Mysql Service Recipe throws undefined method error - mysql

Question

I'm trying to use the chef mysql recipe but I keep getting an error, undefined method '[]' for nil:NilClass.
mysql.rb
mysql_service 'mysql' do
port '3306'
version '5.7.10'
initial_root_password 'SuperSecretPassword'
action [:create, :start]
end
mysql_config 'foo' do
source 'wp-config.php.erb'
notifies :restart, 'mysql_service[mysql]'
action :create
end
errr log
Recipe: wp::mysql
* mysql_service[mysql] action create
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Error executing action `create` on resource 'mysql_service[mysql]'
================================================================================
NoMethodError
-------------
undefined method `[]' for nil:NilClass
Cookbook Trace:
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/root/chef-solo/cookbooks-2/mysql/libraries/helpers.rb:380:in `package_name_for'
/root/chef-solo/cookbooks-2/mysql/libraries/helpers.rb:421:in `server_package'
/root/chef-solo/cookbooks-2/mysql/libraries/helpers.rb:432:in `server_package_name'
/root/chef-solo/cookbooks-2/mysql/libraries/provider_mysql_service_base.rb:31:in `block in <class:MysqlServiceBase>'
Resource Declaration:
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# In /root/chef-solo/cookbooks-3/wp/recipes/mysql.rb
5: mysql_service 'mysql' do
6: port '3306'
7: version '5.7.10'
8: initial_root_password 'ZH9D3nHE9gm1gFIgKdDC'
9: action [:create, :start]
10: end
11:
Compiled Resource:
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# Declared in /root/chef-solo/cookbooks-3/wp/recipes/mysql.rb:5:in `from_file'
mysql_service("mysql") do
action [:create, :start]
retries 0
retry_delay 2
default_guard_interpreter :default
declared_type :mysql_service
cookbook_name :wp
recipe_name "mysql"
port "3306"
version "5.7.10"
initial_root_password "ZH9D3nHE9gm1gFIgKdDC"
end
Running handlers:
[2016-01-17T12:04:43-05:00] ERROR: Running exception handlers
Running handlers complete
[2016-01-17T12:04:43-05:00] ERROR: Exception handlers complete
Chef Client failed. 0 resources updated in 04 seconds
[2016-01-17T12:04:43-05:00] FATAL: Stacktrace dumped to /var/chef/cache/chef-stacktrace.out
[2016-01-17T12:04:43-05:00] FATAL: Please provide the contents of the stacktrace.out file if you file a bug report
[2016-01-17T12:04:43-05:00] ERROR: mysql_service[mysql] (wp::mysql line 5) had an error: NoMethodError: undefined method `[]' for nil:NilClass
[2016-01-17T12:04:43-05:00] FATAL: Chef::Exceptions::ChildConvergeError: Chef run process exited unsuccessfully (exit code 1)
ERROR: RuntimeError: chef-solo failed. See output above.

Answer 1

That method is involved with looking up the package names for the current platform et al. Likely means you are trying to use an OS/distro the cookbook does not support.