Chef-server installation using Chef-solo & Ubuntu 18.04

[idistech]

Cookbook version

5.5.1

Chef-client version

14.2.0

Platform Details

Ubuntu 18_04

Scenario:

Install Chef-server using chef-solo

Steps to Reproduce:

sudo chef-solo -c solo.rb -o 'recipe[chef-server::default]'

Expected Result:

Fails to run

Actual Result:

`2018-07-21T16:06:16+00:00] INFO: Started chef-zero at chefzero://localhost:1 with repository at /home/ubuntu/chef-repo, /home/ubuntu/chef-repo
One version per cookbook

Starting Chef Client, version 14.2.0
[2018-07-21T16:06:16+00:00] INFO: *** Chef 14.2.0 ***
[2018-07-21T16:06:16+00:00] INFO: Platform: x86_64-linux
[2018-07-21T16:06:16+00:00] INFO: Chef-client pid: 11469
[2018-07-21T16:06:16+00:00] INFO: The plugin path /etc/chef/ohai/plugins does not exist. Skipping...
[2018-07-21T16:06:18+00:00] WARN: Run List override has been provided.
[2018-07-21T16:06:18+00:00] WARN: Original Run List: []
[2018-07-21T16:06:18+00:00] WARN: Overridden Run List: [recipe[chef-server::default]]
[2018-07-21T16:06:18+00:00] INFO: Run List is [recipe[chef-server::default]]
[2018-07-21T16:06:18+00:00] INFO: Run List expands to [chef-server::default]
[2018-07-21T16:06:18+00:00] INFO: Starting Chef Run for build01.cloud-dog.com
[2018-07-21T16:06:18+00:00] INFO: Running start handlers
[2018-07-21T16:06:18+00:00] INFO: Start handlers complete.
resolving cookbooks for run list: ["chef-server::default"]
[2018-07-21T16:06:18+00:00] INFO: Loading cookbooks [[email protected], [email protected]]
[2018-07-21T16:06:18+00:00] INFO: Skipping removal of obsoleted cookbooks from the cache
Synchronizing Cookbooks:

• chef-server (5.5.1)
• chef-ingredient (2.3.2)
  Installing Cookbook Gems:
  Compiling Cookbooks...
  Converging 4 resources
  Recipe: chef-server::default

• ruby_block[ensure node can resolve API FQDN] action run (skipped due to not_if)

• chef_ingredient[chef-server] action install
  Recipe:

  • chef_gem[mixlib-install] action install (up to date)

  ================================================================================
  Error executing action install on resource 'chef_ingredient[chef-server]'

  Mixlib::Install::Backend::ArtifactsNotFound

  No artifacts found matching criteria.
  product name: chef-server
  channel: stable
  version: latest
  platform: ubuntu
  platform version: 18.04
  architecture: x86_64
  compatibility mode: false

  Cookbook Trace:

  /var/chef/cache/cookbooks/chef-ingredient/libraries/default_handler.rb:100:in configure_from_channel' /var/chef/cache/cookbooks/chef-ingredient/libraries/default_handler.rb:49:in configure_package'
  /var/chef/cache/cookbooks/chef-ingredient/libraries/default_handler.rb:23:in handle_install' /var/chef/cache/cookbooks/chef-ingredient/resources/chef_ingredient.rb:57:in block in class_from_file'

  Resource Declaration:

  In /var/chef/cache/cookbooks/chef-server/recipes/default.rb

  29: chef_ingredient 'chef-server' do
  30: extend ChefServerCookbook::Helpers
  31: version node['chef-server']['version'] unless node['chef-server']['version'].nil?
  32: package_source node['chef-server']['package_source']
  33: config <<-EOS
  34: topology "#{node['chef-server']['topology']}"
  35: #{"api_fqdn "#{node['chef-server']['api_fqdn']}"" if api_fqdn_available?}
  36: #{node['chef-server']['configuration']}
  37: EOS
  38: action :install
  39: end
  40:

  Compiled Resource:

  Declared in /var/chef/cache/cookbooks/chef-server/recipes/default.rb:29:in `from_file'

  chef_ingredient("chef-server") do
  action [:install]
  default_guard_interpreter :default
  declared_type :chef_ingredient
  cookbook_name "chef-server"
  recipe_name "default"
  package_source nil
  config "topology "standalone"\napi_fqdn "build01.cloud-dog.com"\n\n"
  product_name "chef-server"
  platform "ubuntu"
  platform_version "18.04"
  architecture "x86_64"
  end

  System Info:

  chef_version=14.2.0
  platform=ubuntu
  platform_version=18.04
  ruby=ruby 2.5.1p57 (2018-03-29 revision 63029) [x86_64-linux]
  program_name=/usr/bin/chef-solo
  executable=/opt/chefdk/bin/chef-solo

[2018-07-21T16:06:19+00:00] INFO: Running queued delayed notifications before re-raising exception

Running handlers:
[2018-07-21T16:06:19+00:00] ERROR: Running exception handlers
Running handlers complete
[2018-07-21T16:06:19+00:00] ERROR: Exception handlers complete
Chef Client failed. 0 resources updated in 02 seconds
[2018-07-21T16:06:19+00:00] FATAL: Stacktrace dumped to /var/chef/cache/chef-stacktrace.out
[2018-07-21T16:06:19+00:00] FATAL: Please provide the contents of the stacktrace.out file if you file a bug report
[2018-07-21T16:06:19+00:00] FATAL: Mixlib::Install::Backend::ArtifactsNotFound: chef_ingredient[chef-server] (chef-server::default line 29) had an error: Mixlib::Install::Backend::ArtifactsNotFound: No artifacts found matching criteria.
product name: chef-server
channel: stable
version: latest
platform: ubuntu
platform version: 18.04
architecture: x86_64
compatibility mode: false

`

Not support yet ?
Thanks for your assistance

[joe4dev]

Same issue here, reverted back to Ubuntu 16.04 for now

[idistech]

Ditto,
Had a poke around chef-ingredients cookbook, but wasnt obvious what needed to be done. Happy to help test once its ready .
Best