[RESOLVED] Does chef knows if a .EXE package is installed on a windows node or it try to install the .EXE package on every run?

nic_chef · February 21, 2017, 4:58pm

I have noticed chef-client run take the same time on a windows node every time i run it, even tho the package is already installed.

Does chef knows if a .EXE package is installed on a windows node or it try to install the .EXE package on every run?

I used the windows_package resource.

nic_chef · February 21, 2017, 5:17pm

it actually take have of the time.

spuder · February 22, 2017, 4:40pm

Looking at the code, it appears that .exe installers are idempotent
One way it determines if a .exe is installed, is it checks the full list of programs available for uninstallation. If the program can be uninstalled, chef assumed it is installed.

github.com

chef/chef/blob/9600b1c8d3e5242a57757d83342a59692dbfaa21/lib/chef/provider/package/windows/exe.rb#L45-L48


def installed_version
  Chef::Log.debug("#{new_resource} checking package version")
  current_installed_version
end

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[RESOLVED] Does chef knows if a .EXE package is installed on a windows node or it try to install the .EXE package on every run?

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