Chef: How do I override default attributes in roles?

Question

I\'m using the opscode nginx cookbook for configuring the nginx server on my nodes. The nginx cookbook has some default attributes I\'d like to override in my role (\"web_se

Answer 1

You can also use override attributes in role editor (in web or knife role edit)

{
  "name": "web_server",
  "description": "nginx version",
  "json_class": "Chef::Role",
  "default_attributes": {

  },
  "override_attributes": {
    "nginx": {
      "version": "1.2.2"
    }
  },
  "chef_type": "role",
  "run_list": [
  "recipe[]",
  "recipe[]"
  ],
  "env_run_lists": {

  }
}