[Crowbar] Modifying and Applying a Barclamp from the CLI

[Michael Smalley]

I followed your instructions, and tried to change the crowbar password, to
no avail (even after running chef-client after committing).  It changes it
in the proposal, but the web interface is only accessible with the default
password.

On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 3:11 PM, <Gregory_Althaus at dell.com> wrote:

> You syntax is correct and things were probably applied.  The crowbar
> barclamp doesn't have much post install information in it.
>
> Try it with dns with adding a new static name/ip map.  Or with network and
> change the mode from single to dual (might loss connectivity with this
> change).
>
> Oh - wait. You did it wrong.
>
> You do this:
> crowbar crowbar proposal show default > file.json
> vim file.json
> crowbar crowbar proposal edit default -file=file.json
> crowbar crowbar proposal commit default
>
> You were editing the base template files.  These are "cloned" and given an
> id when they are actually instantiated in the system.
>
> crowbar crowbar proposal create newname
>
> will create a new proposal of type crowbar.
>
> Replace the second crowbar in all the commands with the barclamp you want
> to operate on.
>
> Thanks,
> Greg
>
>
> From: crowbar-bounces On Behalf Of Michael Smalley
> Sent: Friday, November 11, 2011 1:42 PM
> To: crowbar
> Subject: [Crowbar] Modifying and Applying a Barclamp from the CLI
>
> I think I'm getting warmer with the exact process required for modifying
> barclamps from the command-line.
> I have edited the json, imported the edits, and committed these edits.
>  The changes then show in the Crowbar WebUI under Proposals, but they don't
> Apply.  Is there a last step required to apply the committed change that
> I'm skipping?  Also, If I'm syntacticly incorrect in any way, and one of
> the Dell folks can correct me, by all means, please do.
>
>
> Example: Changing the Crowbar WebUI password via the CLI
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> # Edit the barclamp in Vim, changing the password.
> vim
> /opt/dell/barclamps/crowbar/chef/data_bags/crowbar/bc-template-crowbar.json
>
> # Import the edited json file
> /opt/dell/bin/crowbar crowbar proposal
> --file=/opt/dell/barclamps/crowbar/chef/data_bags/crowbar/bc-template-crowbar.json
> edit default
>
> # Commit the changes
> /opt/dell/bin/crowbar crowbar proposal commit default
>
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