Chef for System Administrators Quiz Questions and Answers

Chef is a ____________ tool?

Answer :
  • Configuration Management

What is the --local-mode or -z option used for when running chef-client?

Answer :
  • The option overrides the default functionality of contacting a Chef Server, and instead points the chef-client to a locally stored cookbook.

What is a run-list and why is the option used when calling chef-client?

Answer :
  • A run-list specifies which recipes the client should run, and the order they should be applied in.

What is a template resource used for?

Answer :
  • Dynamically generating static content from a template file.

___________ is an ordered collection of policies that the Node should follow?

Answer :
  • run list

The ________________ is the centralized store of your infrastructure's configuration?

Answer :
  • chef-server

__________ runs on the node?

Answer :
  • chef-client

Systems managed by Chef are called __________?

Answer :
  • nodes

System administrators use _____________ to upload configuration changes to the Chef server?

Answer :
  • knife

What is the command to check the short status of git?

Answer :
  • git status -s