Unable to `chef-server-ctl reconfigure` a new 15.3.2 install on Ubuntu 22.04
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Description
Chef Server Version
Chef-server standalone installation 15.3.2
Platform Details
Ubuntu 22.04
Installing on a ProxmoxVM, with iSCSI backed disks on a TrueNAS.
16GB ram, 50GB overall disk space
Configuration
Standalone, new install. Have also tried upgradding. The farthest I can upgrade to seems to be 14.14.1. If I try to upgrade to anything newer than that, I get all the index corrupt issues I'll paste below.
Scenario
I'm trying to run chef-server-ctl reconfigure after a fresh install. I have also done it after an upgrade and have failed.
opensearch log
Steps to Reproduce
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Create a VM on proxmox:

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Install ubuntu 22.04 from the ubuntu server ISO.
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Download the chef-infra-server package from: https://www.chef.io/downloads/tools/infra-server?v=15.3.2
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apt install ./chef-server-core_15.3.2-1_amd64.deb -
chef-server-ctl reconfigure
Expected Result
I was expecting to have a working chef server that I could then try restoring backups to.
Actual Result
There's the open search log which happens at this phase of the chef-server-ctl reconfigure
* runit_service[opensearch] action reload_log
- reload log service
Recipe: infra-server::opensearch
* component_runit_service[opensearch] action start
Recipe: <Dynamically Defined Resource>
* service[opensearch] action nothing (skipped due to action :nothing)
* runit_service[opensearch] action start (up to date)
(up to date)
Recipe: infra-server::opensearch
* chef_sleep[10] action sleep
- sleep 10 seconds
* execute[add internal user to opensearch security plugin] action run
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Research direction
Reproduce the fresh Chef Infra Server 15.3.2 installation on Ubuntu 22.04 using the listed VM setup and run chef-server-ctl reconfigure. Start with the attached opensearch-log.zip and the reconfigure output around the “add internal user to opensearch security plugin” step; done means reconfigure completes successfully and produces a working server.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- ubuntu
- Domain
- devops, infrastructure
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100