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[Wed, 19 Jan 2011 16:43:01 -0500] DEBUG: Processing aws_ebs_volume[vertica_catalog_01] on i-9f37e8f3
[Wed, 19 Jan 2011 16:43:01 -0500] DEBUG: Executing true
[Wed, 19 Jan 2011 16:43:01 -0500] ERROR: aws_ebs_volume[vertica_catalog_01] (/var/chef/cache/cookbooks/ebs_mgmt/recipes/vertica_filesystem.rb:35:in `from_file') had an error:
can't convert true into String
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/mixin/command/unix.rb:102:in `exec'
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/mixin/command/unix.rb:102:in `popen4'
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/mixin/command/unix.rb:64:in `fork'
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/mixin/command/unix.rb:64:in `popen4'
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/mixin/command.rb:160:in `output_of_command'
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/mixin/command.rb:149:in `chdir'
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/mixin/command.rb:149:in `output_of_command'
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/mixin/command.rb:128:in `run_command'
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/mixin/command.rb:91:in `not_if'
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/resource.rb:387:in `run_action'
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/runner.rb:53:in `run_action'
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/runner.rb:89:in `converge'
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/runner.rb:89:in `each'
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/runner.rb:89:in `converge'
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection.rb:94:in `execute_each_resource'
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:116:in `call'
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:116:in `call_iterator_block'
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:85:in `step'
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:104:in `iterate'
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:55:in `each_with_index'
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection.rb:92:in `execute_each_resource'
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/runner.rb:84:in `converge'
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/client.rb:268:in `converge'
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/client.rb:171:in `run'
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/application/client.rb:222:in `run_application'
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/application/client.rb:212:in `loop'
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/application/client.rb:212:in `run_application'
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/application.rb:62:in `run'
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/chef-client:26
/usr/bin/chef-client:19:in `load'
/usr/bin/chef-client:19
[Wed, 19 Jan 2011 16:43:01 -0500] ERROR: Running exception handlers
[Wed, 19 Jan 2011 16:43:01 -0500] ERROR: Exception handlers complete
[Wed, 19 Jan 2011 16:43:01 -0500] DEBUG: Re-raising exception: TypeError - can't convert true into String
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/mixin/command/unix.rb:102:in `exec'
  /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/mixin/command/unix.rb:102:in `popen4'
  /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/mixin/command/unix.rb:64:in `fork'
  /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/mixin/command/unix.rb:64:in `popen4'
  /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/mixin/command.rb:160:in `output_of_command'
  /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/mixin/command.rb:149:in `chdir'
  /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/mixin/command.rb:149:in `output_of_command'
  /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/mixin/command.rb:128:in `run_command'
  /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/mixin/command.rb:91:in `not_if'
  /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/resource.rb:387:in `run_action'
  /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/runner.rb:53:in `run_action'
  /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/runner.rb:89:in `converge'
  /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/runner.rb:89:in `each'
  /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/runner.rb:89:in `converge'
  /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection.rb:94:in `execute_each_resource'
  /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:116:in `call'
  /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:116:in `call_iterator_block'
  /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:85:in `step'
  /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:104:in `iterate'
  /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:55:in `each_with_index'
  /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection.rb:92:in `execute_each_resource'
  /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/runner.rb:84:in `converge'
  /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/client.rb:268:in `converge'
  /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/client.rb:171:in `run'
  /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/application/client.rb:222:in `run_application'
  /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/application/client.rb:212:in `loop'
  /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/application/client.rb:212:in `run_application'
  /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/application.rb:62:in `run'
  /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/chef-client:26
  /usr/bin/chef-client:19:in `load'
  /usr/bin/chef-client:19
/usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/mixin/command/unix.rb:102:in `exec': can't convert true into String (TypeError)
	from /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/mixin/command/unix.rb:102:in `popen4'
	from /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/mixin/command/unix.rb:64:in `fork'
	from /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/mixin/command/unix.rb:64:in `popen4'
	from /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/mixin/command.rb:160:in `output_of_command'
	from /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/mixin/command.rb:149:in `chdir'
	from /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/mixin/command.rb:149:in `output_of_command'
	from /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/mixin/command.rb:128:in `run_command'
	from /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/mixin/command.rb:91:in `not_if'
	 ... 18 levels...
	from /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/application.rb:62:in `run'
	from /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/chef-client:26
	from /usr/bin/chef-client:19:in `load'
	from /usr/bin/chef-client:19

I'm getting a very similar error -- ever figure out what the issue was?

i am pretty sure I did, but dont remember the original recipe code that was causing this issue, send me a snippet?

Hey ramarnat, I should've come back to comment once I figured it out, but the guys in the #chef channel suggested that 256MB RAM on my node wasn't enough, and said 1GB would be best. So yeah, I was just running out of memory :)

Thanks though ramarnat!

NP, good luck