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.NET Framework Detection in the Windows Registry

To determine which .NET framework is installed on the Windows computer check the values in the registry. The HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Full key contains two values you can check: Release Version You can use InSpec, part of the Chef DK, to check the values: describe registry_key(‘HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Full’) do it { should have_property ‘Release’ } it { …

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Skip steps in an InSpec integration test based on Chef attribute values

To speed up the test of some complex recipes, I use an attribute to skip certain long-running installations when I only need to test the rest of the recipe. We will pass Chef Attribute values into an InSpec test using environment variables. Declare an attribute in the atrributes.rb file with a safe default value, to allow the …

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Getting started with InSpec

InSpec is an open-source testing framework to verify your infrastructure satisfies the design requirements. In this article, we will learn to install and use InSpec with Chef. Install InSpec Navigate to https://downloads.chef.io/inspec, and download the installer for the operating system of your workstation, Execute the downloaded installer. Allow InSpec to verify Red Hat Enterprise Linux instances InSpec needs …

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