chef / chef/chef

ifconfig resource doesn't work on MacOS

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Focus: Desktop Type: Bug
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Description

Description

ifconfig on MacOS doesn't have --version option so ifconfig resource asks to install net-tools (it doesn't exist on Mac)
https://github.com/chef/chef/commit/a073871748ea5d93b4f39d517447e56c6801414b

Chef Version

14

Platform Version

System Info:

chef_version=14.0.202
platform=macos
platform_version=12.0.1
ruby=ruby 2.5.1p57 (2018-03-29 revision 63029) [x86_64-darwin15]
program_name=/usr/local/bin/chef-client
executable=/opt/chef/bin/chef-client

Replication Case

Use ifconfig resource on MacOS

Client Output

RuntimeError

net-tools not found - this is required for ifconfig

Resource Declaration:

In /var/chef/cache/cookbooks/ph_network_mac/recipes/ipsec.rb

ifconfig OWN_IP do
device "bridge0"
mask "255.255.255.0"
onboot "yes"
notifies :run, "execute[add route 10.0.0.0/8]", :immediately
end

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the ifconfig resource on macOS using the declaration in cookbooks/ph_network_mac/recipes/ipsec.rb. Review the linked commit and the resource behavior around macOS; done means the resource no longer requires the unavailable net-tools package on macOS.

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Assessment

Tech stack
ruby
Domain
devops, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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