Rename a chef org

rename-chef-org.txt

It's not officially supported but you can rename an org on Chef Server 12+

# connect to the DB
sudo -u opscode-pgsql /opt/opscode/embedded/bin/psql -U "opscode-pgsql" -d opscode_chef

# get the id of the org you want to change
select * from orgs;

# update the org name
update orgs set name='NEW_ORG_NAME' where id='ORG_ID';

# update the org full_name
update orgs set full_name='NEW_ORG_FULL_NAME' where id='ORG_ID';

## update the read_access_group

# first get the id of the group
select id from groups where name='OLD_ORG_NAME_read_access_group';

# then update the group name
update groups set name='NEW_ORG_NAME_read_access_group' where id='OLD_ORG_GROUP_ID';

Then update all references to the org name in knife.rb and client.rb and anywhere else org name is used.