How can I change a file with Chef?

Question

I have 7 files and 1 war. I need to change values when I deploy them. I have this:

##usuario
#alfresco.user=*****
alfresco.user=********
##pass 
#alfresco.p         


        

Answer 1

As of 2020, the solutions provided are discouraged - see here and here.

The modern way of performing file manual editing is to use the official, community-maintained, cookbook line.

Example:

replace_or_add "why hello" do
  path "/some/file"
  pattern "Why hello there.*"
  line "Why hello there, you beautiful person, you."
end

It's crucial, before using such strategy, to be 100% sure that manual editing is really required, but this is strictly dependent on the use case.