CHEF-CLIENT(8)							    Chef Manual 						    CHEF-CLIENT(8)

NAME

       chef-client - Runs a client node connecting to a chef-server.

SYNOPSIS

       chef-client (options)

       -S, --server CHEFSERVERURL
	      The chef server URL

       -c, --config CONFIG
	      The configuration file to use

       -d, --daemonize
	      Daemonize the process

       -g, --group GROUP
	      Group to set privilege to

       -i, --interval SECONDS
	      Run chef-client periodically, in seconds

       -j, --json-attributes JSON_ATTRIBS
	      Load attributes from a JSON file or URL

       -E, --environment ENVIRONMENT
	      Set the Chef Environment on the node

       -l, --log_level LEVEL
	      Set the log level (debug, info, warn, error, fatal)

       -L, --logfile LOGLOCATION
	      Set the log file location, defaults to STDOUT - recommended for daemonizing

       -V, --verbose
	      Ensures logging goes to STDOUT as well as to other configured log location(s).

       -N, --node-name NODE_NAME
	      The node name for this client

       -o, --override-runlist
	      Replace current run list with specified items

       -K, --validation_key KEY_FILE
	      Set the validation key file location, used for registering new clients

       -k, --client_key KEY_FILE
	      Set the client key file location

       -s, --splay SECONDS
	      The splay time for running at intervals, in seconds

       -u, --user USER
	      User to set privilege to

       -P, --pid PIDFILE
	      Set the PID file location, defaults to /tmp/chef-client.pid

       --once Cancel any interval or splay options, run chef once and exit

       -v, --version
	      Show chef version

       -h, --help
	      Show this message

DESCRIPTION

       The  Chef  Client  is where almost all of the work in Chef is done. It communicates with the Chef Server via REST, authenticates via Signed
       Header Authentication, and compiles and executes Cookbooks.

       A Chef Client does work on behalf of a Node. A single Chef Client can run recipes for multiple Nodes.

       Clients are where all the action happens - the Chef Server and Chef Expander are largely services that exist only  to  provide  the  Client
       with information.

SEE ALSO

       Full documentation for Chef and chef-client is located on the Chef wiki, http://wiki.opscode.com/display/chef/Home.

AUTHOR

       Chef  was  written  by  Adam Jacob adam@ospcode.com of Opscode (http://www.opscode.com), with contributions from the community. This manual
       page was written by Joshua Timberman joshua@opscode.com with help2man. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and / or modify this docu-
       ment under the terms of the Apache 2.0 License.

       On Debian systems, the complete text of the Apache 2.0 License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/Apache-2.0.

Chef 10.12.0							     June 2012							    CHEF-CLIENT(8)