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NAME

       knife-role - The man page for the knife role subcommand.

       A  role  is  a  way to define certain patterns and processes that exist across nodes in an
       organization as belonging to a single job function. Each role consists of zero  (or  more)
       attributes  and a run list. Each node can have zero (or more) roles assigned to it. When a
       role is run against a node, the configuration details of that node  are  compared  against
       the  attributes  of the role, and then the contents of that role's run list are applied to
       the node's configuration details. When a chef-client runs, it merges  its  own  attributes
       and run lists with those contained within each assigned role.

       The knife role subcommand is used to manage the roles that are associated with one or more
       nodes on a server.

       This subcommand has the following syntax:

       $ knife role [ARGUMENT] (options)

       Note   Use the knife node subcommand (and the run_list add node argument) to add a role to
              a node on the server.

COMMON OPTIONS

       The following options can be run with all Knife sub-commands and plug-ins:

       -c CONFIG, --config CONFIG
              The configuration file to use.

       --color
              Indicates that colored output will be used.

       -d, --disable-editing
              Indicates that $EDITOR will not be opened; data will be accepted as-is.

       --defaults
              Indicates  that  Knife  will  use  the  default  value, instead of asking a user to
              provide one.

       -e EDITOR, --editor EDITOR
              The $EDITOR that is used for all interactive commands.

       -E ENVIRONMENT, --environment ENVIRONMENT
              The name of the environment. When this option is added to a  command,  the  command
              will run only against the named environment.

       -f FILE_NAME, --file FILE_NAME
              Indicates that the private key will be saved to a specified file name.

       -F FORMAT, --format FORMAT
              The output format: summary (default), text, json, yaml, and pp.

       -h, --help
              Shows help for the command.

       -k KEY, --key KEY
              The  private key that Knife will use to sign requests made by the API client to the
              server.

       --no-color
              Indicates that color will not be used in the output.

       -p PASSWORD, --password PASSWORD
              The user password.

       --print-after
              Indicates that data will be shown after a destructive operation.

       -s URL, --server-url URL
              The URL for the server.

       -u USER, --user USER
              The user name used by Knife to sign requests made by the API client to the  server.
              Authentication will fail if the user name does not match the private key.

       -v, --version
              The version of the chef-client.

       -V, --verbose
              Set for more verbose outputs. Use -VV for maximum verbosity.

       -y, --yes
              Indicates  that  the  response  to all confirmation prompts will be "Yes" (and that
              Knife will not ask for confirmation).

BULK DELETE

       The bulk delete argument is used to delete one or more roles that match a pattern  defined
       by  a  regular  expression.  The  regular  expression  must  be  within  quotes and not be
       surrounded by forward slashes (/).

       Syntax

       This argument has the following syntax:

       $ knife role bulk delete REGEX

       Options

       This command does not have any specific options.

       Examples

       To bulk delete roles using a regular expression:

       $ knife role bulk delete "^[0-9]{3}$"

CREATE

       The create argument is used to add a role to the server. To add a role to a node, you must
       use  the node sub-command and the run-list add argument. Role data is saved as JSON on the
       server.

       Syntax

       This argument has the following syntax:

       $ knife role create ROLE_NAME (options)

       Options

       This argument has the following options:

       -d DESCRIPTION, --description DESCRIPTION
              The description of the role. This value will populate the description field for the
              role on the server.

       Examples

       To add a role named "role1", enter:

       $ knife role create role1

       In the $EDITOR enter the role data in JSON:

       ## sample:
       {
          "name": "role1",
          "default_attributes": {
          },
          "json_class": "Chef::Role",
          "run_list": [

          ],
          "description": "",
          "chef_type": "role",
          "override_attributes": {
          }
       }

       When finished, save it.

DELETE

       The delete argument is used to delete a role from the server.

       Syntax

       This argument has the following syntax:

       $ knife role delete ROLE_NAME

       Options

       This command does not have any specific options.

       Examples

       To delete a role:

       $ knife role delete devops

       Type Y to confirm a deletion.

EDIT

       The edit argument is used to edit role details on the server.

       Syntax

       This argument has the following syntax:

       $ knife role edit ROLE_NAME

       Options

       This command does not have any specific options.

       Examples

       To edit the data for a role named "role1", enter:

       $ knife role edit role1

       Update the role data in JSON:

       ## sample:
       {
          "name": "role1",
          "default_attributes": {
          },
          "json_class": "Chef::Role",
          "run_list": [

          ],
          "description": "This is the description for the role1 role.",
          "chef_type": "role",
          "override_attributes": {
          }
       }

       When finished, save it.

FROM FILE

       The from file argument is used to create a role using existing JSON data as a template.

       Syntax

       This argument has the following syntax:

       $ knife role from file FILE

       Options

       This command does not have any specific options.

       Examples

       To view role details based on the values contained in a JSON file:

       $ knife role from file "path to JSON file"

LIST

       The  list  argument  is  used  to view a list of roles that are currently available on the
       server.

       Syntax

       This argument has the following syntax:

       $ knife role list

       Options

       This argument has the following options:

       -w, --with-uri
              Indicates that the corresponding URIs will be shown.

       Examples

       To view a list of roles on the server and display the URI for each role returned, enter:

       $ knife role list -w

SHOW

       The show argument is used to view the details of a role.

       Syntax

       This argument has the following syntax:

       $ knife role show ROLE_NAME

       Options

       This argument has the following options:

       -a ATTR, --attribute ATTR
              The attribute (or attributes) to show.

       Examples

       To view information in JSON format, use the -F common option as part of the  command  like
       this:

       $ knife role show devops -F json

       Other formats available include text, yaml, and pp.

       To  view  information in JSON format, use the -F common option as part of the command like
       this:

       $ knife role show devops -F json

       Other formats available include text, yaml, and pp.

AUTHOR

       Opscode

                                           Chef 11.8.0                              KNIFE-ROLE(1)