recipe.rb

samba_server "server" do
  server_string "fat"
  workgroup "HOME"
  interfaces "192.168.1.254"
  hosts_allow "192.168.1.0/24"
  security "user"
  passdb_backend "tdbsam"
  socket_options "TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192"
end

samba_share "backup" do
  comment "Backups"
  path "/srv/backup"
  create_mask "0660"
  directory_mask "0770"
end

samba_share "torrents" do
  comment "Torrents"
  path "/srv/torrents"
  create_mask "0660"
  directory_mask "0770"
end

samba_share "media" do
  comment "Media"
  path "/srv/media"
  create_mask "0660"
  directory_mask "0770"
end

run output

Starting Chef Client, version 12.18.31
resolving cookbooks for run list: ["machines"]
Synchronizing Cookbooks:     
  - machines (0.0.1)     
  - samba (1.0.2)     
  - compat_resource (12.16.3)
Installing Cookbook Gems:
Compiling Cookbooks...                
Converging 4 resources                              
Recipe: machines::fat
  * samba_server[server] action create                                           
    * apt_package[samba] action install (up to date)
     (up to date)                          
  * template[/etc/samba/smb.conf] action nothing (skipped due to action :nothing)
  * service[smbd] action enable (up to date)
  * service[smbd] action start (up to date)
  * service[nmbd] action enable (up to date)      
  * service[nmbd] action start (up to date)    
Recipe: samba::default                                                
  * apt_package[samba] action install (up to date)                 
  * template[/etc/samba/smb.conf] action create                                           
    - update content in file /etc/samba/smb.conf from 63335e to 8be13e
    --- /etc/samba/smb.conf     2017-02-17 23:56:16.133945734 +0100
    +++ /etc/samba/.chef-smb20170217-7757-1bq232i.conf  2017-02-17 23:58:12.368822381 +0100
    @@ -6,16 +6,34 @@                                                              
     #         
                          
     [global]              
    -  workgroup = HOME    
    -  server string = fat    
    -  security = user           
    -  map to guest = Bad User     
    -  interfaces = 192.168.1.254
    -  hosts allow = 192.168.1.0/24
    -  load printers = no  
    -  passdb backend = tdbsam
    -  dns proxy = no 
    +  workgroup =
    +  server string =  
    +  security =         
    +  map to guest =      
    +  interfaces =           
    +  hosts allow =   
    +  load printers =           
    +  passdb backend =             
    +  dns proxy =              
                                                                                   
                                
     #============================ Share Definitions ==============================
    +  [backup]            
    +    comment = Backups 
    +    path = /srv/backup   
    +    create mask = 0660
    +    directory mask = 0770
    +                                                                              
    +  [torrents]                                                                         
    +    comment = Torrents                     
    +    path = /srv/torrents                                                             
    +    create mask = 0660                                                               
    +    directory mask = 0770                                                            
    +                                    
    +  [media]                                                                     
    +    comment = Media   
    +    path = /srv/media                                
    +    create mask = 0660    
    +    directory mask = 0770                                                           
    +
  * service[samba] action enable (up to date)
  * service[samba] action start (up to date)
  * template[/etc/samba/smb.conf] action create
    - update content in file /etc/samba/smb.conf from 8be13e to 63335e
    --- /etc/samba/smb.conf     2017-02-17 23:58:12.368822381 +0100
    +++ /etc/samba/.chef-smb20170217-7757-ric9nt.conf   2017-02-17 23:58:12.632819829 +0100
    @@ -6,34 +6,16 @@
     #

     [global]
    -  workgroup =
    -  server string =
    -  security =
    -  map to guest =
    -  interfaces =
    -  hosts allow =
    -  load printers =
    -  passdb backend =
    -  dns proxy =
    +  workgroup = HOME
    +  server string = fat
    +  security = user
    +  map to guest = Bad User
    +  interfaces = 192.168.1.254
    +  hosts allow = 192.168.1.0/24
    +  load printers = no
    +  passdb backend = tdbsam
    +  dns proxy = no


     #============================ Share Definitions ==============================
    -  [backup]
    -    comment = Backups
    -    path = /srv/backup
    -    create mask = 0660
    -    directory mask = 0770
    -
    -  [torrents]
    -    comment = Torrents
    -    path = /srv/torrents
    -    create mask = 0660
    -    directory mask = 0770
    -
    -  [media]
    -    comment = Media
    -    path = /srv/media
    -    create mask = 0660
    -    directory mask = 0770
    -
  * service[samba] action restart
    - restart service service[samba]
  * service[smbd] action restart
    - restart service service[smbd]
  * service[nmbd] action restart
    - restart service service[nmbd]

Running handlers:
Running handlers complete

Deprecated features used!
  Cloning resource attributes for template[/etc/samba/smb.conf] from prior resource
Previous template[/etc/samba/smb.conf]: /home/jamiez/chef-home/local-mode-cache/cache/cookbooks/samba/recipes/default.rb:11:in `from_file'
Current  template[/etc/samba/smb.conf]: /home/jamiez/chef-home/local-mode-cache/cache/cookbooks/samba/resources/server.rb:58:in `block (2 levels) in class_from_file' at 1 location:
    - /home/jamiez/chef-home/local-mode-cache/cache/cookbooks/samba/resources/server.rb:58:in `block (2 levels) in class_from_file'
   See https://docs.chef.io/deprecations_resource_cloning.html for further details.

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