chef-manage-ctl (executable)
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The Chef management console includes a command-line utility named
chef-manage-ctl. This command-line tool is used to reconfigure,
cleanse (reset the Chef management console to initial configuration
settings), and uninstall the Chef management console.
help
The help subcommand is used to print a list of all available
chef-manage-ctl commands.
This subcommand has the following syntax:
chef-manage-ctl help
reconfigure
The reconfigure subcommand is used when changes are made to the
manage.rb file to reconfigure the server. When changes are made to the
manage.rb file, they won’t be applied to the Chef management console
configuration until after this command is run.
This subcommand has the following syntax:
chef-manage-ctl reconfigure
show-config
The show-config subcommand is used to view the configuration that will
be generated by the reconfigure subcommand. This command is most
useful in the early stages of a deployment to ensure that everything is
built properly before installation.
This subcommand has the following syntax:
chef-manage-ctl show-config
uninstall
The uninstall subcommand is used to manage the hooks between runit and
sysvinit or upstart. This subcommand doesn’t uninstall the Chef
management console or remove .rpm or
.deb files.
This subcommand has the following syntax:
chef-manage-ctl uninstall