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

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Possible Error Messages

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

Resolution

Chef exceptions types are numerous. This message will return the Chef resource name, recipe, recipe line number, and stack trace for the occurrence of the exception. These exceptions occur during the configuration of the system so they can span all of the functionality that Chef provides as well as arbitrary commands runnable as a chef resource.

Basic deduction of system administration will be needed to diagnose unhandled Chef exceptions.