Override attributes

gistfile1.txt

{
    "name": "clusterflunk_prod",
    "chef_type": "role",
    "default_attributes": {
        "clusterflunk": {
            "user": "vagrant"
        }
    },
    "run_list": [
        "role[web_server]",
        "role[smtp_server]",
        "recipe[clusterflunk]"
    ],
    "override_attributes": {
        "clusterflunk": {
            "user": "jayd3e"
        }
    }
}