rvm_shell not setting environment variables on system install

[cswilliams]

Hi,

I am using the system based install and no individual user rvm. I am trying to run a command that depends on the correct HOME environment variable being set as the user running the command. However, I am finding $HOME is set to the home of the user running the chef-client command. For example:

rvm_shell "a command" do
code "echo $HOME > /tmp/env.txt"
user "chris"
end

then suppose I start my chef-client run with rvmsudo as user "ubuntu"

this command will output with the text "/home/ubuntu", when I would expect it to be "/home/chris".

So I dug into the code and modified providers/shell.rb and changed lines 80-85 to:
if new_resource.user && new_resource.environment
environment({ 'USER' => new_resource.user, 'HOME' => user_home }.merge(
new_resource.environment))
elsif new_resource.user
environment({ 'USER' => new_resource.user, 'HOME' => user_home })
end

Anyhow, I'm not sure if that is the correct fix, but it did the trick for me.

-Chris

[nhance]

👍 Also seeing this issue here.

[cmluciano]

Is this still an issue?

[karlsvec]

Yes, this is still an issue in 0.9.2 and master (0.10.1). Tested with chef-client 11.10.4.

[damacus]

Closing due to inactivity.

If this is still an issue please reopen or open another issue. Alternatively drop by the #sous-chefs channel on the Chef Community Slack and we'll be happy to help!

Thanks,
Sous-Chefs

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