_interpreter :default
declared_type :windows_package
cookbook_name "db-mssql"
recipe_name "install_dbbuilder"
installer_type :msi
options "quiet"
package_name "c:\windows\temp\chef-client\DbBuilder-0.0.0051-339.msi
end

[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] INFO: Running queued delayed notifications before
-raising exception
[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] INFO: Running queued delayed notifications before re
-raising exception

Running handlers:
[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] ERROR: Running exception handlers
Running handlers complete
[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] ERROR: Exception handlers complete
[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] FATAL: Stacktrace dumped to c:/chef/cache/chef-stack
trace.out
Chef Client failed. 14 resources updated in 37.360134 seconds
[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] INFO: Sending resource update report (run-id: 10c432
fa-7efa-49de-8248-e91238e1a0a8)
[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] FATAL: Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed: windows_p
ackage[c:\windows\temp\chef-client\DbBuilder-0.0.0051-339.msi] (db-mssql::instal
l_dbbuilder line 26) had an error: Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed: Required
argument source is missing!

You're using the Windows cookbook, which has slight differences from the
core windows package resource. You could file an issue for the Windows
cookbook so we don't lose track of this.
On Feb 22, 2015 6:18 PM, "Fouts, Chris" Chris.Fouts@sensus.com wrote:

That’s what ended up doing. However, according to
windows_package Resource, the source attribute
is optional, and takes on the resource’s name. This used to work!

Chris

From: Jay Mundrawala [mailto:jdm@getchef.com]
Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2015 9:15 PM
To: chef@lists.opscode.com
Subject: [chef] Re: RE: Please help with windows_package exception

Specify the path to the MSI in the source attribute instead of as the name
of the resource.

As example from the cookbook:

windows_package 'Mozilla Firefox 5.0 (x86 en-US)' do

source '
http://archive.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/5.0/win32/en-US/Firefox%20Setup%205.0.exe
'

options '-ms'

installer_type :custom

action :install

end

On Feb 22, 2015 6:06 PM, "Fouts, Chris" Chris.Fouts@sensus.com wrote:

Here’s a better cut/paste of the output. My original post looked like the
*.msi name was misconfigured.

Chris

============================================================================

====

Error executing action `install` on resource

'windows_package[c:\windows\tem

p\chef-client\DbBuilder-0.0.0051-339.msi]'

============================================================================

====

Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed

----------------------------------

Required argument source is missing!



Cookbook Trace:

---------------

c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/windows/libraries/windows_package.rb:106:in

`install

_package'

c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/windows/libraries/windows_package.rb:31:in

`block in

class:WindowsCookbookPackage'

Resource Declaration:

---------------------

# In c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/db-mssql/recipes/install_dbbuilder.rb



 26: windows_package "#{win_pkg}" do

 27:   action :install

 28:   installer_type :msi

29:   options "quiet"

 30: end

 31:



Compiled Resource:

------------------

# Declared in

c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/db-mssql/recipes/install_dbbuilder.rb:

26:in `from_file'

windows_cookbook_package("c:\windows\temp\chef-client\DbBuilder-0.0.0051-339

.msi") do

  provider Chef::Provider::WindowsCookbookPackage

  action [:install]

  retries 0

  retry_delay 2

  default_guard_interpreter :default

  declared_type :windows_package

  cookbook_name "db-mssql"

  recipe_name "install_dbbuilder"

  installer_type :msi

  options "quiet"

  package_name

"c:\windows\temp\chef-client\DbBuilder-0.0.0051-339.msi"

end

[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] INFO: Running queued delayed notifications
before re

-raising exception

Running handlers:

[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] ERROR: Running exception handlers

Running handlers complete

[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] ERROR: Exception handlers complete

[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] FATAL: Stacktrace dumped to
c:/chef/cache/chef-stack

trace.out

Chef Client failed. 14 resources updated in 37.360134 seconds

[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] INFO: Sending resource update report (run-id:
10c432

fa-7efa-49de-8248-e91238e1a0a8)

[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] FATAL: Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed:
windows_p

ackage[c:\windows\temp\chef-client\DbBuilder-0.0.0051-339.msi]
(db-mssql::instal

l_dbbuilder line 26) had an error: Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed:
Required

argument source is missing!

From: Fouts, Chris [mailto:Chris.Fouts@Sensus.com]
Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2015 8:28 PM
To: chef@lists.opscode.com
Subject: [chef] Please help with windows_package exception

If I install the *.msi manually, it installs. When installing it via
windows_package resource, I get an exception. I can’t find what Chef means
by “Required argument source is missing!”

==========================================================================

====

Error executing action `install` on resource

'windows_package[c:\windows\t

p\chef-client\DbBuilder-0.0.0051-339.msi]'

==========================================================================

====

Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed

----------------------------------

Required argument source is missing!



Cookbook Trace:

---------------

c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/windows/libraries/windows_package.rb:106:in

`insta

_package'

c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/windows/libraries/windows_package.rb:31:in

`block

class:WindowsCookbookPackage'

Resource Declaration:

---------------------

# In c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/db-mssql/recipes/install_dbbuilder.rb



 26: windows_package "#{win_pkg}" do

 27:   action :install

 28:   installer_type :msi

 29:   options "quiet"

 30: end

 31:



Compiled Resource:

------------------

# Declared in

c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/db-mssql/recipes/install_dbbuilder.r

26:in `from_file'

windows_cookbook_package("c:\windows\temp\chef-client\DbBuilder-0.0.0051-3

.msi") do

  provider Chef::Provider::WindowsCookbookPackage

  action [:install]

  retries 0

  retry_delay 2

  default_guard_interpreter :default

  declared_type :windows_package

  cookbook_name "db-mssql"

  recipe_name "install_dbbuilder"

  installer_type :msi

  options "quiet"

  package_name

"c:\windows\temp\chef-client\DbBuilder-0.0.0051-339.msi

end

[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] INFO: Running queued delayed notifications
before

-raising exception

[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] INFO: Running queued delayed notifications
before re

-raising exception

Running handlers:

[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] ERROR: Running exception handlers

Running handlers complete

[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] ERROR: Exception handlers complete

[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] FATAL: Stacktrace dumped to
c:/chef/cache/chef-stack

trace.out

Chef Client failed. 14 resources updated in 37.360134 seconds

[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] INFO: Sending resource update report (run-id:
10c432

fa-7efa-49de-8248-e91238e1a0a8)

[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] FATAL: Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed:
windows_p

ackage[c:\windows\temp\chef-client\DbBuilder-0.0.0051-339.msi]
(db-mssql::instal

l_dbbuilder line 26) had an error: Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed:
Required

argument source is missing!

Ok I will file an issue on the Windows cookbook.

To use the core windows_* resources, I just remove the dependency on the windows cookbook in my metadata.rb file?

Chris

From: Jay Mundrawala [mailto:jdm@getchef.com]
Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2015 10:08 PM
To: chef@lists.opscode.com
Subject: [chef] Re: RE: Re: RE: Please help with windows_package exception

You’re using the Windows cookbook, which has slight differences from the core windows package resource. You could file an issue for the Windows cookbook so we don’t lose track of this.
On Feb 22, 2015 6:18 PM, “Fouts, Chris” <Chris.Fouts@sensus.commailto:Chris.Fouts@sensus.com> wrote:
That’s what ended up doing. However, according to https://docs.chef.io/resource_windows_package.html, the source attribute is optional, and takes on the resource’s name. This used to work!

Chris

From: Jay Mundrawala [mailto:jdm@getchef.commailto:jdm@getchef.com]
Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2015 9:15 PM
To: chef@lists.opscode.commailto:chef@lists.opscode.com
Subject: [chef] Re: RE: Please help with windows_package exception

Specify the path to the MSI in the source attribute instead of as the name of the resource.

As example from the cookbook:

windows_package ‘Mozilla Firefox 5.0 (x86 en-US)’ do

source ‘http://archive.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/5.0/win32/en-US/Firefox%20Setup%205.0.exe

options ‘-ms’

installer_type :custom

action :install

end
On Feb 22, 2015 6:06 PM, “Fouts, Chris” <Chris.Fouts@sensus.commailto:Chris.Fouts@sensus.com> wrote:
Here’s a better cut/paste of the output. My original post looked like the *.msi name was misconfigured.

Chris

============================================================================

====
Error executing action install on resource ‘windows_package[c:\windows\tem
p\chef-client\DbBuilder-0.0.0051-339.msi]’
============================================================================

Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed
----------------------------------
Required argument source is missing!

Cookbook Trace:
---------------
c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/windows/libraries/windows_package.rb:106:in `install

_package’
c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/windows/libraries/windows_package.rb:31:in `block in
class:WindowsCookbookPackage

Resource Declaration:
---------------------
# In c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/db-mssql/recipes/install_dbbuilder.rb

 26: windows_package "#{win_pkg}" do
 27:   action :install
 28:   installer_type :msi
29:   options "quiet"
 30: end
 31:

Compiled Resource:
------------------
# Declared in c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/db-mssql/recipes/install_dbbuilder.rb:

26:in `from_file’

windows_cookbook_package("c:\windows\temp\chef-client\DbBuilder-0.0.0051-339

.msi") do
provider Chef::Provider::WindowsCookbookPackage
action [:install]
retries 0
retry_delay 2
default_guard_interpreter :default
declared_type :windows_package
cookbook_name "db-mssql"
recipe_name "install_dbbuilder"
installer_type :msi
options "quiet"
package_name "c:\windows\temp\chef-client\DbBuilder-0.0.0051-339.msi"
end

[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] INFO: Running queued delayed notifications before re
-raising exception

Running handlers:
[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] ERROR: Running exception handlers
Running handlers complete
[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] ERROR: Exception handlers complete
[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] FATAL: Stacktrace dumped to c:/chef/cache/chef-stack
trace.out
Chef Client failed. 14 resources updated in 37.360134 seconds
[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] INFO: Sending resource update report (run-id: 10c432
fa-7efa-49de-8248-e91238e1a0a8)
[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] FATAL: Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed: windows_p
ackage[c:\windows\temp\chef-client\DbBuilder-0.0.0051-339.msi] (db-mssql::instal
l_dbbuilder line 26) had an error: Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed: Required
argument source is missing!

From: Fouts, Chris [mailto:Chris.Fouts@Sensus.commailto:Chris.Fouts@Sensus.com]
Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2015 8:28 PM
To: chef@lists.opscode.commailto:chef@lists.opscode.com
Subject: [chef] Please help with windows_package exception

If I install the *.msi manually, it installs. When installing it via windows_package resource, I get an exception. I can’t find what Chef means by “Required argument source is missing!”

==========================================================================

====
Error executing action install on resource ‘windows_package[c:\windows\t
p\chef-client\DbBuilder-0.0.0051-339.msi]’
==========================================================================

Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed
----------------------------------
Required argument source is missing!

Cookbook Trace:
---------------
c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/windows/libraries/windows_package.rb:106:in `insta

_package’
c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/windows/libraries/windows_package.rb:31:in `block
class:WindowsCookbookPackage

Resource Declaration:
---------------------
# In c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/db-mssql/recipes/install_dbbuilder.rb

 26: windows_package "#{win_pkg}" do
 27:   action :install
 28:   installer_type :msi
 29:   options "quiet"
 30: end
 31:

Compiled Resource:
------------------
# Declared in c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/db-mssql/recipes/install_dbbuilder.r

26:in `from_file’

windows_cookbook_package("c:\windows\temp\chef-client\DbBuilder-0.0.0051-3

.msi") do
provider Chef::Provider::WindowsCookbookPackage
action [:install]
retries 0
retry_delay 2
default_guard_interpreter :default
declared_type :windows_package
cookbook_name "db-mssql"
recipe_name "install_dbbuilder"
installer_type :msi
options "quiet"
package_name "c:\windows\temp\chef-client\DbBuilder-0.0.0051-339.msi
end

[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] INFO: Running queued delayed notifications before
-raising exception
[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] INFO: Running queued delayed notifications before re
-raising exception

Running handlers:
[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] ERROR: Running exception handlers
Running handlers complete
[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] ERROR: Exception handlers complete
[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] FATAL: Stacktrace dumped to c:/chef/cache/chef-stack
trace.out
Chef Client failed. 14 resources updated in 37.360134 seconds
[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] INFO: Sending resource update report (run-id: 10c432
fa-7efa-49de-8248-e91238e1a0a8)
[2015-02-22T20:22:24-05:00] FATAL: Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed: windows_p
ackage[c:\windows\temp\chef-client\DbBuilder-0.0.0051-339.msi] (db-mssql::instal
l_dbbuilder line 26) had an error: Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed: Required
argument source is missing!