windows_task resource issue with 13.6.4 - undefined method `elements' for nil:NilClass

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Description

windows_task error with 13.6.4 - undefined method `elements' for nil:NilClass

Chef Version

13.6.4

Platform Version

Windows Server 2008 (6.0.6002)

Replication Case

Leverage chef-client supermarket library to create Windows Task to manage Chef Client

Client Output

Recipe: chef-client::task

• windows_service[chef-client] action configure_startup (skipped due to only_if)

• chef_client_scheduled_task[Chef Client] action add

  • windows_task[chef-client] action create

    ================================================================================
    Error executing action create on resource 'windows_task[chef-client]'

    NoMethodError

    undefined method `elements' for nil:NilClass

    Resource Declaration:

    In C:/chef/cache/cookbooks/chef-client/resources/scheduled_task.rb

    46: windows_task 'chef-client' do
    47: run_level :highest
    48: command "cmd /c "#{client_cmd}""
    49:
    50: user new_resource.user
    51: password new_resource.password
    52: frequency new_resource.frequency.to_sym
    53: frequency_modifier new_resource.frequency_modifier
    54: start_time new_resource.start_time || start_time
    55: end
    56: end

    Compiled Resource:

    Declared in C:/chef/cache/cookbooks/chef-client/resources/scheduled_task.rb:46:in `block in class_from_file'

    windows_task("chef-client") do
    action :create
    default_guard_interpreter :default
    task_name "chef-client"
    declared_type :windows_task
    cookbook_name "chef-client"
    run_level :highest
    command "cmd /c "C:/opscode/chef/bin/chef-client -L C:/chef/log/client.log -c C:/chef/client.rb -s 300""
    user "SYSTEM"
    password nil
    frequency :minute
    frequency_modifier 60
    start_time "09:04"
    execution_time_limit "PT72H"
    end

    System Info:

    chef_version=13.6.4
    platform=windows
    platform_version=6.0.6002
    ruby=ruby 2.4.2p198 (2017-09-14 revision 59899) [x64-mingw32]
    program_name=C:/opscode/chef/bin/chef-client
    executable=C:/opscode/chef/bin/chef-client

  ================================================================================
  Error executing action add on resource 'chef_client_scheduled_task[Chef Client]'

  NoMethodError

  windows_task[chef-client] (C:/chef/cache/cookbooks/chef-client/resources/sch
  eduled_task.rb line 46) had an error: NoMethodError: undefined method `elements'
  for nil:NilClass

  Resource Declaration:

  In C:/chef/cache/cookbooks/chef-client/recipes/task.rb

  37: chef_client_scheduled_task 'Chef Client' do
  38: user node['chef_client']['task']['user']
  39: password node['chef_client']['task']['password']
  40: frequency node['chef_client']['task']['frequency']
  41: frequency_modifier lazy { node['chef_client']['task']['frequency_modifier'] }
  42: start_time node['chef_client']['task']['start_time']
  43: splay node['chef_client']['splay']
  44: config_directory node['chef_client']['conf_dir']
  45: log_directory node['chef_client']['log_dir']
  46: chef_binary_path node['chef_client']['bin']
  47: daemon_options node['chef_client']['daemon_options']
  48: end

  Compiled Resource:

  Declared in C:/chef/cache/cookbooks/chef-client/recipes/task.rb:37:in `fro

m_file'

chef_client_scheduled_task("Chef Client") do
  action [:add]
  default_guard_interpreter :default
  declared_type :chef_client_scheduled_task
  cookbook_name "chef-client"
  recipe_name "task"
  user "SYSTEM"
  password nil
  frequency "minute"
  frequency_modifier 60
  start_time nil
  splay "300"
  config_directory "C:/chef"
  log_directory "C:/chef/log"
  chef_binary_path "C:/opscode/chef/bin/chef-client"
  daemon_options []
end

System Info:
------------
chef_version=13.6.4
platform=windows
platform_version=6.0.6002
ruby=ruby 2.4.2p198 (2017-09-14 revision 59899) [x64-mingw32]
program_name=C:/opscode/chef/bin/chef-client
executable=C:/opscode/chef/bin/chef-client

Running handlers:
[2017-11-15T08:04:02-07:00] ERROR: Running exception handlers
Running handlers complete
[2017-11-15T08:04:02-07:00] ERROR: Exception handlers complete
Chef Client failed. 0 resources updated in 20 seconds
[2017-11-15T08:04:03-07:00] FATAL: Stacktrace dumped to C:/chef/cache/chef-stack
trace.out
[2017-11-15T08:04:03-07:00] FATAL: Please provide the contents of the stacktrace
.out file if you file a bug report
[2017-11-15T08:04:03-07:00] FATAL: NoMethodError: chef_client_scheduled_task[Che
f Client] (chef-client::task line 37) had an error: NoMethodError: windows_task[
chef-client] (C:/chef/cache/cookbooks/chef-client/resources/scheduled_task.rb li
ne 46) had an error: NoMethodError: undefined method `elements' for nil:NilClass

Stacktrace

Generated at 2017-11-15 08:04:03 -0700
NoMethodError: chef_client_scheduled_task[Chef Client] (chef-client::task line 37) had an error: NoMethodError: windows_task[chef-client] (C:/chef/cache/cookbooks/chef-client/resources/scheduled_task.rb line 46) had an error: NoMethodError: undefined method elements' for nil:NilClass C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/provider/windows_task.rb:392:in load_task_xml'
C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/provider/windows_task.rb:373:in load_task_hash' C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/provider/windows_task.rb:37:in load_current_resource'
C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/provider.rb:154:in run_action' C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/resource.rb:591:in run_action'
C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/runner.rb:70:in run_action' C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/runner.rb:98:in block (2 levels) in converge'
C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/runner.rb:98:in each' C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/runner.rb:98:in block in converge'
C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/resource_collection/resource_list.rb:94:in block in execute_each_resource' C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:114:in call_iterator_block'
C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:85:in step' C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:103:in iterate'
C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:55:in each_with_index' C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/resource_collection/resource_list.rb:92:in execute_each_resource'
C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/runner.rb:97:in converge' C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/provider.rb:212:in compile_and_converge_action'
(eval):2:in action_add' C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/provider.rb:171:in run_action'
C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/resource.rb:591:in run_action' C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/runner.rb:70:in run_action'
C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/runner.rb:98:in block (2 levels) in converge' C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/runner.rb:98:in each'
C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/runner.rb:98:in block in converge' C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/resource_collection/resource_list.rb:94:in block in execute_each_resource'
C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:114:in call_iterator_block' C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:85:in step'
C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:103:in iterate' C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:55:in each_with_index'
C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/resource_collection/resource_list.rb:92:in execute_each_resource' C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/runner.rb:97:in converge'
C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/client.rb:718:in block in converge' C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/client.rb:713:in catch'
C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/client.rb:713:in converge' C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/client.rb:752:in converge_and_save'
C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/client.rb:286:in run' C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/application.rb:273:in run_with_graceful_exit_option'
C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/application.rb:249:in block in run_chef_client' C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/local_mode.rb:44:in with_server_connectivity'
C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/application.rb:232:in run_chef_client' C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/application/client.rb:469:in sleep_then_run_chef_client'
C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/application/client.rb:458:in block in interval_run_chef_client' C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/application/client.rb:457:in loop'
C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/application/client.rb:457:in interval_run_chef_client' C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/application/client.rb:441:in run_application'
C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/application.rb:59:in run' C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/bin/chef-client:26:in <top (required)>'
C:/opscode/chef/bin/chef-client:58:in load' C:/opscode/chef/bin/chef-client:58:in

'

Caused by NoMethodError: undefined method elements' for nil:NilClass C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/provider/windows_task.rb:392:in load_task_xml'
C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/provider/windows_task.rb:373:in load_task_hash' C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/provider/windows_task.rb:37:in load_current_resource'
C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/provider.rb:154:in run_action' C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/resource.rb:591:in run_action'
C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/runner.rb:70:in run_action' C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/runner.rb:98:in block (2 levels) in converge'
C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/runner.rb:98:in each' C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/runner.rb:98:in block in converge'
C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/resource_collection/resource_list.rb:94:in block in execute_each_resource' C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:114:in call_iterator_block'
C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:85:in step' C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:103:in iterate'
C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:55:in each_with_index' C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/resource_collection/resource_list.rb:92:in execute_each_resource'
C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/runner.rb:97:in converge' C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/provider.rb:212:in compile_and_converge_action'
(eval):2:in action_add' C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/provider.rb:171:in run_action'
C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/resource.rb:591:in run_action' C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/runner.rb:70:in run_action'
C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/runner.rb:98:in block (2 levels) in converge' C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/runner.rb:98:in each'
C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/runner.rb:98:in block in converge' C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/resource_collection/resource_list.rb:94:in block in execute_each_resource'
C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:114:in call_iterator_block' C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:85:in step'
C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:103:in iterate' C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:55:in each_with_index'
C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/resource_collection/resource_list.rb:92:in execute_each_resource' C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/runner.rb:97:in converge'
C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/client.rb:718:in block in converge' C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/client.rb:713:in catch'
C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/client.rb:713:in converge' C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/client.rb:752:in converge_and_save'
C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/client.rb:286:in run' C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/application.rb:273:in run_with_graceful_exit_option'
C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/application.rb:249:in block in run_chef_client' C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/local_mode.rb:44:in with_server_connectivity'
C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/application.rb:232:in run_chef_client' C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/application/client.rb:469:in sleep_then_run_chef_client'
C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/application/client.rb:458:in block in interval_run_chef_client' C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/application/client.rb:457:in loop'
C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/application/client.rb:457:in interval_run_chef_client' C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/application/client.rb:441:in run_application'
C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/application.rb:59:in run' C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/chef-13.6.4-universal-mingw32/bin/chef-client:26:in <top (required)>'
C:/opscode/chef/bin/chef-client:58:in load' C:/opscode/chef/bin/chef-client:58:in

'

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[lamont-granquist]

@tas50 is this a dup of known issues that are being fixed?

[sean-horn]

This is Zendesk 16646 if needed for future reference

[NAshwini]

Hi @croffe, @sean-horn,
I have tried the same recipe with the latest code present in chef git repo: https://github.com/chef/chef.git and was not able to reproduce the issue. The recipe is working fine by creating a scheduled task with minute frequency. This issue might be resolved with another issue.
Tried with below recipes & its working fine.

1. Run with chef-client cookbook for schedule task from repo: https://github.com/chef-cookbooks/chef-client.git

windows_task 'test2' do
  run_level :highest
  command "cmd /c "#{client_cmd}""
  user 'SYSTEM'
  password nil
  frequency :minute
  frequency_modifier 60
  start_time "06:10"
end

windows_task 'test1' do
  run_level :highest
  command "cmd /c "#{client_cmd}""
  user 'Administrator'
  password 'xxx@123'
  frequency :minute
  frequency_modifier 60
  start_time "06:10"
end

system Information:

PS D:\> chef -v
Chef Development Kit Version: 2.4.22
chef-client version: 13.6.4
delivery version: master (73ebb72a6c42b3d2ff5370c476be800fee7e5427)
berks version: 6.3.1
kitchen version: 1.19.2
inspec version: 1.49.2
PS D:\> ruby -v
ruby 2.4.2p198 (2017-09-14 revision 59899) [x64-mingw32]

Please let me know in case of any query or concern.
Thank You.

[tas50]

It looks like we've fixed this one with the latest changed that shipped in 13.7. @croffe if you're still seeing this in 13.7 please open this up and ping me so I can dig in further.

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