Common Issues: Chef::Exceptions:X : <resource-name> had an error

Possible Error Messages

• Chef::Exceptions::UserIDNotFound: file[/var/log/new.log] had an error

Resolution

Chef has many exception types. When an exception occurs, Chef returns the resource name, recipe, recipe line number, and stack trace. These exceptions happen during the configuration of the system, so they can affect all of the functionality that Chef provides and arbitrary commands runnable as a Chef resource.

To diagnose unhandled Chef exceptions, you need to use your system administration skills.