chef-client (executable)
chef-client (executable)
A chef-client is an agent that runs locally on every node that is under management by Chef. When a chef-client is run, it will perform all of the steps that are required to bring the node into the expected state, including:
- Registering and authenticating the node with the Chef server
- Building the node object
- Synchronizing cookbooks
- Compiling the resource collection by loading each of the required cookbooks, including recipes, attributes, and all other dependencies
- Taking the appropriate and required actions to configure the node
- Looking for exceptions and notifications, handling each as required
Note
The chef-client executable can be run as a daemon.
The chef-client executable is run as a command-line tool.
