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Substitute file dashes for slashes (like they should be to override node attributes)
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| if default['postgresql']['version'] == "9.1" | |
| default['postgresql']['main_dir'] = "foo" | |
| else | |
| default['postgresql']['main_dir'] = "bar" |
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| normal['postgresql']['version'] = "9.1" |
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| default['postgresql']['version'] = "9.2" | |
| default['postgresql']['dir'] = "/etc/postgresql/#{node['postgresql']['version']}/main" |
Some context, using chef-solo and chef 11. Just trying to hopefully clarify some of the attribute changes that were made
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Not particularly sure what the best method is of overriding these attributes, but presumably its too much to ask to understand what node attribute depend on other attributes. However, might be the case that people need to document these attribute dependencies, or otherwise specify these attributes in environments as opposed to in their cookbooks (although cookbooks make the most sense).