Chef Server v11 installation failure

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[2013-02-06T21:36:39+00:00] INFO: *** Chef 11.0.0 ***
[2013-02-06T21:36:40+00:00] INFO: Setting the run_list to ["recipe[chef-server]"] from JSON
[2013-02-06T21:36:40+00:00] INFO: Run List is [recipe[chef-server]]
[2013-02-06T21:36:40+00:00] INFO: Run List expands to [chef-server]
[2013-02-06T21:36:40+00:00] INFO: Starting Chef Run for chef
[2013-02-06T21:36:40+00:00] INFO: Running start handlers
[2013-02-06T21:36:40+00:00] INFO: Start handlers complete.
[2013-02-06T21:36:40+00:00] INFO: directory[/etc/chef-server] created directory /etc/chef-server
[2013-02-06T21:36:40+00:00] INFO: directory[/etc/chef-server] owner changed to 0
[2013-02-06T21:36:40+00:00] INFO: directory[/etc/chef-server] group changed to 0
[2013-02-06T21:36:40+00:00] INFO: directory[/etc/chef-server] mode changed to 775
[2013-02-06T21:36:41+00:00] WARN: Cloning resource attributes for directory[/var/opt/chef-server/chef-server-webui/etc] from prior resource (CHEF-3694)
[2013-02-06T21:36:41+00:00] WARN: Previous directory[/var/opt/chef-server/chef-server-webui/etc]: /opt/chef-server/embedded/cookbooks/chef-server/recipes/chef-server-webui.rb:31:in `block in from_file'
[2013-02-06T21:36:41+00:00] WARN: Current  directory[/var/opt/chef-server/chef-server-webui/etc]: /opt/chef-server/embedded/cookbooks/chef-server/definitions/unicorn_config.rb:21:in `block in from_file'
[2013-02-06T21:36:41+00:00] INFO: user[chef_server] created
[2013-02-06T21:36:41+00:00] INFO: group[chef_server] altered
[2013-02-06T21:36:41+00:00] INFO: directory[/etc/chef] group changed to 999
[2013-02-06T21:36:41+00:00] INFO: directory[/etc/chef] mode changed to 775
[2013-02-06T21:36:41+00:00] INFO: directory[/var/opt/chef-server] created directory /var/opt/chef-server
[2013-02-06T21:36:41+00:00] INFO: directory[/var/opt/chef-server] owner changed to 0
[2013-02-06T21:36:41+00:00] INFO: directory[/var/opt/chef-server] group changed to 0
[2013-02-06T21:36:41+00:00] INFO: directory[/var/opt/chef-server] mode changed to 755
[2013-02-06T21:36:41+00:00] INFO: cookbook_file[/etc/init/opscode-runsvdir.conf] owner changed to 0
[2013-02-06T21:36:41+00:00] INFO: cookbook_file[/etc/init/opscode-runsvdir.conf] group changed to 0
[2013-02-06T21:36:41+00:00] INFO: cookbook_file[/etc/init/opscode-runsvdir.conf] mode changed to 644
[2013-02-06T21:36:41+00:00] INFO: cookbook_file[/etc/init/opscode-runsvdir.conf] created file /etc/init/opscode-runsvdir.conf
[2013-02-06T21:36:41+00:00] INFO: execute[initctl status opscode-runsvdir] ran successfully
[2013-02-06T21:36:41+00:00] INFO: execute[initctl start opscode-runsvdir] ran successfully
[2013-02-06T21:36:41+00:00] INFO: directory[/var/opt/chef-server/rabbitmq] created directory /var/opt/chef-server/rabbitmq
[2013-02-06T21:36:41+00:00] INFO: directory[/var/opt/chef-server/rabbitmq] owner changed to 999
[2013-02-06T21:36:41+00:00] INFO: directory[/var/opt/chef-server/rabbitmq] mode changed to 700
[2013-02-06T21:36:41+00:00] INFO: directory[/var/opt/chef-server/rabbitmq/etc] created directory /var/opt/chef-server/rabbitmq/etc
[2013-02-06T21:36:41+00:00] INFO: directory[/var/opt/chef-server/rabbitmq/etc] owner changed to 999
[2013-02-06T21:36:41+00:00] INFO: directory[/var/opt/chef-server/rabbitmq/etc] mode changed to 700
[2013-02-06T21:36:41+00:00] INFO: directory[/var/opt/chef-server/rabbitmq/db] created directory /var/opt/chef-server/rabbitmq/db
[2013-02-06T21:36:41+00:00] INFO: directory[/var/opt/chef-server/rabbitmq/db] owner changed to 999
[2013-02-06T21:36:41+00:00] INFO: directory[/var/opt/chef-server/rabbitmq/db] mode changed to 700
[2013-02-06T21:36:41+00:00] INFO: directory[/var/log/chef-server/rabbitmq] created directory /var/log/chef-server/rabbitmq
[2013-02-06T21:36:41+00:00] INFO: directory[/var/log/chef-server/rabbitmq] owner changed to 999
[2013-02-06T21:36:41+00:00] INFO: directory[/var/log/chef-server/rabbitmq] mode changed to 700
[2013-02-06T21:36:41+00:00] INFO: link[/opt/chef-server/embedded/bin/rabbitmq-multi] created
[2013-02-06T21:36:42+00:00] INFO: template[/opt/chef-server/embedded/service/rabbitmq/sbin/rabbitmq-env] backed up to /var/chef/backup/opt/chef-server/embedded/service/rabbitmq/sbin/rabbitmq-env.chef-20130206213642
[2013-02-06T21:36:42+00:00] INFO: template[/opt/chef-server/embedded/service/rabbitmq/sbin/rabbitmq-env] updated content
[2013-02-06T21:36:42+00:00] INFO: template[/opt/chef-server/embedded/service/rabbitmq/sbin/rabbitmq-env] owner changed to 0
[2013-02-06T21:36:42+00:00] INFO: template[/opt/chef-server/embedded/service/rabbitmq/sbin/rabbitmq-env] group changed to 0
[2013-02-06T21:36:42+00:00] INFO: template[/opt/chef-server/embedded/service/rabbitmq/sbin/rabbitmq-env] mode changed to 755
[2013-02-06T21:36:42+00:00] INFO: template[/var/opt/chef-server/rabbitmq/etc/rabbitmq.conf] updated content
[2013-02-06T21:36:42+00:00] INFO: template[/var/opt/chef-server/rabbitmq/etc/rabbitmq.conf] owner changed to 0
[2013-02-06T21:36:42+00:00] INFO: template[/var/opt/chef-server/rabbitmq/etc/rabbitmq.conf] group changed to 0
[2013-02-06T21:36:42+00:00] INFO: template[/var/opt/chef-server/rabbitmq/etc/rabbitmq.conf] mode changed to 644
[2013-02-06T21:36:42+00:00] INFO: directory[/opt/chef-server/sv/rabbitmq] created directory /opt/chef-server/sv/rabbitmq
[2013-02-06T21:36:42+00:00] INFO: directory[/opt/chef-server/sv/rabbitmq] owner changed to 0
[2013-02-06T21:36:42+00:00] INFO: directory[/opt/chef-server/sv/rabbitmq] group changed to 0
[2013-02-06T21:36:42+00:00] INFO: directory[/opt/chef-server/sv/rabbitmq] mode changed to 755
[2013-02-06T21:36:42+00:00] INFO: directory[/opt/chef-server/sv/rabbitmq/log] created directory /opt/chef-server/sv/rabbitmq/log
[2013-02-06T21:36:42+00:00] INFO: directory[/opt/chef-server/sv/rabbitmq/log] owner changed to 0
[2013-02-06T21:36:42+00:00] INFO: directory[/opt/chef-server/sv/rabbitmq/log] group changed to 0
[2013-02-06T21:36:42+00:00] INFO: directory[/opt/chef-server/sv/rabbitmq/log] mode changed to 755
[2013-02-06T21:36:42+00:00] INFO: directory[/opt/chef-server/sv/rabbitmq/log/main] created directory /opt/chef-server/sv/rabbitmq/log/main
[2013-02-06T21:36:42+00:00] INFO: directory[/opt/chef-server/sv/rabbitmq/log/main] owner changed to 0
[2013-02-06T21:36:42+00:00] INFO: directory[/opt/chef-server/sv/rabbitmq/log/main] group changed to 0
[2013-02-06T21:36:42+00:00] INFO: directory[/opt/chef-server/sv/rabbitmq/log/main] mode changed to 755
[2013-02-06T21:36:42+00:00] INFO: template[/opt/chef-server/sv/rabbitmq/run] updated content
[2013-02-06T21:36:42+00:00] INFO: template[/opt/chef-server/sv/rabbitmq/run] owner changed to 0
[2013-02-06T21:36:42+00:00] INFO: template[/opt/chef-server/sv/rabbitmq/run] group changed to 0
[2013-02-06T21:36:42+00:00] INFO: template[/opt/chef-server/sv/rabbitmq/run] mode changed to 755
[2013-02-06T21:36:42+00:00] INFO: template[/opt/chef-server/sv/rabbitmq/log/run] updated content
[2013-02-06T21:36:42+00:00] INFO: template[/opt/chef-server/sv/rabbitmq/log/run] owner changed to 0
[2013-02-06T21:36:42+00:00] INFO: template[/opt/chef-server/sv/rabbitmq/log/run] group changed to 0
[2013-02-06T21:36:42+00:00] INFO: template[/opt/chef-server/sv/rabbitmq/log/run] mode changed to 755
[2013-02-06T21:36:42+00:00] INFO: link[/opt/chef-server/init/rabbitmq] created
[2013-02-06T21:36:42+00:00] INFO: link[/opt/chef-server/service/rabbitmq] created
[2013-02-06T21:36:47+00:00] INFO: ruby_block[supervise_rabbitmq_sleep] called
[2013-02-06T21:36:47+00:00] INFO: execute[/opt/chef-server/bin/chef-server-ctl start rabbitmq] ran successfully
[2013-02-06T21:36:47+00:00] INFO: Retrying execution of execute[/opt/chef-server/embedded/bin/chpst -u chef_server -U chef_server /opt/chef-server/embedded/bin/rabbitmqctl wait /var/opt/chef-server/rabbitmq/db/rabbit@localhost.pid], 9 attempt(s) left
[2013-02-06T21:36:49+00:00] INFO: Retrying execution of execute[/opt/chef-server/embedded/bin/chpst -u chef_server -U chef_server /opt/chef-server/embedded/bin/rabbitmqctl wait /var/opt/chef-server/rabbitmq/db/rabbit@localhost.pid], 8 attempt(s) left
[2013-02-06T21:36:51+00:00] INFO: Retrying execution of execute[/opt/chef-server/embedded/bin/chpst -u chef_server -U chef_server /opt/chef-server/embedded/bin/rabbitmqctl wait /var/opt/chef-server/rabbitmq/db/rabbit@localhost.pid], 7 attempt(s) left
[2013-02-06T21:36:53+00:00] INFO: Retrying execution of execute[/opt/chef-server/embedded/bin/chpst -u chef_server -U chef_server /opt/chef-server/embedded/bin/rabbitmqctl wait /var/opt/chef-server/rabbitmq/db/rabbit@localhost.pid], 6 attempt(s) left
[2013-02-06T21:36:55+00:00] INFO: Retrying execution of execute[/opt/chef-server/embedded/bin/chpst -u chef_server -U chef_server /opt/chef-server/embedded/bin/rabbitmqctl wait /var/opt/chef-server/rabbitmq/db/rabbit@localhost.pid], 5 attempt(s) left
[2013-02-06T21:36:57+00:00] INFO: Retrying execution of execute[/opt/chef-server/embedded/bin/chpst -u chef_server -U chef_server /opt/chef-server/embedded/bin/rabbitmqctl wait /var/opt/chef-server/rabbitmq/db/rabbit@localhost.pid], 4 attempt(s) left
[2013-02-06T21:36:59+00:00] INFO: Retrying execution of execute[/opt/chef-server/embedded/bin/chpst -u chef_server -U chef_server /opt/chef-server/embedded/bin/rabbitmqctl wait /var/opt/chef-server/rabbitmq/db/rabbit@localhost.pid], 3 attempt(s) left
[2013-02-06T21:37:01+00:00] INFO: Retrying execution of execute[/opt/chef-server/embedded/bin/chpst -u chef_server -U chef_server /opt/chef-server/embedded/bin/rabbitmqctl wait /var/opt/chef-server/rabbitmq/db/rabbit@localhost.pid], 2 attempt(s) left
[2013-02-06T21:37:03+00:00] INFO: Retrying execution of execute[/opt/chef-server/embedded/bin/chpst -u chef_server -U chef_server /opt/chef-server/embedded/bin/rabbitmqctl wait /var/opt/chef-server/rabbitmq/db/rabbit@localhost.pid], 1 attempt(s) left
[2013-02-06T21:37:06+00:00] INFO: Retrying execution of execute[/opt/chef-server/embedded/bin/chpst -u chef_server -U chef_server /opt/chef-server/embedded/bin/rabbitmqctl wait /var/opt/chef-server/rabbitmq/db/rabbit@localhost.pid], 0 attempt(s) left

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Error executing action `run` on resource 'execute[/opt/chef-server/embedded/bin/chpst -u chef_server -U chef_server /opt/chef-server/embedded/bin/rabbitmqctl wait /var/opt/chef-server/rabbitmq/db/rabbit@localhost.pid]'
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Mixlib::ShellOut::ShellCommandFailed
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Expected process to exit with [0], but received '1'
---- Begin output of /opt/chef-server/embedded/bin/chpst -u chef_server -U chef_server /opt/chef-server/embedded/bin/rabbitmqctl wait /var/opt/chef-server/rabbitmq/db/rabbit@localhost.pid ----
STDOUT: 
STDERR: erlexec: HOME must be set
---- End output of /opt/chef-server/embedded/bin/chpst -u chef_server -U chef_server /opt/chef-server/embedded/bin/rabbitmqctl wait /var/opt/chef-server/rabbitmq/db/rabbit@localhost.pid ----
Ran /opt/chef-server/embedded/bin/chpst -u chef_server -U chef_server /opt/chef-server/embedded/bin/rabbitmqctl wait /var/opt/chef-server/rabbitmq/db/rabbit@localhost.pid returned 1


Resource Declaration:
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# In /opt/chef-server/embedded/cookbooks/chef-server/recipes/rabbitmq.rb

 80:   execute "/opt/chef-server/embedded/bin/chpst -u #{node["chef_server"]["user"]["username"]} -U #{node["chef_server"]["user"]["username"]} /opt/chef-server/embedded/bin/rabbitmqctl wait /var/opt/chef-server/rabbitmq/db/rabbit@localhost.pid" do
 81:     retries 10
 82:   end
 83: 



Compiled Resource:
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# Declared in /opt/chef-server/embedded/cookbooks/chef-server/recipes/rabbitmq.rb:80:in `from_file'

execute("/opt/chef-server/embedded/bin/chpst -u chef_server -U chef_server /opt/chef-server/embedded/bin/rabbitmqctl wait /var/opt/chef-server/rabbitmq/db/rabbit@localhost.pid") do
  action "run"
  retries 0
  retry_delay 2
  command "/opt/chef-server/embedded/bin/chpst -u chef_server -U chef_server /opt/chef-server/embedded/bin/rabbitmqctl wait /var/opt/chef-server/rabbitmq/db/rabbit@localhost.pid"
  backup 5
  returns 0
  cookbook_name :"chef-server"
  recipe_name "rabbitmq"
end



[2013-02-06T21:37:08+00:00] INFO: Running queued delayed notifications before re-raising exception
[2013-02-06T21:37:08+00:00] ERROR: Running exception handlers
[2013-02-06T21:37:08+00:00] ERROR: Exception handlers complete
[2013-02-06T21:37:08+00:00] FATAL: Stacktrace dumped to /opt/chef-server/embedded/cookbooks/cache/chef-stacktrace.out
[2013-02-06T21:37:08+00:00] FATAL: Mixlib::ShellOut::ShellCommandFailed: execute[/opt/chef-server/embedded/bin/chpst -u chef_server -U chef_server /opt/chef-server/embedded/bin/rabbitmqctl wait /var/opt/chef-server/rabbitmq/db/rabbit@localhost.pid] (chef-server::rabbitmq line 80) had an error: Mixlib::ShellOut::ShellCommandFailed: Expected process to exit with [0], but received '1'
---- Begin output of /opt/chef-server/embedded/bin/chpst -u chef_server -U chef_server /opt/chef-server/embedded/bin/rabbitmqctl wait /var/opt/chef-server/rabbitmq/db/rabbit@localhost.pid ----
STDOUT: 
STDERR: erlexec: HOME must be set
---- End output of /opt/chef-server/embedded/bin/chpst -u chef_server -U chef_server /opt/chef-server/embedded/bin/rabbitmqctl wait /var/opt/chef-server/rabbitmq/db/rabbit@localhost.pid ----
Ran /opt/chef-server/embedded/bin/chpst -u chef_server -U chef_server /opt/chef-server/embedded/bin/rabbitmqctl wait /var/opt/chef-server/rabbitmq/db/rabbit@localhost.pid returned 1

You are not the only one to run into this. I had the same thing happen twice following the installation instructions exactly form OpsCode on a vanilla Linode Ubuntu 12.04 x86_64. First time I destroyed the VM and tried it again. Same result. Chef package intalled: chef_11.4.2-1.ubuntu.11.04_amd64.deb

It looks like I got it working. Third time's a charm, eh? Started with another vanilla Linode (Ubuntu 12.04 x86_64) but this time I followed these instructions:
http://www.opscode.com/blog/2013/03/11/chef-11-server-up-and-running/

I bet that rather than destroying the VM I could have just done:

sudo aptitude purge chef chef-server; 
sudo rm -rf /opt/chef*

You'll also get this error if you don't define 'localhost' in your /etc/hosts file. Make sure you have this line in it:

127.0.0.1 localhost