Unable To Create a Chef Node ChefNode2

Question

I am able to ssh and ping ChefNode2 I am stuck with bootstraping node using the below command:

Knife bootstrap chefnodeipaddress -x root -N ChefNode2 

Error looks like this:

Failed to authenticate to the chef server (http 401). Server Response: Failed to authenticate as 'chef-validator'. Ensure that your node_name and client key are correct. Running handlers: [2018-02-15T10:20:25+00:00] ERROR: Running exception handlers Running handlers complete [2018-02-15T10:20:25+00:00] ERROR: Exception handlers complete Chef Client failed. 0 resources updated in 01 seconds [2018-02-15T10:20:25+00:00] FATAL: Stacktrace dumped to /var/chef/cache/chef-stacktrace.out [2018-02-15T10:20:25+00:00] FATAL: Please provide the contents of the stacktrace.out file if you file a bug report [2018-02-15T10:20:25+00:00] ERROR: 401 "Unauthorized" [2018-02-15T10:20:25+00:00] FATAL: Chef::Exceptions::ChildConvergeError: Chef run process exited unsuccessfully (exit code 1)

Answer 1

I think there is only one problem, you need to provide the password of the Chef Client while bootstraping the node. Kindly use the below command:

knife bootstrap chefnodeipaddress -x root -P PASSWORD --node-name ChefNode2

Answer 2

Try giving the password to access your node, something like this

$ knife bootstrap chefnodeipaddress -x root -P PASSWORD --node-name ChefNode2