# Troubles with chef client registration

**URL:** <https://discourse.chef.io/t/troubles-with-chef-client-registration/1421>\
**Category:** Chef Infra (archive)\
**Created:** [May 12, 2010, 8:58am UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/troubles-with-chef-client-registration/1421 "2010-05-12T08:58:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dmitry\_Vyal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.chef.io/dmitry_vyal/32/742_2.png) [@Dmitry\_Vyal](https://discourse.chef.io/u/Dmitry_Vyal)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 8:58am UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/troubles-with-chef-client-registration/1421/1 "2010-05-12T08:58:09Z")

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Greetings anyone.

I’m completely new here. Let me introduce myself. My name is Dmitry and  
I’m going to use Chef to manage a web hosting server and several linux  
workstations.

Till now I’ve been experimenting with it in VirtualBox. I did a manual  
server installation as described at  
[http://wiki.opscode.com/display/chef/Manual+Chef+Server+Configuration](http://wiki.opscode.com/display/chef/Manual+Chef+Server+Configuration)

And I’ve bootstrapped a test client on a separate guest os, following  
[http://wiki.opscode.com/display/chef/Bootstrap+Chef+RubyGems+Installation](http://wiki.opscode.com/display/chef/Bootstrap+Chef+RubyGems+Installation)

Now then I run a client, I get the following error on chef-server:

merb : worker (port 4000) ~ Started request handling: Tue May 11  
00:47:21 +0400 2010  
merb : worker (port 4000) ~ No routes match the request: /registrations

- (Merb::ControllerExceptions::NotFound)  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.15/lib/merb-core/dispatch/router.rb:143:in  
`route_for' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.15/lib/merb-core/dispatch/request.rb:116:in`find\_route!’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.15/lib/merb-core/dispatch/dispatcher.rb:56:in  
`handle' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.15/lib/merb-core/dispatch/dispatcher.rb:36:in`handle’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.15/lib/merb-core/rack/application.rb:17:in  
`call' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.15/lib/merb-core/rack/middleware/static.rb:28:in`call’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/thin-1.2.7/lib/thin/connection.rb:76:in  
`pre_process' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/thin-1.2.7/lib/thin/connection.rb:74:in`catch’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/thin-1.2.7/lib/thin/connection.rb:74:in  
`pre_process' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/thin-1.2.7/lib/thin/connection.rb:57:in`process’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/thin-1.2.7/lib/thin/connection.rb:42:in  
`receive_data' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/eventmachine-0.12.10/lib/eventmachine.rb:256:in`run\_machine’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/eventmachine-0.12.10/lib/eventmachine.rb:256:in  
`run' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/thin-1.2.7/lib/thin/backends/base.rb:57:in`start’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/thin-1.2.7/lib/thin/server.rb:156:in `start' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.15/lib/merb-core/rack/adapter/thin.rb:30:in`start\_server’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.15/lib/merb-core/rack/adapter/abstract.rb:296:in  
`start_at_port' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.15/lib/merb-core/rack/adapter/abstract.rb:128:in`start’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.15/lib/merb-core/server.rb:174:in  
`bootup' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.15/lib/merb-core/server.rb:42:in`start’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.15/lib/merb-core.rb:173:in `start' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-server-0.8.16/bin/chef-server:77 /usr/bin/chef-server:19:in`load’  
/usr/bin/chef-server:19  
merb : worker (port 4000) ~ Params: {“id”=\>“chef-client-test\_localhost”,  
“validation\_token”=\>nil,  
“password”=\>“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”}  
merb : worker (port 4000) ~

On a client it looks like this:

maus@chef-client-test:/usr$ sudo chef-client -l debug  
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:2097:in `error!': 404 "Not Found" (Net::HTTPServerException) from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/chef/rest.rb:233:in`run\_request’  
from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/chef/rest.rb:95:in `post_rest' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/chef/client.rb:221:in`create\_registration’  
from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/chef/client.rb:199:in `register' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/chef/client.rb:73:in`run’  
from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/chef/application/client.rb:186:in  
`run_application' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/chef/application/client.rb:178:in`loop’  
from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/chef/application/client.rb:178:in  
`run_application' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/chef/application.rb:57:in`run’  
from /usr/bin/chef-client:25

I updated all the gems on both hosts, now they’re at 0.8.16 version, but  
the problem is still there.

I guess I did some trivial error, but I have no ideas where is it.

Can someone give any hints?

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**Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 3:54pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/troubles-with-chef-client-registration/1421/2 "2010-05-12T15:54:48Z")

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Looks like on the client you're running chef from an outdated apt  
package. This is easy to do on debian in particular.

Can you confirm that chef-client -v does say Chef 0.8.16?

You can also take a look at `gem env | grep EXECUTABLE DIRECTORY` and  
make sure this is first in your PATH.

HTH,  
Dan DeLeo

On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 1:58 AM, Dmitry V'yal [akamaus@gmail.com](mailto:akamaus@gmail.com) wrote:

> Greetings anyone.
> 
> I'm completely new here. Let me introduce myself. My name is Dmitry and I'm  
> going to use Chef to manage a web hosting server and several linux  
> workstations.
> 
> Till now I've been experimenting with it in VirtualBox. I did a manual  
> server installation as described at  
> [http://wiki.opscode.com/display/chef/Manual+Chef+Server+Configuration](http://wiki.opscode.com/display/chef/Manual+Chef+Server+Configuration)
> 
> And I've bootstrapped a test client on a separate guest os, following  
> [http://wiki.opscode.com/display/chef/Bootstrap+Chef+RubyGems+Installation](http://wiki.opscode.com/display/chef/Bootstrap+Chef+RubyGems+Installation)
> 
> Now then I run a client, I get the following error on chef-server:
> 
> merb : worker (port 4000) ~ Started request handling: Tue May 11 00:47:21  
> +0400 2010  
> merb : worker (port 4000) ~ No routes match the request: /registrations -  
> (Merb::ControllerExceptions::NotFound)  
> /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.15/lib/merb-core/dispatch/router.rb:143:in  
> `route_for' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.15/lib/merb-core/dispatch/request.rb:116:in `find\_route!'  
> /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.15/lib/merb-core/dispatch/dispatcher.rb:56:in  
> `handle' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.15/lib/merb-core/dispatch/dispatcher.rb:36:in `handle'  
> /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.15/lib/merb-core/rack/application.rb:17:in  
> `call' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.15/lib/merb-core/rack/middleware/static.rb:28:in `call'  
> /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/thin-1.2.7/lib/thin/connection.rb:76:in  
> `pre_process' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/thin-1.2.7/lib/thin/connection.rb:74:in `catch'  
> /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/thin-1.2.7/lib/thin/connection.rb:74:in  
> `pre_process' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/thin-1.2.7/lib/thin/connection.rb:57:in `process'  
> /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/thin-1.2.7/lib/thin/connection.rb:42:in  
> `receive_data' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/eventmachine-0.12.10/lib/eventmachine.rb:256:in `run\_machine'  
> /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/eventmachine-0.12.10/lib/eventmachine.rb:256:in  
> `run' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/thin-1.2.7/lib/thin/backends/base.rb:57:in `start'  
> /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/thin-1.2.7/lib/thin/server.rb:156:in `start' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.15/lib/merb-core/rack/adapter/thin.rb:30:in `start\_server'  
> /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.15/lib/merb-core/rack/adapter/abstract.rb:296:in  
> `start_at_port' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.15/lib/merb-core/rack/adapter/abstract.rb:128:in `start'  
> /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.15/lib/merb-core/server.rb:174:in  
> `bootup' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.15/lib/merb-core/server.rb:42:in `start'  
> /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.15/lib/merb-core.rb:173:in `start' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-server-0.8.16/bin/chef-server:77 /usr/bin/chef-server:19:in `load'  
> /usr/bin/chef-server:19  
> merb : worker (port 4000) ~ Params: {"id"=\>"chef-client-test\_localhost",  
> "validation\_token"=\>nil,  
> "password"=\>"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"}  
> merb : worker (port 4000) ~
> 
> On a client it looks like this:
> 
> maus@chef-client-test:/usr$ sudo chef-client -l debug  
> /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:2097:in `error!': 404 "Not Found" (Net::HTTPServerException) from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/chef/rest.rb:233:in `run\_request'  
> from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/chef/rest.rb:95:in `post_rest' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/chef/client.rb:221:in `create\_registration'  
> from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/chef/client.rb:199:in `register' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/chef/client.rb:73:in `run'  
> from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/chef/application/client.rb:186:in  
> `run_application' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/chef/application/client.rb:178:in `loop'  
> from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/chef/application/client.rb:178:in  
> `run_application' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/chef/application.rb:57:in `run'  
> from /usr/bin/chef-client:25
> 
> I updated all the gems on both hosts, now they're at 0.8.16 version, but the  
> problem is still there.
> 
> I guess I did some trivial error, but I have no ideas where is it.
> 
> Can someone give any hints?