attributes.rb

default[:scout][:user] = "scout"
default[:scout][:interval] = 1
#default[:scout][:group] = "scout"
#default[:scout][:version] = '5.0.3'
#default[:scout][:scout_bin]     = "/usr/bin/scout"

error.txt

sudo  -i $(type -p chef-solo)  
[Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:28:18 -0400] INFO: Setting the run_list to ["role[tm_testing]", "role[appserver]", "recipe[sudo]"] from JSON
[Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:28:18 -0400] INFO: Starting Chef Run (Version 0.9.14)
[Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:28:18 -0400] ERROR: Running exception handlers
[Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:28:18 -0400] ERROR: Exception handlers complete
/usr/local/rvm/gems/ree-1.8.7-2011.03/gems/chef-0.9.14/bin/../lib/chef/resource.rb:144:in `method_missing': undefined method `find_scout' for Chef::Resource::Cron (NoMethodError)
	from /etc/chef/cookbooks/scout/recipes/default.rb:34:in `from_file'
	from /usr/local/rvm/gems/ree-1.8.7-2011.03/gems/chef-0.9.14/bin/../lib/chef/mixin/recipe_definition_dsl_core.rb:72:in `instance_eval'
	from /usr/local/rvm/gems/ree-1.8.7-2011.03/gems/chef-0.9.14/bin/../lib/chef/mixin/recipe_definition_dsl_core.rb:72:in `method_missing'
	from /etc/chef/cookbooks/scout/recipes/default.rb:32:in `from_file'
	from /usr/local/rvm/gems/ree-1.8.7-2011.03/gems/chef-0.9.14/bin/../lib/chef/cookbook_version.rb:473:in `load_recipe'
	from /usr/local/rvm/gems/ree-1.8.7-2011.03/gems/chef-0.9.14/bin/../lib/chef/mixin/language_include_recipe.rb:40:in `include_recipe'
	from /usr/local/rvm/gems/ree-1.8.7-2011.03/gems/chef-0.9.14/bin/../lib/chef/mixin/language_include_recipe.rb:27:in `each'
	from /usr/local/rvm/gems/ree-1.8.7-2011.03/gems/chef-0.9.14/bin/../lib/chef/mixin/language_include_recipe.rb:27:in `include_recipe'
	from /usr/local/rvm/gems/ree-1.8.7-2011.03/gems/chef-0.9.14/bin/../lib/chef/run_context.rb:94:in `load'
	from /usr/local/rvm/gems/ree-1.8.7-2011.03/gems/chef-0.9.14/bin/../lib/chef/run_context.rb:91:in `each'
	from /usr/local/rvm/gems/ree-1.8.7-2011.03/gems/chef-0.9.14/bin/../lib/chef/run_context.rb:91:in `load'
	from /usr/local/rvm/gems/ree-1.8.7-2011.03/gems/chef-0.9.14/bin/../lib/chef/run_context.rb:55:in `initialize'
	from /usr/local/rvm/gems/ree-1.8.7-2011.03/gems/chef-0.9.14/bin/../lib/chef/client.rb:155:in `new'
	from /usr/local/rvm/gems/ree-1.8.7-2011.03/gems/chef-0.9.14/bin/../lib/chef/client.rb:155:in `run'
	from /usr/local/rvm/gems/ree-1.8.7-2011.03/gems/chef-0.9.14/bin/../lib/chef/application/solo.rb:190:in `run_application'
	from /usr/local/rvm/gems/ree-1.8.7-2011.03/gems/chef-0.9.14/bin/../lib/chef/application/solo.rb:181:in `loop'
	from /usr/local/rvm/gems/ree-1.8.7-2011.03/gems/chef-0.9.14/bin/../lib/chef/application/solo.rb:181:in `run_application'
	from /usr/local/rvm/gems/ree-1.8.7-2011.03/gems/chef-0.9.14/bin/../lib/chef/application.rb:62:in `run'
	from /usr/local/rvm/gems/ree-1.8.7-2011.03/gems/chef-0.9.14/bin/chef-solo:25
	from /usr/local/rvm/gems/ree-1.8.7-2011.03/bin/chef-solo:19:in `load'
	from /usr/local/rvm/gems/ree-1.8.7-2011.03/bin/chef-solo:19

libraries-find_scout.rb

# find scout. Given rvm, and ubuntu's weird paths this is slightly tricky
# This does hardcode a search preference

class ChefScout
    def self.find_scout

      if File.exists?("/usr/local/bin/rvm")
        return `rvm default exec which scout`.chomp
      else
        [ 
         "/usr/bin",
         "/var/lib/gems/1.8/bin",
         "/var/lib/gems/1.9/bin"
        ].each do |dir|
          scout_bin = File.join(dir, "scout")
          return scout_bin if File.exists?(scout_bin)
        end
      end
      Chef::Log.error("You asked me to find scout, but I could not")
      return "scout"
    end
  end
end

recipes-default.rb

if defined?(node[:scout][:key])

  # run scount once, right now. Just so we can start seeing data
  # without waiting.
  bash "initialize scout" do
    user node[:scout][:user]
    command "#{ChefScount.find_scout} #{node[:scout][:key]}"
    not_if do File.exist?("/home/{#node[:scout][:user]}/.scout") end
  end
  
  cron "scout" do
    user node[:scout][:user]
    command "#{find_scout} #{node[:scout][:key]}"
    minute "*/#{node[:scout][:interval]}"
  end

else
  Chef::Log.error "Must define [:scout][:key] for this node"
end