knife edit¶
Use the knife edit
subcommand to edit objects on the Chef server. This subcommand works similar to knife cookbook edit
, knife data bag edit
, knife environment edit
, knife node edit
, and knife role edit
, but with a single verb (and a single action).
Options¶
Note
Review the list of common options available to this (and all) knife subcommands and plugins.
This subcommand has the following options:
--chef-repo-path PATH
- The path to the chef-repo. This setting will override the default path to the chef-repo. Default: same value as specified by
chef_repo_path
in client.rb. --concurrency
- The number of allowed concurrent connections. Default:
10
. --local
- Show files in the local chef-repo instead of a remote location. Default:
false
. --repo-mode MODE
- The layout of the local chef-repo. Possible values:
static
,everything
, orhosted_everything
. Usestatic
for just roles, environments, cookbooks, and data bags. By default,everything
andhosted_everything
are dynamically selected depending on the server type. Default:everything
/hosted_everything
.
Note
See config.rb for more information about how to add certain knife options as settings in the config.rb file.
Examples¶
The following examples show how to use this knife subcommand:
Remove a user from /groups/admins.json
A user who belongs to the admins
group must be removed from the group before they may be removed from an organization. To remove a user from the admins
group, run the following:
$ EDITOR=vi knife edit /groups/admins.json
make the required changes, and then save the file.