Chef node configuration issue with knife bootstrap- can't authenticate with server
chef-infra, knife
Solution
I also had this problem...
If using a Windows workstation, check that the files contained in the unzipped starter kit are "Unblocked" in Windows Explorer.
Also go to our chef node and delete any `client.pem` files which are contained there.
This can happen if you have already boot strapped a node then you download your starter kit again. The previous `client.pem` is not removed from the node. You need to manually remove this so that authentication can occur.
Problem
I am trying to setup a chef client node using knife bootstrap: ``` knife bootstrap nodename -x user -P passwd --sudo ``` Getting the following error messages:: Chef encountered an error attempting to create the client "nodename .url.com" Authentication Error - Failed to authenticate to the chef server (http 401). Server Response: Invalid signature for user or client 'chef-validator'* My config settings looks good, I have tried restarting all the chef-server services and tried configuring the chef-client from the node as - Installed chef correctly in a new VM - Removed files in `/etc/chef` - Copied over my Chef servers `/etc/chef/chef-validator.pem` to my `/etc/chef/validator.pem` - Ran the `chef-client -l debug -S https://mychefserver.url.com -K /etc/chef/validation.pem` Still I am getting [2014-07-03T14:03:25-04:00] FATAL: Chef::Exceptions::ChildConvergeError: Chef run process exited unsuccessfully (exit code 1)* My chef workstation is working fine without any issues. Any configuration files in chef node I could possibly troubleshoot?