Problem starting OSSEC agent using Chef ossec cookbook

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2011/11/23 01:49:22 ossec-execd: INFO: Started (pid: 21856).
2011/11/23 01:49:22 ossec-agentd(1410): INFO: Reading authentication keys file.
2011/11/23 01:49:22 ossec-agentd(1750): ERROR: No remote connection configured. Exiting.
2011/11/23 01:49:25 ossec-syscheckd(1210): ERROR: Queue '/var/ossec/queue/ossec/queue' not accessible: 'Connection refused'.
2011/11/23 01:49:25 ossec-rootcheck(1210): ERROR: Queue '/var/ossec/queue/ossec/queue' not accessible: 'Connection refused'.
2011/11/23 01:49:31 ossec-logcollector(1210): ERROR: Queue '/var/ossec/queue/ossec/queue' not accessible: 'Connection refused'.
2011/11/23 01:49:31 ossec-logcollector(1211): ERROR: Unable to access queue: '/var/ossec/queue/ossec/queue'. Giving up..
2011/11/23 01:49:33 ossec-syscheckd(1210): ERROR: Queue '/var/ossec/queue/ossec/queue' not accessible: 'Connection refused'.
2011/11/23 01:49:33 ossec-rootcheck(1210): ERROR: Queue '/var/ossec/queue/ossec/queue' not accessible: 'Connection refused'.
2011/11/23 01:49:46 ossec-syscheckd(1210): ERROR: Queue '/var/ossec/queue/ossec/queue' not accessible: 'Connection refused'.
2011/11/23 01:49:46 ossec-rootcheck(1211): ERROR: Unable to access queue: '/var/ossec/queue/ossec/queue'. Giving up..

Contents of /var/ossec/etc/ossec.conf:

<ossec_config>
  <global>
    <email_notification>yes</email_notification>
    <email_to>clif@example.com</email_to>
    <smtp_server>localhost</smtp_server>
    <email_from>ossecm@i-3f85c55c</email_from>
  </global>

  <client>
    <server-ip>10.0.0.11</server-ip>
  </client>

  <remote>
    <connection>secure</connection>
  </remote>

  <rules>
    <include>rules_config.xml</include>
    <include>pam_rules.xml</include>
    <include>sshd_rules.xml</include>
    <include>telnetd_rules.xml</include>
    <include>syslog_rules.xml</include>
    <include>arpwatch_rules.xml</include>
    <include>symantec-av_rules.xml</include>
    <include>symantec-ws_rules.xml</include>
    <include>pix_rules.xml</include>
    <include>named_rules.xml</include>
    <include>smbd_rules.xml</include>
    <include>vsftpd_rules.xml</include>
    <include>pure-ftpd_rules.xml</include>
    <include>proftpd_rules.xml</include>
    <include>ms_ftpd_rules.xml</include>
    <include>ftpd_rules.xml</include>
    <include>hordeimp_rules.xml</include>
    <include>roundcube_rules.xml</include>
    <include>wordpress_rules.xml</include>
    <include>cimserver_rules.xml</include>
    <include>vpopmail_rules.xml</include>
    <include>vmpop3d_rules.xml</include>
    <include>courier_rules.xml</include>
    <include>web_rules.xml</include>
    <include>apache_rules.xml</include>
    <include>nginx_rules.xml</include>
    <include>php_rules.xml</include>
    <include>mysql_rules.xml</include>
    <include>postgresql_rules.xml</include>
    <include>ids_rules.xml</include>
    <include>squid_rules.xml</include>
    <include>firewall_rules.xml</include>
    <include>cisco-ios_rules.xml</include>
    <include>netscreenfw_rules.xml</include>
    <include>sonicwall_rules.xml</include>
    <include>postfix_rules.xml</include>
    <include>sendmail_rules.xml</include>
    <include>imapd_rules.xml</include>
    <include>mailscanner_rules.xml</include>
    <include>dovecot_rules.xml</include>
    <include>ms-exchange_rules.xml</include>
    <include>racoon_rules.xml</include>
    <include>vpn_concentrator_rules.xml</include>
    <include>spamd_rules.xml</include>
    <include>msauth_rules.xml</include>
    <include>mcafee_av_rules.xml</include>
    <include>trend-osce_rules.xml</include>
    <include>ms-se_rules.xml</include>
    <!-- <include>policy_rules.xml</include> -->
    <include>zeus_rules.xml</include>
    <include>solaris_bsm_rules.xml</include>
    <include>vmware_rules.xml</include>
    <include>ms_dhcp_rules.xml</include>
    <include>asterisk_rules.xml</include>
    <include>ossec_rules.xml</include>
    <include>attack_rules.xml</include>
    <include>local_rules.xml</include>
  </rules>  

  <syscheck>
    <!-- Frequency that syscheck is executed - default to every 22 hours -->
    <frequency>79200</frequency>
    
    <!-- Directories to check  (perform all possible verifications) -->
    <directories check_all="yes">/etc,/usr/bin,/usr/sbin</directories>
    <directories check_all="yes">/bin,/sbin</directories>

    <!-- Files/directories to ignore -->
    <ignore>/etc/mtab</ignore>
    <ignore>/etc/mnttab</ignore>
    <ignore>/etc/hosts.deny</ignore>
    <ignore>/etc/mail/statistics</ignore>
    <ignore>/etc/random-seed</ignore>
    <ignore>/etc/adjtime</ignore>
    <ignore>/etc/httpd/logs</ignore>
    <ignore>/etc/utmpx</ignore>
    <ignore>/etc/wtmpx</ignore>
    <ignore>/etc/cups/certs</ignore>
    <ignore>/etc/dumpdates</ignore>
    <ignore>/etc/svc/volatile</ignore>

    <!-- Windows files to ignore -->
    <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/System32/LogFiles</ignore>
    <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/Debug</ignore>
    <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/WindowsUpdate.log</ignore>
    <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/iis6.log</ignore>
    <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/system32/wbem/Logs</ignore>
    <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/system32/wbem/Repository</ignore>
    <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/Prefetch</ignore>
    <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/PCHEALTH/HELPCTR/DataColl</ignore>
    <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/SoftwareDistribution</ignore>

    <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/Temp</ignore>
    <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/system32/config</ignore>
    <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/system32/spool</ignore>
    <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/system32/CatRoot</ignore>
  </syscheck>

  <rootcheck>
    <rootkit_files>/var/ossec/etc/shared/rootkit_files.txt</rootkit_files>
    <rootkit_trojans>/var/ossec/etc/shared/rootkit_trojans.txt</rootkit_trojans>
    <system_audit>/var/ossec/etc/shared/system_audit_rcl.txt</system_audit>
    <system_audit>/var/ossec/etc/shared/cis_debian_linux_rcl.txt</system_audit>
    <system_audit>/var/ossec/etc/shared/cis_rhel_linux_rcl.txt</system_audit>
    <system_audit>/var/ossec/etc/shared/cis_rhel5_linux_rcl.txt</system_audit>
  </rootcheck>

  <alerts>
    <log_alert_level>1</log_alert_level>
    <email_alert_level>7</email_alert_level>
  </alerts>

  <command>
    <name>host-deny</name>
    <executable>host-deny.sh</executable>
    <expect>srcip</expect>
    <timeout_allowed>yes</timeout_allowed>
  </command>  

  <command>
    <name>firewall-drop</name>
    <executable>firewall-drop.sh</executable>
    <expect>srcip</expect>
    <timeout_allowed>yes</timeout_allowed>
  </command>  

  <command>
    <name>disable-account</name>
    <executable>disable-account.sh</executable>
    <expect>user</expect>
    <timeout_allowed>yes</timeout_allowed>
  </command>  

  <command>
    <name>restart-ossec</name>
    <executable>restart-ossec.sh</executable>
    <expect></expect>
  </command>

  <command>
    <name>route-null</name>
    <executable>route-null.sh</executable>
    <expect>srcip</expect>
    <timeout_allowed>yes</timeout_allowed>
  </command>

  <!-- Files to monitor (localfiles) -->

  <localfile>
    <log_format>syslog</log_format>
    <location>/var/log/messages</location>
  </localfile>

  <localfile>
    <log_format>syslog</log_format>
    <location>/var/log/auth.log</location>
  </localfile>

  <localfile>
    <log_format>syslog</log_format>
    <location>/var/log/syslog</location>
  </localfile>

  <localfile>
    <log_format>syslog</log_format>
    <location>/var/log/mail.info</location>
  </localfile>

</ossec_config>

I verified the client can communicate with the server as the server has a copy of the agent's key in /var/ossec/etc/client.keys