Chef Node Delete Version 1

To delete a node from the Chef server, the handler uses Chef's REST API. The handler first retrieves the users private key from the specified location so that it can then be used to sign the REST request. The handler then uses the inputted node name to build the URL and delete the node.

Parameters

Sample Configuration

Results

This handler does not return any results.

Changelog

Chef Node Delete (2017-06-19)

• Initial version. See README for details.

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