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==Using chef to work with a resource==

# Download chef development kit from https://downloads.chef.io/chef-dk/
# Install chef-development kit using rpm
# Create file hello.rb with following contents
#:<pre>
#::       file 'motd' do
#::           content 'hello world'
#::       end
#:</pre>
# Run '<tt>chef-apply hello.rb</tt>'
# Update hello.rb to 
#:<pre>
#::       file 'motd' do
#::           action :delete
#::       end
#:</pre>
# Again run '<tt>chef-apply hello.rb</tt>'

Read more about 'file' resource at https://docs.chef.io/resource_file.html or http://docs.chef.io/chef/resources.html#file

Other resources such as service and package can be learned using http://docs.chef.io/chef/resources.html#service and http://docs.chef.io/chef/resources.html#package
     
Steps learned from  https://learn.chef.io/rhel/configure-a-resource/ and subsequent chapters




==Chef cookbook basics==

# Create folder ~/cookbooks and cd to it.
# Create cookbook using '<tt>chef generate cookbook learn_chef_httpd</tt>'
# Create template in new cookbook using:
#:<pre>
#::       chef generate template learn_chef_httpd index.html 
#:</pre>
# Update learn_chef_httpd/recipes/default.rb with following
#:<pre>
#::       package 'httpd'
#::
#::       service 'httpd' do
#::           action [:start, :enable]
#::       end
#::
#::       template '/var/www/html/index.html' do
#::           source 'index.html.erb'
#::       end
#::       
#::       service 'iptables' do
#::           action :stop
#::       end
#:</pre>
# <tt>chef-client --local-mode --runlist 'recipe[learn_chef_httpd]'</tt>


Steps learned from https://learn.chef.io/rhel/make-your-recipe-more-manageable/



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