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.TH "KNIFE-STATUS" "1" "Chef 12.0" "" "knife status"
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knife-status \- The man page for the knife status subcommand.
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The \fBknife status\fP subcommand is used to display a brief summary of the nodes on a Chef server, including the time of the most recent successful chef\-client run.
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\fBSyntax\fP
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This subcommand has the following syntax:
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$ knife status (options)
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\fBOptions\fP
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This subcommand has the following options:
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.B \fB\-c CONFIG_FILE\fP, \fB\-\-config CONFIG_FILE\fP
The configuration file to use.
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.B \fB\-\-chef\-zero\-port PORT\fP
The port on which chef\-zero will listen.
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.B \fB\-\-[no\-]color\fP
Use to view colored output.
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.B \fB\-d\fP, \fB\-\-disable\-editing\fP
Use to prevent the $EDITOR from being opened and to accept data as\-is.
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.B \fB\-\-defaults\fP
Use to have knife use the default value instead of asking a user to provide one.
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.B \fB\-e EDITOR\fP, \fB\-\-editor EDITOR\fP
The $EDITOR that is used for all interactive commands.
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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\-F FORMAT\fP, \fB\-\-format FORMAT\fP
The output format: \fBsummary\fP (default), \fBtext\fP, \fBjson\fP, \fByaml\fP, and \fBpp\fP\&.
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.B \fB\-h\fP, \fB\-\-help\fP
Shows help for the command.
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.B \fB\-H\fP, \fB\-\-hide\-healthy\fP
Use to hide nodes on which a chef\-client run has occurred within the previous hour.
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.B \fB\-k KEY\fP, \fB\-\-key KEY\fP
The private key that knife will use to sign requests made by the API client to the Chef server\&.
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.B \fB\-\-print\-after\fP
Use to show data after a destructive operation.
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.B \fBSEARCH_QUERY\fP
The search query used to identify a a list of items on a Chef server\&. This option uses the same syntax as the \fBsearch\fP sub\-command.
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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\-s\fP, \fB\-\-sort\-reverse\fP
Use to sort a list by last run time, descending.
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.B \fB\-\-server\-url URL\fP
The URL for the Chef server\&.
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.B \fB\-u USER\fP, \fB\-\-user USER\fP
The user name used by knife to sign requests made by the API client to the Chef server\&. Authentication will fail if the user name does not match the private key.
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.B \fB\-v\fP, \fB\-\-version\fP
The version of the chef\-client\&.
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.B \fB\-V\fP, \fB\-\-verbose\fP
Set for more verbose outputs. Use \fB\-VV\fP for maximum verbosity.
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.B \fB\-y\fP, \fB\-\-yes\fP
Use to respond to all confirmation prompts with "Yes". knife will not ask for confirmation.
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.B \fB\-z\fP, \fB\-\-local\-mode\fP
Use to run the chef\-client in local mode. This allows all commands that work against the Chef server to also work against the local chef\-repo\&.
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\fBExamples\fP
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To include run lists in the status, enter:
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$ knife status \-\-run\-list
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to return something like:
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.nf
.ft C
20 hours ago, dev\-vm.chisamore.com, ubuntu 10.04, dev\-vm.chisamore.com, 10.66.44.126, role[lb].
3 hours ago, i\-225f954f, ubuntu 10.04, ec2\-67\-202\-63\-102.compute\-1.amazonaws.com, 67.202.63.102, role[web].
3 hours ago, i\-a45298c9, ubuntu 10.04, ec2\-174\-129\-127\-206.compute\-1.amazonaws.com, 174.129.127.206, role[web].
3 hours ago, i\-5272a43f, ubuntu 10.04, ec2\-184\-73\-9\-250.compute\-1.amazonaws.com, 184.73.9.250, role[web].
3 hours ago, i\-226ca64f, ubuntu 10.04, ec2\-75\-101\-240\-230.compute\-1.amazonaws.com, 75.101.240.230, role[web].
3 hours ago, i\-f65c969b, ubuntu 10.04, ec2\-184\-73\-60\-141.compute\-1.amazonaws.com, 184.73.60.141, role[web].
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.fi
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To show the status for nodes on which the chef\-client did not run successfully within the past hour, enter:
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$ knife status \-\-hide\-healthy
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to return something like:
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.nf
.ft C
1 hour ago, i\-256f884f, ubuntu 12.04, ec2\-67\-202\-63\-102.compute\-1.amazonaws.com, 67.202.63.102, role[web].
1 hour ago, i\-a47823c9, ubuntu 10.04, ec2\-174\-129\-127\-206.compute\-1.amazonaws.com, 184.129.143.111, role[lb].
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To show the status of a subset of nodes that are returned by a specific query, enter:
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$ knife status "role:web" \-\-run\-list
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to return something like:
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.nf
.ft C
3 hours ago, i\-225f954f, ubuntu 10.04, ec2\-67\-202\-63\-102.compute\-1.amazonaws.com, 67.202.63.102, role[web].
3 hours ago, i\-a45298c9, ubuntu 10.04, ec2\-174\-129\-127\-206.compute\-1.amazonaws.com, 174.129.127.206, role[web].
3 hours ago, i\-5272a43f, ubuntu 10.04, ec2\-184\-73\-9\-250.compute\-1.amazonaws.com, 184.73.9.250, role[web].
3 hours ago, i\-226ca64f, ubuntu 10.04, ec2\-75\-101\-240\-230.compute\-1.amazonaws.com, 75.101.240.230, role[web].
3 hours ago, i\-f65c969b, ubuntu 10.04, ec2\-184\-73\-60\-141.compute\-1.amazonaws.com, 184.73.60.141, role[web].
.ft P
.fi
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To view the status of all nodes in the organization, enter:
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.nf
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$ knife status
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to return something like:
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.nf
.ft C
20 hours ago, dev\-vm.chisamore.com, ubuntu 10.04, dev\-vm.chisamore.com, 10.66.44.126
3 hours ago, i\-225f954f, ubuntu 10.04, ec2\-67\-202\-63\-102.compute\-1.amazonaws.com, 67.202.63.102
3 hours ago, i\-a45298c9, ubuntu 10.04, ec2\-174\-129\-127\-206.compute\-1.amazonaws.com, 174.129.127.206
3 hours ago, i\-5272a43f, ubuntu 10.04, ec2\-184\-73\-9\-250.compute\-1.amazonaws.com, 184.73.9.250
3 hours ago, i\-226ca64f, ubuntu 10.04, ec2\-75\-101\-240\-230.compute\-1.amazonaws.com, 75.101.240.230
3 hours ago, i\-f65c969b, ubuntu 10.04, ec2\-184\-73\-60\-141.compute\-1.amazonaws.com, 184.73.60.141
.ft P
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.SH AUTHOR
Chef
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