cookbook 'windows', '= 2.0.1'
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Provides a set of useful Windows-specific primitives.
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Windows Cookbook
Provides a set of Windows-specific primitives (Chef resources) meant to aid in the creation of cookbooks/recipes targeting the Windows platform.
Requirements
Platforms
- Windows 7
- Windows Server 2008 R2
- Windows 8, 8.1
- Windows Server 2012 (R1, R2)
Chef
- Chef 12.4+
Resource/Provider
windows_auto_run
Actions
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:create
- Create an item to be run at login -
:remove
- Remove an item that was previously setup to run at login
Attribute Parameters
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name
- Name attribute. The name of the value to be stored in the registry -
program
- The program to be run at login -
args
- The arguments for the program
Examples
Run BGInfo at login
windows_auto_run 'BGINFO' do program 'C:/Sysinternals/bginfo.exe' args '\'C:/Sysinternals/Config.bgi\' /NOLICPROMPT /TIMER:0' action :create end
windows_certificate
Installs a certificate into the Windows certificate store from a file, and grants read-only access to the private key for designated accounts. Due to current limitations in winrm, installing certificated remotely may not work if the operation requires a user profile. Operations on the local machine store should still work.
Actions
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:create
- creates or updates a certificate. -
:delete
- deletes a certificate. -
:acl_add
- adds read-only entries to a certificate's private key ACL.
Attribute Parameters
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source
- name attribute. The source file (for create and acl_add), thumbprint (for delete and acl_add) or subject (for delete). -
pfx_password
- the password to access the source if it is a pfx file. -
private_key_acl
- array of 'domain\account' entries to be granted read-only access to the certificate's private key. This is not idempotent. -
store_name
- the certificate store to manipulate. One of MY (default : personal store), CA (trusted intermediate store) or ROOT (trusted root store). -
user_store
- if false (default) then use the local machine store; if true then use the current user's store.
Examples
# Add PFX cert to local machine personal store and grant accounts read-only access to private key windows_certificate "c:/test/mycert.pfx" do pfx_password "password" private_key_acl ["acme\fred", "pc\jane"] end
# Add cert to trusted intermediate store windows_certificate "c:/test/mycert.cer" do store_name "CA" end
# Remove all certicates matching the subject windows_certificate "me.acme.com" do action :delete end
windows_certificate_binding
Binds a certificate to an HTTP port in order to enable TLS communication.
Actions
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:create
- creates or updates a binding. -
:delete
- deletes a binding.
Attribute Parameters
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cert_name
- name attribute. The thumbprint(hash) or subject that identifies the certificate to be bound. -
name_kind
- indicates the type of cert_name. One of :subject (default) or :hash. -
address
- the address to bind against. Default is 0.0.0.0 (all IP addresses). -
port
- the port to bind against. Default is 443. -
app_id
- the GUID that defines the application that owns the binding. Default is the values used by IIS. -
store_name
- the store to locate the certificate in. One of MY (default : personal store), CA (trusted intermediate store) or ROOT (trusted root store).
Examples
# Bind the first certificate matching the subject to the default TLS port windows_certificate_binding "me.acme.com" do end
# Bind a cert from the CA store with the given hash to port 4334 windows_certificate_binding "me.acme.com" do cert_name "d234567890a23f567c901e345bc8901d34567890" name_kind :hash store_name "CA" port 4334 end
windows_feature
Windows Roles and Features can be thought of as built-in operating system packages that ship with the OS. A server role is a set of software programs that, when they are installed and properly configured, lets a computer perform a specific function for multiple users or other computers within a network. A Role can have multiple Role Services that provide functionality to the Role. Role services are software programs that provide the functionality of a role. Features are software programs that, although they are not directly parts of roles, can support or augment the functionality of one or more roles, or improve the functionality of the server, regardless of which roles are installed. Collectively we refer to all of these attributes as 'features'.
This resource allows you to manage these 'features' in an unattended, idempotent way.
There are two providers for the windows_features
which map into Microsoft's two major tools for managing roles/features: Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) and Servermanagercmd (The CLI for Server Manager). As Servermanagercmd is deprecated, Chef will set the default provider to Chef::Provider::WindowsFeature::DISM
if DISM is present on the system being configured. The default provider will fall back to Chef::Provider::WindowsFeature::ServerManagerCmd
.
For more information on Roles, Role Services and Features see the Microsoft TechNet article on the topic. For a complete list of all features that are available on a node type either of the following commands at a command prompt:
dism /online /Get-Features servermanagercmd -query
Actions
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:install
- install a Windows role/feature -
:remove
- remove a Windows role/feature
Attribute Parameters
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feature_name
- name of the feature/role to install. The same feature may have different names depending on the provider used (ie DHCPServer vs DHCP; DNS-Server-Full-Role vs DNS). -
all
- Boolean. Optional. Default: false. DISM provider only. Forces all dependencies to be installed. -
source
- String. Optional. DISM provider only. Uses local repository for feature install.
Providers
- Chef::Provider::WindowsFeature::DISM: Uses Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) to manage roles/features.
- Chef::Provider::WindowsFeature::ServerManagerCmd: Uses Server Manager to manage roles/features.
- Chef::Provider::WindowsFeaturePowershell: Uses Powershell to manage roles/features. (see COOK-3714
Examples
Enable the node as a DHCP Server
windows_feature 'DHCPServer' do action :install end
Enable TFTP
windows_feature 'TFTP' do action :install end
Enable .Net 3.5.1 on Server 2012 using repository files on DVD and install all dependencies
windows_feature "NetFx3" do action :install all true source "d:\sources\sxs" end
Disable Telnet client/server
%w[TelnetServer TelnetClient].each do |feature| windows_feature feature do action :remove end end
Add SMTP Feature with powershell provider
windows_feature "smtp-server" do action :install all true provider :windows_feature_powershell end
windows_font
Installs a font.
Font files should be included in the cookbooks
Actions
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:install
- install a font to the system fonts directory.
Attribute Parameters
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file
- The name of the font file name to install. The path defaults to the files/default directory of the cookbook you're calling windows_font from. Defaults to the resource name. -
source
- Set an alternate path to the font file.
Examples
windows_font 'Code New Roman.otf'
windows_http_acl
Sets the Access Control List for an http URL to grant non-admin accounts permission to open HTTP endpoints.
Actions
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:create
- creates or updates the ACL for a URL. -
:delete
- deletes the ACL from a URL.
Attribute Parameters
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url
- the name of the url to be created/deleted. -
user
- the name (domain\user) of the user or group to be granted permission to the URL. Mandatory for create. Only one user or group can be granted permission so this replaces any previously defined entry.
Examples
windows_http_acl 'http://+:50051/' do user 'pc\\fred' end
windows_http_acl 'http://+:50051/' do action :delete end
windows_package
This resource is now deprecated and will be removed in a future version of this cookbook. Chef >= 12.6.0 includes a built-in package resource.
Manage Windows application packages in an unattended, idempotent way.
The following application installers are currently supported:
- MSI packages
- InstallShield
- Wise InstallMaster
- Inno Setup
- Nullsoft Scriptable Install System
If the proper installer type is not passed into the resource's installer_type attribute, the provider will do it's best to identify the type by introspecting the installation package. If the installation type cannot be properly identified the :custom
value can be passed into the installer_type attribute along with the proper flags for silent/quiet installation (using the options
attribute..see example below).
PLEASE NOTE - For proper idempotence the resource's package_name
should be the same as the 'DisplayName' registry value in the uninstallation data that is created during package installation. The easiest way to definitively find the proper 'DisplayName' value is to install the package on a machine and search for the uninstall information under the following registry keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6464Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
For maximum flexibility the source
attribute supports both remote and local installation packages.
Actions
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:install
- install a package -
:remove
- remove a package. The remove action is completely hit or miss as many application uninstallers do not support a full silent/quiet mode.
Attribute Parameters
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package_name
- name attribute. The 'DisplayName' of the application installation package. -
source
- The source of the windows installer. This can either be a URI or a local path. -
installer_type
- They type of windows installation package. Valid values include :msi, :inno, :nsis, :wise, :installshield, :custom. If this value is not provided, the provider will do it's best to identify the installer type through introspection of the file. -
checksum
- useful if source is remote, the SHA-256 checksum of the file--if the local file matches the checksum, Chef will not download it -
options
- Additional options to pass the underlying installation command -
timeout
- set a timeout for the package download (default 600 seconds) -
version
- The version number of this package, as indicated by the 'DisplayVersion' value in one of the 'Uninstall' registry keys. If the given version number does equal the 'DisplayVersion' in the registry, the package will be installed. -
success_codes
- set an array of possible successful installation return codes. Previously this was hardcoded, but certain MSIs may have a different return code, e.g. 3010 for reboot required. Must be an array, and defaults to[0, 42, 127]
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Examples
Install PuTTY (InnoSetup installer)
windows_package 'PuTTY version 0.60' do source 'http://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/latest/x86/putty-0.60-installer.exe' installer_type :inno action :install end
Install 7-Zip (MSI installer)
windows_package '7-Zip 9.20 (x64 edition)' do source 'http://downloads.sourceforge.net/sevenzip/7z920-x64.msi' action :install end
Install Notepad++ (Y U No Emacs?) using a local installer
windows_package 'Notepad++' do source 'c:/installation_files/npp.5.9.2.Installer.exe' action :install end
Install VLC for that Xvid (NSIS installer)
windows_package 'VLC media player 1.1.10' do source 'http://superb-sea2.dl.sourceforge.net/project/vlc/1.1.10/win32/vlc-1.1.10-win32.exe' action :install end
Install Firefox as custom installer and manually set the silent install flags
windows_package 'Mozilla Firefox 5.0 (x86 en-US)' do source 'http://archive.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/5.0/win32/en-US/Firefox%20Setup%205.0.exe' options '-ms' installer_type :custom action :install end
Google Chrome FTW (MSI installer)
windows_package 'Google Chrome' do source 'https://dl-ssl.google.com/tag/s/appguid%3D%7B8A69D345-D564-463C-AFF1-A69D9E530F96%7D%26iid%3D%7B806F36C0-CB54-4A84-A3F3-0CF8A86575E0%7D%26lang%3Den%26browser%3D3%26usagestats%3D0%26appname%3DGoogle%2520Chrome%26needsadmin%3Dfalse/edgedl/chrome/install/GoogleChromeStandaloneEnterprise.msi' action :install end
Remove Google Chrome
windows_package 'Google Chrome' do action :remove end
Remove 7-Zip
windows_package '7-Zip 9.20 (x64 edition)' do action :remove end
windows_printer_port
Create and delete TCP/IPv4 printer ports.
Actions
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:create
- Create a TCIP/IPv4 printer port. This is the default action. -
:delete
- Delete a TCIP/IPv4 printer port
Attribute Parameters
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ipv4_address
- Name attribute. Required. IPv4 address, e.g. '10.0.24.34' -
port_name
- Port name. Optional. Defaults to 'IP_' +ipv4_address
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port_number
- Port number. Optional. Defaults to 9100. -
port_description
- Port description. Optional. -
snmp_enabled
- Boolean. Optional. Defaults to false. -
port_protocol
- Port protocol, 1 (RAW), or 2 (LPR). Optional. Defaults to 1.
Examples
Create a TCP/IP printer port named 'IP_10.4.64.37' with all defaults
windows_printer_port '10.4.64.37' do action :create end
Delete a printer port
windows_printer_port '10.4.64.37' do action :delete end
Delete a port with a custom port_name
windows_printer_port '10.4.64.38' do port_name 'My awesome port' action :delete end
Create a port with more options
windows_printer_port '10.4.64.39' do port_name 'My awesome port' snmp_enabled true port_protocol 2 end
windows_printer
Create Windows printer. Note that this doesn't currently install a printer driver. You must already have the driver installed on the system.
The Windows Printer LWRP will automatically create a TCP/IP printer port for you using the ipv4_address
property. If you want more granular control over the printer port, just create it using the windows_printer_port
LWRP before creating the printer.
Actions
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:create
- Create a new printer -
:delete
- Delete a new printer
Attribute Parameters
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device_id
- Name attribute. Required. Printer queue name, e.g. 'HP LJ 5200 in fifth floor copy room' -
comment
- Optional string describing the printer queue. -
default
- Boolean. Optional. Defaults to false. Note that Windows sets the first printer defined to the default printer regardless of this setting. -
driver_name
- String. Required. Exact name of printer driver. Note that the printer driver must already be installed on the node. -
location
- Printer location, e.g. 'Fifth floor copy room', or 'US/NYC/Floor42/Room4207' -
shared
- Boolean. Defaults to false. -
share_name
- Printer share name. -
ipv4_address
- Printer IPv4 address, e.g. '10.4.64.23'. You don't have to be able to ping the IP address to set it. Required.
An error of "Set-WmiInstance : Generic failure" is most likely due to the printer driver name not matching or not being installed.
Examples
Create a printer
windows_printer 'HP LaserJet 5th Floor' do driver_name 'HP LaserJet 4100 Series PCL6' ipv4_address '10.4.64.38' end
Delete a printer. Note: this doesn't delete the associated printer port. See windows_printer_port
above for how to delete the port.
windows_printer 'HP LaserJet 5th Floor' do action :delete end
windows_shortcut
Creates and modifies Windows shortcuts.
Actions
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:create
- create or modify a windows shortcut
Attribute Parameters
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name
- name attribute. The shortcut to create/modify. -
target
- what the shortcut links to -
arguments
- arguments to pass to the target when the shortcut is executed -
description
- description of the shortcut -
cwd
- Working directory to use when the target is executed -
iconlocation
- Icon to use, in the format of"path, index"
where index is which icon in that file to use (See WshShortcut.IconLocation)
Examples
Add a shortcut all users desktop:
require 'win32ole' all_users_desktop = WIN32OLE.new("WScript.Shell").SpecialFolders("AllUsersDesktop") windows_shortcut "#{all_users_desktop}/Notepad.lnk" do target "C:\\WINDOWS\\notepad.exe" description "Launch Notepad" iconlocation "C:\\windows\\notepad.exe, 0" end
Library Methods
Registry.value_exists?('HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run','BGINFO') Registry.key_exists?('HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft') BgInfo = Registry.get_value('HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run','BGINFO')
windows_path
Actions
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:add
- Add an item to the system path -
:remove
- Remove an item from the system path
Attribute Parameters
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path
- Name attribute. The name of the value to add to the system path
Examples
Add Sysinternals to the system path
windows_path 'C:\Sysinternals' do action :add end
Remove 7-Zip from the system path
windows_path 'C:\7-Zip' do action :remove end
windows_task
Creates, deletes or runs a Windows scheduled task. Requires Windows Server 2008 due to API usage.
Actions
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:create
- creates a task (or updates existing if user or command has changed) -
:delete
- deletes a task -
:run
- runs a task -
:end
- ends a task -
:change
- changes the un/pw or command of a task -
:enable
- enable a task -
:disable
- disable a task
Attribute Parameters
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task_name
- name attribute, The task name. ("Task Name" or "/Task Name") -
force
- When used with create, will update the task. -
command
- The command the task will run. -
cwd
- The directory the task will be run from. -
user
- The user to run the task as. (defaults to 'SYSTEM') -
password
- The user's password. (requires user) -
run_level
- Run with:limited
or:highest
privileges. -
frequency
- Frequency with which to run the task. (default is :hourly. Other valid values include :minute, :hourly, :daily, :weekly, :monthly, :once, :on_logon, :onstart, :on_idle) :once requires start_time -
frequency_modifier
- Multiple for frequency. (15 minutes, 2 days). Monthly tasks may also use these values": ('FIRST', 'SECOND', 'THIRD', 'FOURTH', 'LAST', 'LASTDAY') -
start_day
- Specifies the first date on which the task runs. Optional string (MM/DD/YYYY) -
start_time
- Specifies the start time to run the task. Optional string (HH:mm) -
interactive_enabled
- (Allow task to run interactively or non-interactively. Requires user and password.) -
day
- For monthly or weekly tasks, the day(s) on which the task runs. (MON - SUN, *, 1 - 31) -
months
- The Months of the year on which the task runs. (JAN, FEB, MAR, APR, MAY, JUN, JUL, AUG, SEP, OCT, NOV, DEC, *). Multiple months should be comma delimited. -
idle_time
- For :on_idle frequency, the time (in minutes) without user activity that must pass to trigger the task. (1 - 999)
Examples
Create a chef-client
task with TaskPath \
running every 15 minutes
windows_task 'chef-client' do user 'Administrator' password '$ecR3t' cwd 'C:\\chef\\bin' command 'chef-client -L C:\\tmp\\' run_level :highest frequency :minute frequency_modifier 15 end
Update chef-client
task with new password and log location
windows_task 'chef-client' do user 'Administrator' password 'N3wPassW0Rd' cwd 'C:\\chef\\bin' command 'chef-client -L C:\\chef\\logs\\' action :change end
Delete a task named old task
windows_task 'old task' do action :delete end
Enable a task named chef-client
windows_task 'chef-client' do action :enable end
Disable a task named ProgramDataUpdater
with TaskPath \Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\
windows_task '\Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\ProgramDataUpdater' do action :disable end
windows_zipfile
Most version of Windows do not ship with native cli utility for managing compressed files. This resource provides a pure-ruby implementation for managing zip files. Be sure to use the not_if
or only_if
meta parameters to guard the resource for idempotence or action will be taken every Chef run.
Actions
-
:unzip
- unzip a compressed file -
:zip
- zip a directory (recursively)
Attribute Parameters
-
path
- name attribute. The path where files will be (un)zipped to. -
source
- source of the zip file (either a URI or local path) for :unzip, or directory to be zipped for :zip. -
overwrite
- force an overwrite of the files if they already exist. -
checksum
- for :unzip, useful if source is remote, if the local file matches the SHA-256 checksum, Chef will not download it.
Examples
Unzip a remote zip file locally
windows_zipfile 'c:/bin' do source 'http://download.sysinternals.com/Files/SysinternalsSuite.zip' action :unzip not_if {::File.exists?('c:/bin/PsExec.exe')} end
Unzip a local zipfile
windows_zipfile 'c:/the_codez' do source 'c:/foo/baz/the_codez.zip' action :unzip end
Create a local zipfile
windows_zipfile 'c:/foo/baz/the_codez.zip' do source 'c:/the_codez' action :zip end
Libraries
WindowsHelper
Helper that allows you to use helpful functions in windows
installed_packages
Returns a hash of all DisplayNames installed
# usage in a recipe ::Chef::Recipe.send(:include, Windows::Helper) hash_of_installed_packages = installed_packages
is_package_installed?
-
package_name
- The name of the package you want to query to see if it is installed -
returns
- true if the package is installed, false if it the package is not installed
Download a file if a package isn't installed
# usage in a recipe to not download a file if package is already installed ::Chef::Recipe.send(:include, Windows::Helper) is_win_sdk_installed = is_package_installed?('Windows Software Development Kit') remote_file 'C:\windows\temp\windows_sdk.zip' do source 'http://url_to_download/windows_sdk.zip' action :create_if_missing not_if {is_win_sdk_installed} end
Do something if a package is installed
# usage in a provider include Windows::Helper if is_package_installed?('Windows Software Development Kit') # do something if package is installed end
Windows ChefSpec Matchers
The Windows cookbook includes custom ChefSpec matchers you can use to test your own cookbooks that consume Windows cookbook LWRPs.
Example Matcher Usage
expect(chef_run).to install_windows_package('Node.js').with( source: 'http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.10.26/x64/node-v0.10.26-x64.msi')
Windows Cookbook Matchers
- create_windows_auto_run
- remove_windows_auto_run
- create_windows_certificate
- delete_windows_certificate
- add_acl_to_windows_certificate
- create_windows_certificate_binding
- delete_windows_certificate_binding
- install_windows_feature
- remove_windows_feature
- delete_windows_feature
- install_windows_font
- create_windows_http_acl
- delete_windows_http_acl
- install_windows_package
- remove_windows_package
- set_windows_pagefile
- add_windows_path
- remove_windows_path
- create_windows_printer
- delete_windows_printer
- create_windows_printer_port
- delete_windows_printer_port
- create_windows_shortcut
- create_windows_shortcut
- create_windows_task
- disable_windows_task
- enable_windows_task
- delete_windows_task
- run_windows_task
- change_windows_task
- unzip_windows_zipfile_to
- zip_windows_zipfile_to
Usage
Place an explicit dependency on this cookbook (using depends in the cookbook's metadata.rb) from any cookbook where you would like to use the Windows-specific resources/providers that ship with this cookbook.
depends 'windows'
default
Convenience recipe that installs supporting gems for many of the resources/providers that ship with this cookbook.
License & Authors
- Author:: Seth Chisamore (schisamo@chef.io)
- Author:: Doug MacEachern (dougm@vmware.com)
- Author:: Paul Morton (pmorton@biaprotect.com)
- Author:: Doug Ireton (doug.ireton@nordstrom.com)
Copyright 2011-2016, Chef Software, Inc. Copyright 2010, VMware, Inc. Copyright 2011, Business Intelligence Associates, Inc Copyright 2012, Nordstrom, Inc. Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
Dependent cookbooks
This cookbook has no specified dependencies.
Contingent cookbooks
windows Cookbook CHANGELOG
This file is used to list changes made in each version of the windows cookbook.
2.0.1 (2016-09-07)
- Clarify the platforms we support in the readme
- Require Chef 12.4 which included powershell_out
2.0.0 (2016-09-07)
This cookbook now requires Chef 12.1+. Resources (lwrps) that have been moved into the chef-client have been removed from this cookbook. While the functionality in the chef-client is similar, and in many cases improved, the names and properties have changed in some cases. Make sure to check https://docs.chef.io/resources.html for full documentation on each of these resources, and as usual carefully test your cookbooks before upgrading to this new release.
Removed resources and helpers:
- windows_reboot provider
- windows_batch provider
- windows_registry provider
- Powershell out for only_if / not_if statements
- Windows Architecture Helper
- Reboot handler and the dependency on the chef_handler cookbook
Changes resource behavior
- For Chef clients 12.6 and later the windows_package provider will no longer be used as windows_package logic is now included in Chef. Chef 12.1 - 12.5.1 clients will continue to default to the windows_package provider in this cookbook for full compatibility.
Additional changes
- Updated and expanded testing
- Fixed the windows_feature powershell provider to run on Windows 2008 / 2008 R2
- Added TrustedPublisher as a valid cert store_name
- Updated the certificate_binding resource to respect the app_id property
- Added why-run support to the auto_run resource
1.44.3 (2016-08-16)
- Remove support for ChefSpec <4.1 in the matchers
- Add missing Chefspec matchers
1.44.2 (2016-08-15)
- Add missing windows_font matcher
- Add chef_version to the metadata
- Switch from Rubocop to Cookstyle and use our improved Rakefile
- Remove test deps from the Gemfile that are in ChefDK
v1.44.1
- PR 375 - Fix comparison of string to number in platform_version
- PR 376 - Switch to cookstyle, update gem deps and other minor stuff
- PR 377 - add test and check for feature installation through powershell
v1.44.0
- PR 372 - Support Server 2008 for feature installs via PowerShell
v1.43.0
- PR 369 - Add a enable_windows_task matcher
v1.42.0
- PR 365 - Escape command quotes when passing to schtasks
v1.41.0
- PR 364 - Configurable font source
v1.40.0
- PR 357 - Fixes for schtasks
- PR 359 - take bundler out of the appveyor build
- PR 356 - Misc fixes and updates
- PR 355 - bump and pin rubocop, fix broken cop
-
PR 348 - Make notify work for
windows_task
v1.39.2
-
PR 329 - Silence
compile_time
warning forchef_gem
-
PR 338 - ChefSpec matchers for
windows_certificate
- PR 341 - Updated rubocop and FoodCritic compliance
- PR 336 - Fixed where clause compliance with PS v1/v2
v1.39.1
-
PR 325 - Raise an error if a bogus feature is given to the powershell
windows_feature
provider -
PR 326 - Fix
windows_font
and copy the font file before installation
v1.39.0
-
PR 305 - Added
months
attribute towindows_task
and allowfrequency_modifier
to accept values 'FIRST', 'SECOND', 'THIRD', 'FOURTH', 'LAST', and 'LASTDAY' for monthly frequency -
PR 310 - Fix
windows_task
breaks when there is a space in the user name - PR 314 - fixes reboot handling on some chef versions below 11.12
-
PR 317 - Adds a
disable_windows_task
matcher -
PR 311 - Implements the
cwd
attribute ofwindows_task
- PR 318 - Use dsl instead of manual resource instanciation
-
PR 303 - Fix
http_acl
idempotency when user name contains a space - PR 257 - Speed up windows_feature dism provider
-
PR 319 - Add a
.kitchen.cloud.yml
for kitchen testing on Azure -
PR 315 - Deprecate
windows_package
and forward toChef::Provider::Package::Windows
when running 12.6 or higher
v1.38.4
-
PR 295 - Escape
http_acl
username -
PR 293 - Separating assignments to
code_script
andguard_script
as they should be different scripts and not hold the same reference -
Issue 298 -
windows_certificate_binding
is ignoringstore_name
attribute and always saving toMY
-
Issue 296 - Fixes
windows_certificate
idempotentcy on chef 11 clients
v1.38.3
- Make
windows_task
resource idempotent (double quotes need to be single when comparing) -
Issue 245 - Fix
No resource, method, or local variable named
password' forChef::Provider::WindowsTask'
wheninteractive_enabled
istrue
v1.38.2
- Lazy-load windows-pr gem library files. Chef 12.5 no longer includes the windows-pr gem. Earlier versions of this cookbook will not compile on Chef 12.5.
v1.38.1 (2015-07-28)
- Publishing without extended metadata
v1.38.0 (2015-07-27)
- Do not set new_resource.password to nil, Fixes #219, Fixes #220
- Add
windows_certificate
resource #212 - Add
windows_http_acl
resource #214
v1.37.0 (2015-05-14)
- fix
windows_package
Chef.set_resource_priority_array
warning - update
windows_task
to support tasks in folders - fix
windows_task
delete action - replace
windows_task
name attribute with 'task_name' - add :end action to 'windows_task'
- Tasks created with the
windows_task
resource default to the SYSTEM account - The force attribute for
windows_task
makes the :create action update the definition. -
windows_task
:create action will force an update of the task if the user or command differs from the currently configured setting. - add default provider for
windows_feature
- add a helper to make sure
WindowsRebootHandler
works in ChefSpec - added a source and issues url to the metadata for Supermarket
- updated the Gemfile and .kitchen.yml to reflect the latest test-kitchen windows guest support
- started tests using the kitchen-pester verifier
v1.36.6 (2014-12-18)
- reverting all chef_gem compile_time work
v1.36.5 (2014-12-18)
- Fix zipfile provider
v1.36.4 (2014-12-18)
- Fix Chef chef_gem with Chef::Resource::ChefGem.method_defined?(:compile_time)
v1.36.3 (2014-12-18)
- Fix Chef chef_gem below 12.1.0
v1.36.2 (2014-12-17)
- Being explicit about usage of the chef_gem's compile_time property.
- Eliminating future deprecation warnings in Chef 12.1.0
v1.36.1 (2014-12-17)
- PR 160 - Fix Chef 11.10 / versions without windows_package in core
v1.36.0 (2014-12-16)
- PR 145 - do not fail on non-existant task
- PR 144 - Add a zip example to the README
- PR 110 - More zip documentation
- PR 148 - Add an LWRP for font installation
- PR 151 - Fix windows_package on Chef 12, add integration tests
- PR 129 - Add enable/disable actions to task LWRP
- PR 115 - require Chef::Mixin::PowershellOut before using it
- PR 88 - Code 1003 from servermanagercmd.exe is valid
v1.34.8 (2014-10-31)
- Issue 137 - windows_path resource breaks with ruby 2.x
v1.34.6 (2014-09-22)
v1.34.2 (2014-08-12)
- Issue 99 - Remove rubygems / Internet wmi-lite dependency (PR #108)
v1.34.0 (2014-08-04)
- Issue 99 - Use wmi-lite to fix Chef 11.14.2 break in rdp-ruby-wmi dependency
v1.32.1 (2014-07-15)
- Fixes broken cookbook release
v1.32.0 (2014-07-11)
- Add ChefSpec resource methods to allow notification testing (@sneal)
- Add use_inline_resources to providers (@micgo)
- [COOK-4728] - Allow reboot handler to be used as an exception handler
- [COOK-4620] - Ensure win_friendly_path doesn't error out when ALT_SEPARATOR is nil
v1.31.0 (2014-05-07)
- [COOK-2934] - Add windows_feature support for 2 new DISM attributes: all, source
v1.30.2 (2014-04-02)
- [COOK-4414] - Adding ChefSpec matchers
v1.30.0 (2014-02-14)
- [COOK-3715] - Unable to create a startup task with no login
- [COOK-4188] - Add powershell_version method to return Powershell version
v1.12.8 (2014-01-21)
- [COOK-3988] Don't unescape URI before constructing it.
v1.12.6 (2014-01-03)
- [COOK-4168] Circular dep on powershell - moving powershell libraries into windows. removing dependency on powershell
v1.12.4
Fixing depend/depends typo in metadata.rb
v1.12.2
Bug
- COOK-4110 - feature_servermanager installed? method regex bug
v1.12.0
Bug
- COOK-3793 - parens inside parens of README.md don't render
New Feature
- COOK-3714 - Powershell features provider and delete support.
v1.11.0
Improvement
- COOK-3724 - Rrecommend built-in resources over cookbook resources
- COOK-3515 - Remove unprofessional comment from library
- COOK-3455 - Add Windows Server 2012R2 to windows cookbook version helper
Bug
-
COOK-3542 - Fix an issue where
windows_zipfile
fails with LoadError - COOK-3447 - Allow Overriding Of The Default Reboot Timeout In windows_reboot_handler
-
COOK-3382 - Allow windows_task to create
on_logon
tasks -
COOK-2098 - Fix and issue where the
windows_reboot
handler is ignoring the reboot time
New Feature
-
COOK-3458 - Add support for
start_date
andstart_time
inwindows_task
v1.10.0
Improvement
- [COOK-3126]:
windows_task
should support the on start frequency - [COOK-3127]: Support the force option on task create and delete
v1.9.0
Bug
- [COOK-2899]: windows_feature fails when a feature install requires a reboot
- [COOK-2914]: Foodcritic failures in Cookbooks
- [COOK-2983]: windows cookbook has foodcritic failures
Improvement
- [COOK-2686]: Add Windows Server 2012 to version.rb so other depending chef scripts can detect Windows Server 2012
v1.8.10
When using Windows qualified filepaths (C:/foo), the #absolute? method for URI returns true, because "C" is the scheme.
This change checks that the URI is http or https scheme, so it can be passed off to remote_file appropriately.
- [COOK-2729] - allow only http, https URI schemes
v1.8.8
- [COOK-2729] - helper should use URI rather than regex and bare string
v1.8.6
- [COOK-968] -
windows_package
provider should gracefully handle paths with spaces - [COOK-222] -
windows_task
resource does not declare :change action - [COOK-241] - Windows cookbook should check for redefined constants
- [COOK-248] - Windows package install type is case sensitive
v1.8.4
- [COOK-2336] - MSI That requires reboot returns with RC 3010 and causes chef run failure
- [COOK-2368] -
version
attribute of thewindows_package
provider should be documented
v1.8.2
Important: Use powershell in nodes expanded run lists to ensure powershell is downloaded, as powershell has a dependency on this cookbook; v1.8.0 created a circular dependency.
- [COOK-2301] - windows 1.8.0 has circular dependency on powershell
v1.8.0
- [COOK-2126] - Add checksum attribute to
windows_zipfile
- [COOK-2142] - Add printer and
printer_port
LWRPs - [COOK-2149] - Chef::Log.debug Windows Package command line
- [COOK-2155] -
windows_package
does not send checksum tocached_file
ininstaller_type
v1.7.0
- [COOK-1745] - allow for newer versions of rubyzip
v1.6.0
- [COOK-2048] - undefined method for Falseclass on task :change when action is :nothing (and task doesn't exist)
- [COOK-2049] - Add
windows_pagefile
resource
v1.5.0
- [COOK-1251] - Fix LWRP "NotImplementedError"
- [COOK-1921] - Task LWRP will return true for resource exists when no other scheduled tasks exist
- [COOK-1932] - Include :change functionality to windows task lwrp
v1.4.0:
- [COOK-1571] -
windows_package
resource (with msi provider) does not accept spaces in filename - [COOK-1581] - Windows cookbook needs a scheduled tasks LWRP
- [COOK-1584] -
windows_registry
should support all registry types
v1.3.4
- [COOK-1173] -
windows_registry
throws Win32::Registry::Error for action :remove on a nonexistent key - [COOK-1182] - windows package sets start window title instead of quoting a path
- [COOK-1476] - zipfile lwrp should support :zip action
- [COOK-1485] - package resource fails to perform install correctly when "source" contains quote
- [COOK-1519] - add action :remove for path lwrp
v1.3.2
- [COOK-1033] - remove the
libraries/ruby_19_patches.rb
file which causes havoc on non-Windows systems. - [COOK-811] - add a timeout parameter attribute for
windows_package
v1.3.0
-
[COOK-1323] - Update for changes in Chef 0.10.10.
- Setting file mode doesn't make sense on Windows (package provider
- and
reboot_handler
recipe) - Prefix ::Win32 to avoid namespace collision with Chef::Win32
- (
registry_helper
library) - Use chef_gem instead of gem_package so gems get installed correctly under the Ruby environment Chef runs in (reboot_handler recipe, zipfile provider)
v1.2.12
- [COOK-1037] - specify version for rubyzip gem
- [COOK-1007] -
windows_feature
does not work to remove features with dism - [COOK-667] - shortcut resource + provider for Windows platforms
v1.2.10
- [COOK-939] - add
type
parameter towindows_registry
to allow binary registry keys. - [COOK-940] - refactor logic so multiple values get created.
v1.2.8
- FIX: Older Windows (Windows Server 2003) sometimes return 127 on successful forked commands
- FIX:
windows_package
, ensure we pass the WOW* registry redirection flags into reg.open
v1.2.6
- patch to fix [CHEF-2684], Open4 is named Open3 in Ruby 1.9
- Ruby 1.9's Open3 returns 0 and 42 for successful commands
- retry keyword can only be used in a rescue block in Ruby 1.9
v1.2.4
-
windows_package
- catch Win32::Registry::Error that pops up when searching certain keys
v1.2.2
- combined numerous helper libarires for easier sharing across libaries/LWRPs
- renamed Chef::Provider::WindowsFeature::Base file to the more descriptive
feature_base.rb
-
refactored
windows_path
LWRP- :add action should MODIFY the the underlying ENV variable (vs CREATE)
- deleted greedy :remove action until it could be made more idempotent
added a
windows_batch
resource/provider for running batch scripts remotely
v1.2.0
-
[COOK-745] gracefully handle required server restarts on Windows platform
- WindowsRebootHandler for requested and pending reboots
-
windows_reboot
LWRP for requesting (receiving notifies) reboots -
reboot_handler
recipe for enabling WindowsRebootHandler as a report handler
[COOK-714] Correct initialize misspelling
RegistryHelper - new
get_values
method which returns all values for a particular key.
v1.0.8
- [COOK-719] resource/provider for managing windows features
- [COOK-717] remove
windows_env_vars
resource as env resource exists in core chef - new
Windows::Version
helper class - refactored
Windows::Helper
mixin
v1.0.6
- added
force_modify
action towindows_registry
resource - add
win_friendly_path
helper - re-purpose default recipe to install useful supporting windows related gems
v1.0.4
-
[COOK-700] new resources and improvements to the
windows_registry
provider (thanks Paul Morton!)- Open the registry in the bitednes of the OS
- Provide convenience methods to check if keys and values exit
- Provide convenience method for reading registry values
- NEW -
windows_auto_run
resource/provider - NEW -
windows_env_vars
resource/provider - NEW -
windows_path
resource/provider
re-write of the
windows_package
logic for determining current installed packagesnew checksum attribute for
windows_package
resource...useful for remote packages
v1.0.2
- [COOK-647] account for Wow6432Node registry redirecter
- [COOK-656] begin/rescue on win32/registry
v1.0.0
- [COOK-612] initial release
Collaborator Number Metric
2.0.1 passed this metric
Foodcritic Metric
2.0.1 failed this metric
FC001: Use strings in preference to symbols to access node attributes: /tmp/41612164b692683ddba2890e/windows/providers/feature_servermanagercmd.rb:31
FC001: Use strings in preference to symbols to access node attributes: /tmp/41612164b692683ddba2890e/windows/providers/feature_servermanagercmd.rb:34
2.0.1 passed this metric
2.0.1 failed this metric
FC001: Use strings in preference to symbols to access node attributes: /tmp/41612164b692683ddba2890e/windows/providers/feature_servermanagercmd.rb:31
FC001: Use strings in preference to symbols to access node attributes: /tmp/41612164b692683ddba2890e/windows/providers/feature_servermanagercmd.rb:34