Chef DevOps Cookbook Development & Resource Management

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of the `metadata.rb` file in a Chef cookbook?

Accepted Answer

To define the cookbook name, version, dependencies, and other metadata

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To store node attribute default values

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To list all recipe files included in the cookbook

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To configure the Chef Server connection settings

Question 2

Which directory within a Chef cookbook stores ERB template files used by the `template` resource?

Accepted Answer

templates/default/

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files/default/

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resources/

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attributes/

Question 3

Which command in Chef Workstation generates a new cookbook skeleton with the recommended directory structure?

Accepted Answer

chef generate cookbook <name>

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knife cookbook create <name>

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berkshelf init <name>

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chef init cookbook <name>

Question 4

What is the role of the `Berksfile` in a Chef cookbook?

Accepted Answer

It specifies cookbook dependencies and their sources for Berkshelf to resolve

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It defines the node run list for cookbook execution

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It stores encrypted secrets used by the cookbook at runtime

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It configures knife plugin settings for the cookbook

Question 5

In a Chef attributes file, what is true about the `default` precedence level?

Accepted Answer

It is the lowest precedence level, overridden by role, environment, and node attributes

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It is the highest user-settable precedence that overrides role attributes

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It is an automatic precedence level set by Ohai at runtime

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It has the same precedence as attributes set with `node.normal`

Question 6

Which Chef resource renders a file on the node from an ERB template stored in the cookbook?

Accepted Answer

template

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cookbook_file

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file

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remote_file

Question 7

Which Chef attribute precedence level is automatically populated by Ohai and takes priority over all others?

Accepted Answer

automatic

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force_override

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override

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normal