How to pass attributes from knife command (ssh)?

Question

Is it possible to attributes from knife command (ssh),

e.g.

knife ssh ‘role:server’ ‘sudo chef-client’ <-- how to pass attributes to remote?

Can't this be done through the "-j" option for chef-client? – cjc Nov 12 '12 at 17:08 — cjc, Nov 12 '12 at 17:08

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 13 '12 at 14:19

You should set the attributes you want on the node object(s) on the Chef Server.

You can do this through a variety of methods.

Add the attributes to the role you've applied to the nodes - this probably the best for systems that are all in a single role.
Modify the node(s) directly, with knife node edit, or script it with knife exec.
Set the attributes in an environment, if you're using those.

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