etc_chef_client.rb

#
# Chef Client Config File
#
# Will be overwritten
#

log_level        :info
log_location     STDOUT
file_store_path  "/var/chef/file_store"
file_cache_path  "/var/chef/cache"
ssl_verify_mode  :verify_none
registration_url "http://127.0.0.1:4000"
openid_url       "http://127.0.0.1:4001"
template_url     "http://127.0.0.1:4000"
remotefile_url   "http://127.0.0.1:4000"
search_url       "http://127.0.0.1:4000"

etc_chef_server.rb

#
# Chef Server Config File
#
# Dynamically generated by Chef - local modifications will be replaced
#


log_level          :info
log_location       STDOUT
file_store_path    "/var/chef/file_store"
file_cache_path    "/var/chef/cache"
ssl_verify_mode    :verify_none
registration_url   "http://127.0.0.1:4000"
openid_url         "http://127.0.0.1:4001"
template_url       "http://127.0.0.1:4000"
remotefile_url     "http://127.0.0.1:4000"
search_url         "http://127.0.0.1:4000"
cookbook_path      [ "/var/chef/site-cookbooks", "/var/chef/cookbooks" ]
node_path          "/var/chef/nodes"
openid_store_path  "/var/chef/openid/store"
openid_cstore_path "/var/chef/openid/cstore"
merb_log_path      "/var/log/chef-server.log"
search_index_path  "/var/chef/search_index"

Chef::Log::Formatter.show_time = false

foo.json

{ "recipes": [ "foo", "bar" ] }

gistfile3.txt

blake:chef$ ./bin/chef-client 
[Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:18:36 -0800] INFO: Starting Chef Run
/Users/blake/.gems/gems/chef-0.0.1/lib/chef/file_store.rb:59:in `load': Cannot find /var/chef/file_store/registration/8/d15/blake-mizeranys-macbook-air_local for registration blake-mizeranys-macbook-air_local! (RuntimeError)
	from /Users/blake/.gems/gems/chef-0.0.1/lib/chef/client.rb:159:in `register'
	from /Users/blake/.gems/gems/chef-0.0.1/lib/chef/client.rb:63:in `run'
	from ./bin/chef-client:88
blake:chef$