default.rb

e = template "/etc/sysconfig/exlsysteminfo" do
  source "exlsysteminfo.erb"
  mode "0644"
  action :nothing
  variables(
            :cnames => `host #{node.ipaddress} | grep -v 'NXDOMAIN' | awk '{print $5}'`.split
            )
end

e.run_action(:create)

shef 9.12 error

# shef -z -c /etc/chef/shef.rb 
loading configuration: /etc/chef/shef.rb
Session type: solo
Loading..........epic fail!

/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-0.9.12/lib/chef/cookbook/file_vendor.rb:34:in `create_from_manifest': Must call Chef::Cookbook::FileVendor.on_create before calling create_from_manifest factory (RuntimeError)
	from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-0.9.12/lib/chef/cookbook_version.rb:902:in `file_vendor'
	from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-0.9.12/lib/chef/cookbook_version.rb:536:in `preferred_filename_on_disk_location'
	from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-0.9.12/lib/chef/provider/template.rb:69:in `template_location'
	from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-0.9.12/lib/chef/provider/template.rb:39:in `action_create'
	from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-0.9.12/lib/chef/resource.rb:395:in `run_action'
	from /srv/chef/cache/cookbooks/exlibris/recipes/default.rb:28:in `from_file'
	from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-0.9.12/lib/chef/mixin/from_file.rb:30:in `instance_eval'
	from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-0.9.12/lib/chef/mixin/from_file.rb:30:in `from_file'
	from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-0.9.12/lib/chef/cookbook_version.rb:472:in `load_recipe'
	from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-0.9.12/lib/chef/mixin/language_include_recipe.rb:40:in `block in include_recipe'
	from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-0.9.12/lib/chef/mixin/language_include_recipe.rb:27:in `each'
	from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-0.9.12/lib/chef/mixin/language_include_recipe.rb:27:in `include_recipe'
	from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-0.9.12/lib/chef/run_context.rb:94:in `block in load'
	from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-0.9.12/lib/chef/run_context.rb:91:in `each'
	from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-0.9.12/lib/chef/run_context.rb:91:in `load'
	from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-0.9.12/lib/chef/run_context.rb:55:in `initialize'
	from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-0.9.12/lib/chef/shef/shef_session.rb:160:in `new'
	from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-0.9.12/lib/chef/shef/shef_session.rb:160:in `rebuild_context'
	from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-0.9.12/lib/chef/shef/shef_session.rb:51:in `block in reset!'
	from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-0.9.12/lib/chef/shef/shef_session.rb:93:in `loading'
	from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-0.9.12/lib/chef/shef/shef_session.rb:46:in `reset!'
	from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-0.9.12/lib/chef/shef.rb:120:in `session'
	from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-0.9.12/lib/chef/shef.rb:129:in `init'
	from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-0.9.12/lib/chef/shef.rb:60:in `start'
	from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/shef:34:in `<top (required)>'
	from /usr/local/bin/shef:19:in `load'
	from /usr/local/bin/shef:19:in `<main>'

shef 9.14 error

shef -z -c /etc/chef/shef.rb
loading configuration: /etc/chef/shef.rb
Session type: client
Loading..epic fail!

/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-0.9.14/lib/chef/client.rb:227:in `build_node': uninitialized constant Chef::RunStatus (NameError)
	from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-0.9.14/lib/chef/shef/shef_session.rb:201:in `rebuild_node'
	from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-0.9.14/lib/chef/shef/shef_session.rb:47:in `block in reset!'
	from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-0.9.14/lib/chef/shef/shef_session.rb:93:in `loading'
	from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-0.9.14/lib/chef/shef/shef_session.rb:46:in `reset!'
	from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-0.9.14/lib/chef/shef.rb:121:in `session'
	from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-0.9.14/lib/chef/shef.rb:130:in `init'
	from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-0.9.14/lib/chef/shef.rb:61:in `start'
	from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-0.9.14/bin/shef:34:in `<top (required)>'
	from /usr/local/bin/shef:19:in `load'
	from /usr/local/bin/shef:19:in `<main>'

shef 9.16 error

# shef -z -c /etc/chef/shef.rb 
loading configuration: /etc/chef/shef.rb
Session type: client
Loading...epic fail!

/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-0.9.16/lib/chef/client.rb:227:in `build_node': uninitialized constant Chef::RunStatus (NameError)
	from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-0.9.16/lib/chef/shef/shef_session.rb:201:in `rebuild_node'
	from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-0.9.16/lib/chef/shef/shef_session.rb:47:in `block in reset!'
	from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-0.9.16/lib/chef/shef/shef_session.rb:93:in `loading'
	from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-0.9.16/lib/chef/shef/shef_session.rb:46:in `reset!'
	from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-0.9.16/lib/chef/shef.rb:121:in `session'
	from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-0.9.16/lib/chef/shef.rb:130:in `init'
	from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-0.9.16/lib/chef/shef.rb:61:in `start'
	from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-0.9.16/bin/shef:34:in `<top (required)>'
	from /usr/local/bin/shef:19:in `load'
	from /usr/local/bin/shef:19:in `<main>'