gistfile1.txt

ubuntu@ip-10-228-235-102:~$ cat /etc/chef/solo.rb 


cookbook_path     [ "/etc/chef/cookbooks", "/etc/chef/site-cookbooks"]
role_path         "/etc/chef/roles"
log_level         :info


ubuntu@ip-10-228-235-102:~$ cat /etc/chef/dna.json 
{
  "run_list": [
    "role[server]"
  ]


ubuntu@ip-10-228-235-102:~$ cat /etc/chef/roles/server.json 
{
  "chef_type": "role",
  "default_attributes": {

  },
  "override_attributes": {
    "poolparty": {
      "parent_name": "service_bus",
      "pool_info": {
        "clouds": {
          "server": [
            {
              "public_ip": "79.125.22.53",
              "dns_name": "ec2-79-125-22-53.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com",
              "private_ip": "10.228.235.102"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "name": "server"
    },
    "service_bus": {
      "couchdb_host": "79.125.22.53",
      "amqp_host": "79.125.22.53"
    }
  },
  "recipes": [
    "aprico-gems",
    "service_bus::server",
    "service_bus::client"
  ],
  "description": "PoolParty cloud",
  "name": "server",
  "json_class": "Chef::Role"
}

gistfile2.txt

sudo /var/lib/gems/1.8/bin/chef-solo  -j /etc/chef/dna.json

doesn't seem to load server.json.