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.TH "KNIFE-BOOTSTRAP" "1" "Chef 12.0" "" "knife bootstrap"
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knife-bootstrap \- The man page for the knife bootstrap subcommand.
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A bootstrap is a process that installs the chef\-client on a target system so that it can run as a chef\-client and communicate with a Chef server\&.
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The \fBknife bootstrap\fP subcommand is used to run a bootstrap operation that installs the chef\-client on the target system. The bootstrap operation must specify the IP address or FQDN of the target system.
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\fBSyntax\fP
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This subcommand has the following syntax:
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$ knife bootstrap FQDN_or_IP_ADDRESS (options)
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\fBOptions\fP
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This subcommand has the following options:
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.B \fB\-A\fP, \fB\-\-forward\-agent\fP
Use to enable SSH agent forwarding.
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.B \fB\-\-bootstrap\-curl\-options OPTIONS\fP
Use to specify arbitrary options to be added to the bootstrap command when using cURL\&. This option may not be used in the same command with \fB\-\-bootstrap\-install\-command\fP\&.
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.B \fB\-\-bootstrap\-install\-command COMMAND\fP
Use to execute a custom installation command sequence for the chef\-client\&. This option may not be used in the same command with \fB\-\-bootstrap\-curl\-options\fP, \fB\-\-bootstrap\-install\-sh\fP, or \fB\-\-bootstrap\-wget\-options\fP\&.
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.B \fB\-\-bootstrap\-install\-sh URL\fP
Use to fetch and execute an installation script at the specified URL. This option may not be used in the same command with \fB\-\-bootstrap\-install\-command\fP\&.
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.B \fB\-\-bootstrap\-no\-proxy NO_PROXY_URL_or_IP\fP
A URL or IP address that specifies a location that should not be proxied.
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\fBNOTE:\fP
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This option is used internally by Chef to help verify bootstrap operations during testing and should never be used during an actual bootstrap operation.
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.B \fB\-\-bootstrap\-proxy PROXY_URL\fP
The proxy server for the node that is the target of a bootstrap operation.
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.B \fB\-\-bootstrap\-version VERSION\fP
The version of the chef\-client to install.
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.B \fB\-\-bootstrap\-wget\-options OPTIONS\fP
Use to specify arbitrary options to be added to the bootstrap command when using GNU Wget\&. This option may not be used in the same command with \fB\-\-bootstrap\-install\-command\fP\&.
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.B \fB\-E ENVIRONMENT\fP, \fB\-\-environment ENVIRONMENT\fP
The name of the environment. When this option is added to a command, the command will run only against the named environment.
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.B \fB\-G GATEWAY\fP, \fB\-\-ssh\-gateway GATEWAY\fP
The SSH tunnel or gateway that is used to run a bootstrap action on a machine that is not accessible from the workstation.
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.B \fB\-\-hint HINT_NAME[=HINT_FILE]\fP
Use to specify an Ohai hint to be set on the target node.
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Ohai hints are used to tell Ohai something about the system that it is running on that it would not be able to discover itself. An Ohai hint exists if a JSON file exists in the hint directory with the same name as the hint. For example, calling \fBhint?(\(aqantartica\(aq)\fP in an Ohai plugin would return an empty hash if the file \fBantartica.json\fP existed in the hints directory, and return nil if the file does not exist.
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If the hint file contains JSON content, it will be returned as a hash from the call to \fBhint?\fP\&.
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{
  "snow": true,
  "penguins": "many"
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arctic_hint = hint?(\(aqantartica\(aq)
if arctic_hint[\(aqsnow\(aq]
  "There are #{arctic_hint[\(aqpenguins\(aq]} penguins here."
else
  "There is no snow here, and penguins like snow."
end
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The default directory in which hint files are located is \fB/etc/chef/ohai/hints/\fP\&. Use the \fBOhai::Config[:hints_path]\fP setting in the client.rb file to customize this location.
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\fBHINT_FILE\fP is the name of the JSON file. \fBHINT_NAME\fP is the name of a hint in a JSON file. Use multiple \fB\-\-hint\fP options to specify multiple hints.
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.B \fB\-i IDENTITY_FILE\fP, \fB\-\-identity\-file IDENTITY_FILE\fP
The SSH identity file used for authentication. Key\-based authentication is recommended.
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.B \fB\-j JSON_ATTRIBS\fP, \fB\-\-json\-attributes JSON_ATTRIBS\fP
A JSON string that is added to the first run of a chef\-client\&.
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.B \fB\-N NAME\fP, \fB\-\-node\-name NAME\fP
The name of the node.
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.B \fB\-\-[no\-]host\-key\-verify\fP
Use \fB\-\-no\-host\-key\-verify\fP to disable host key verification. Default setting: \fB\-\-host\-key\-verify\fP\&.
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.B \fB\-\-[no\-]node\-verify\-api\-cert\fP
Use \fBverify_api_cert\fP to only do SSL validation of the Chef server connection; may be needed if the chef\-client needs to talk to other services that have broken SSL certificates. If this option is not specified, the setting for \fBverify_api_cert\fP in the configuration file is applied.
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.B \fB\-\-node\-ssl\-verify\-mode PEER_OR_NONE\fP
The verify mode for HTTPS requests.
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Use \fB:verify_none\fP to do no validation of SSL certificates.
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Use \fB:verify_peer\fP to do validation of all SSL certificates, including the Chef server connections, S3 connections, and any HTTPS \fBremote_file\fP resource URLs used in the chef\-client run. This is the recommended setting.
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If this option is not specified, the setting for \fBssl_verify_mode\fP in the configuration file is applied.
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.B \fB\-p PORT\fP, \fB\-\-ssh\-port PORT\fP
The SSH port.
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.B \fB\-P PASSWORD\fP, \fB\-\-ssh\-password PASSWORD\fP
The SSH password. This can be used to pass the password directly on the command line. If this option is not specified (and a password is required) knife will prompt for the password.
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.B \fB\-\-prerelease\fP
Use to install pre\-release gems.
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.B \fB\-r RUN_LIST\fP, \fB\-\-run\-list RUN_LIST\fP
A comma\-separated list of roles and/or recipes to be applied.
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.B \fB\-\-secret SECRET\fP
The encryption key that is used for values contained within a data bag item.
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.B \fB\-\-secret\-file FILE\fP
The path to the file that contains the encryption key.
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.B \fB\-\-sudo\fP
Use to execute a bootstrap operation with sudo\&.
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.B \fB\-t TEMPLATE\fP, \fB\-\-bootstrap\-template TEMPLATE\fP
Use to specify the bootstrap template to use. This may specify the name of a bootstrap template\-\-\-\fBchef\-full\fP, for example\-\-\-or it may specify the full path to an Embedded Ruby (ERB) template that defines a custom bootstrap. Default value: \fBchef\-full\fP, which installs the chef\-client using the omnibus installer on all supported platforms.
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.B \fB\-\-use\-sudo\-password\fP
Use to perform a bootstrap operation with sudo; specify the password with the \fB\-P\fP (or \fB\-\-ssh\-password\fP) option.
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.B \fB\-V \-V\fP
Use to run the initial chef\-client run at the \fBdebug\fP log\-level (e.g. \fBchef\-client \-l debug\fP).
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.B \fB\-x USERNAME\fP, \fB\-\-ssh\-user USERNAME\fP
The SSH user name.
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\fBExamples\fP
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$ knife bootstrap 192.168.1.1 \-x username \-P PASSWORD \-\-sudo
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$ knife bootstrap 192.168.1.1 \-x username \-i ~/.ssh/id_rsa \-\-sudo
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.SH AUTHOR
Chef
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