undefined local variable or method `logger' on kitchen create

[joelhandwell]

Got following error under Ruby 2.2.2, test-kitchen 1.4.0, kitchen-ec2 2-0.9.3 anyone saw this or come up with work around?

$ kitchen create apache
-----> Starting Kitchen (v1.4.0)
-----> Creating <test-w-apache-ubuntu-1204>...
       Creating <>...
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free-tier, you may be charged to run these suites. The charge
should be minimal, but neither Test Kitchen nor its maintainers
are responsible for your incurred costs.

>>>>>> ------Exception-------
>>>>>> Class: Kitchen::ActionFailed
>>>>>> Message: Failed to complete #create action: [undefined local variable or method `logger' for #<Kitchen::Driver::Aws::InstanceGenerator:0x007fa8f01818e8>]
>>>>>> ----------------------
>>>>>> Please see .kitchen/logs/kitchen.log for more details
>>>>>> Also try running `kitchen diagnose --all` for configuration

Following was found in log file:

Kitchen: ------Backtrace-------
Kitchen: /home/Joel/.gem/ruby/2.2.2/gems/test-kitchen-1.4.0/lib/kitchen/logging.rb:44:in `block in logger_method'
Kitchen: /home/Joel/.gem/ruby/2.2.2/gems/kitchen-ec2-0.9.3/lib/kitchen/driver/aws/instance_generator.rb:139:in `block in debug_if_root_device'
Kitchen: /home/Joel/.gem/ruby/2.2.2/gems/kitchen-ec2-0.9.3/lib/kitchen/driver/aws/instance_generator.rb:137:in `each'
Kitchen: /home/Joel/.gem/ruby/2.2.2/gems/kitchen-ec2-0.9.3/lib/kitchen/driver/aws/instance_generator.rb:137:in `find'
Kitchen: /home/Joel/.gem/ruby/2.2.2/gems/kitchen-ec2-0.9.3/lib/kitchen/driver/aws/instance_generator.rb:137:in `debug_if_root_device'
Kitchen: /home/Joel/.gem/ruby/2.2.2/gems/kitchen-ec2-0.9.3/lib/kitchen/driver/aws/instance_generator.rb:120:in `block_device_mappings'
Kitchen: /home/Joel/.gem/ruby/2.2.2/gems/kitchen-ec2-0.9.3/lib/kitchen/driver/aws/instance_generator.rb:56:in `ec2_instance_data'
Kitchen: /home/Joel/.gem/ruby/2.2.2/gems/kitchen-ec2-0.9.3/lib/kitchen/driver/ec2.rb:297:in `submit_server'
Kitchen: /home/Joel/.gem/ruby/2.2.2/gems/kitchen-ec2-0.9.3/lib/kitchen/driver/ec2.rb:188:in `create'
Kitchen: /home/Joel/.gem/ruby/2.2.2/gems/test-kitchen-1.4.0/lib/kitchen/instance.rb:424:in `public_send'
Kitchen: /home/Joel/.gem/ruby/2.2.2/gems/test-kitchen-1.4.0/lib/kitchen/instance.rb:424:in `block in perform_action'
Kitchen: /home/Joel/.gem/ruby/2.2.2/gems/test-kitchen-1.4.0/lib/kitchen/instance.rb:488:in `call'
Kitchen: /home/Joel/.gem/ruby/2.2.2/gems/test-kitchen-1.4.0/lib/kitchen/instance.rb:488:in `synchronize_or_call'
Kitchen: /home/Joel/.gem/ruby/2.2.2/gems/test-kitchen-1.4.0/lib/kitchen/instance.rb:453:in `block in action'
Kitchen: /home/Joel/.rubies/ruby-2.2.2/lib/ruby/2.2.0/benchmark.rb:288:in `measure'
Kitchen: /home/Joel/.gem/ruby/2.2.2/gems/test-kitchen-1.4.0/lib/kitchen/instance.rb:452:in `action'
Kitchen: /home/Joel/.gem/ruby/2.2.2/gems/test-kitchen-1.4.0/lib/kitchen/instance.rb:424:in `perform_action'
Kitchen: /home/Joel/.gem/ruby/2.2.2/gems/test-kitchen-1.4.0/lib/kitchen/instance.rb:352:in `create_action'
Kitchen: /home/Joel/.gem/ruby/2.2.2/gems/test-kitchen-1.4.0/lib/kitchen/instance.rb:341:in `block in transition_to'
Kitchen: /home/Joel/.gem/ruby/2.2.2/gems/test-kitchen-1.4.0/lib/kitchen/instance.rb:340:in `each'
Kitchen: /home/Joel/.gem/ruby/2.2.2/gems/test-kitchen-1.4.0/lib/kitchen/instance.rb:340:in `transition_to'
Kitchen: /home/Joel/.gem/ruby/2.2.2/gems/test-kitchen-1.4.0/lib/kitchen/instance.rb:127:in `create'
Kitchen: /home/Joel/.gem/ruby/2.2.2/gems/test-kitchen-1.4.0/lib/kitchen/command.rb:176:in `public_send'
Kitchen: /home/Joel/.gem/ruby/2.2.2/gems/test-kitchen-1.4.0/lib/kitchen/command.rb:176:in `block (2 levels) in run_action'
Kitchen: ----------------------

[airom]

I am facing the same issue. I have removed and installed the chefdk and kitchen-ec2 numerous times. I have gotten no where.
Here is the log :

$ kitchen converge -l debug
-----> Starting Kitchen (v1.4.0)
D      Berksfile found at /Users/MyUser/source/chef-repo/cookbooks/mycookbook/Berksfile, loading Berkshelf
D      Berkshelf 3.2.4 library loaded
-----> Creating <default-amazon>...
       Creating <>...
If you are not using an account that qualifies under the AWS
free-tier, you may be charged to run these suites. The charge
should be minimal, but neither Test Kitchen nor its maintainers
are responsible for your incurred costs.
D      Creating EC2 Instance..
>>>>>> ------Exception-------
>>>>>> Class: Kitchen::ActionFailed
>>>>>> Message: Failed to complete #create action: [undefined local variable or method `logger' for #<Kitchen::Driver::Aws::InstanceGenerator:0x007f86494b25b8>]
>>>>>> ----------------------
>>>>>> Please see .kitchen/logs/kitchen.log for more details
>>>>>> Also try running `kitchen diagnose --all` for configuration

D      ------Exception-------
D      Class: Kitchen::ActionFailed
D      Message: Failed to complete #create action: [undefined local variable or method `logger' for #<Kitchen::Driver::Aws::InstanceGenerator:0x007f86494b25b8>]
D      ---Nested Exception---
D      Class: NameError
D      Message: undefined local variable or method `logger' for #<Kitchen::Driver::Aws::InstanceGenerator:0x007f86494b25b8>
D      ------Backtrace-------
D      /opt/chefdk/embedded/apps/test-kitchen/lib/kitchen/logging.rb:44:in `block in logger_method'
D      /Users/MyUser/.chefdk/gem/ruby/2.1.0/gems/kitchen-ec2-0.9.3/lib/kitchen/driver/aws/instance_generator.rb:139:in `block in debug_if_root_device'
D      /Users/MyUser/.chefdk/gem/ruby/2.1.0/gems/kitchen-ec2-0.9.3/lib/kitchen/driver/aws/instance_generator.rb:137:in `each'
D      /Users/MyUser/.chefdk/gem/ruby/2.1.0/gems/kitchen-ec2-0.9.3/lib/kitchen/driver/aws/instance_generator.rb:137:in `find'
D      /Users/MyUser/.chefdk/gem/ruby/2.1.0/gems/kitchen-ec2-0.9.3/lib/kitchen/driver/aws/instance_generator.rb:137:in `debug_if_root_device'
D      /Users/MyUser/.chefdk/gem/ruby/2.1.0/gems/kitchen-ec2-0.9.3/lib/kitchen/driver/aws/instance_generator.rb:120:in `block_device_mappings'
D      /Users/MyUser/.chefdk/gem/ruby/2.1.0/gems/kitchen-ec2-0.9.3/lib/kitchen/driver/aws/instance_generator.rb:56:in `ec2_instance_data'
D      /Users/MyUser/.chefdk/gem/ruby/2.1.0/gems/kitchen-ec2-0.9.3/lib/kitchen/driver/ec2.rb:297:in `submit_server'
D      /Users/MyUser/.chefdk/gem/ruby/2.1.0/gems/kitchen-ec2-0.9.3/lib/kitchen/driver/ec2.rb:188:in `create'
D      /opt/chefdk/embedded/apps/test-kitchen/lib/kitchen/instance.rb:424:in `public_send'
D      /opt/chefdk/embedded/apps/test-kitchen/lib/kitchen/instance.rb:424:in `block in perform_action'
D      /opt/chefdk/embedded/apps/test-kitchen/lib/kitchen/instance.rb:488:in `call'
D      /opt/chefdk/embedded/apps/test-kitchen/lib/kitchen/instance.rb:488:in `synchronize_or_call'
D      /opt/chefdk/embedded/apps/test-kitchen/lib/kitchen/instance.rb:453:in `block in action'
D      /opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/2.1.0/benchmark.rb:279:in `measure'
D      /opt/chefdk/embedded/apps/test-kitchen/lib/kitchen/instance.rb:452:in `action'
D      /opt/chefdk/embedded/apps/test-kitchen/lib/kitchen/instance.rb:424:in `perform_action'
D      /opt/chefdk/embedded/apps/test-kitchen/lib/kitchen/instance.rb:352:in `create_action'
D      /opt/chefdk/embedded/apps/test-kitchen/lib/kitchen/instance.rb:341:in `block in transition_to'
D      /opt/chefdk/embedded/apps/test-kitchen/lib/kitchen/instance.rb:340:in `each'
D      /opt/chefdk/embedded/apps/test-kitchen/lib/kitchen/instance.rb:340:in `transition_to'
D      /opt/chefdk/embedded/apps/test-kitchen/lib/kitchen/instance.rb:138:in `converge'
D      /opt/chefdk/embedded/apps/test-kitchen/lib/kitchen/command.rb:176:in `public_send'
D      /opt/chefdk/embedded/apps/test-kitchen/lib/kitchen/command.rb:176:in `block (2 levels) in run_action'
D      ----------------------

$cat .kitchen/logs/kitchen.log
I, [2015-06-02T12:11:14.607015 #43185]  INFO -- Kitchen: -----> Starting Kitchen (v1.4.0)
I, [2015-06-02T12:11:15.191057 #43185]  INFO -- Kitchen: -----> Creating <default-amazon>...
D, [2015-06-02T12:11:16.092931 #43185] DEBUG -- Kitchen: ------Exception-------
D, [2015-06-02T12:11:16.092987 #43185] DEBUG -- Kitchen: Class: Kitchen::ActionFailed
D, [2015-06-02T12:11:16.093007 #43185] DEBUG -- Kitchen: Message: Failed to complete #create action: [undefined local variable or method `logger' for #<Kitchen::Driver::Aws::InstanceGenerator:0x007f86494b25b8>]
D, [2015-06-02T12:11:16.093025 #43185] DEBUG -- Kitchen: ---Nested Exception---
D, [2015-06-02T12:11:16.093041 #43185] DEBUG -- Kitchen: Class: NameError
D, [2015-06-02T12:11:16.093056 #43185] DEBUG -- Kitchen: Message: undefined local variable or method `logger' for #<Kitchen::Driver::Aws::InstanceGenerator:0x007f86494b25b8>
D, [2015-06-02T12:11:16.093071 #43185] DEBUG -- Kitchen: ------Backtrace-------
D, [2015-06-02T12:11:16.093086 #43185] DEBUG -- Kitchen: /opt/chefdk/embedded/apps/test-kitchen/lib/kitchen/logging.rb:44:in `block in logger_method'
D, [2015-06-02T12:11:16.093102 #43185] DEBUG -- Kitchen: /Users/MyUser/.chefdk/gem/ruby/2.1.0/gems/kitchen-ec2-0.9.3/lib/kitchen/driver/aws/instance_generator.rb:139:in `block in debug_if_root_device'
D, [2015-06-02T12:11:16.093129 #43185] DEBUG -- Kitchen: /Users/MyUser/.chefdk/gem/ruby/2.1.0/gems/kitchen-ec2-0.9.3/lib/kitchen/driver/aws/instance_generator.rb:137:in `each'
D, [2015-06-02T12:11:16.093146 #43185] DEBUG -- Kitchen: /Users/MyUser/.chefdk/gem/ruby/2.1.0/gems/kitchen-ec2-0.9.3/lib/kitchen/driver/aws/instance_generator.rb:137:in `find'
D, [2015-06-02T12:11:16.093161 #43185] DEBUG -- Kitchen: /Users/MyUser/.chefdk/gem/ruby/2.1.0/gems/kitchen-ec2-0.9.3/lib/kitchen/driver/aws/instance_generator.rb:137:in `debug_if_root_device'
D, [2015-06-02T12:11:16.093176 #43185] DEBUG -- Kitchen: /Users/MyUser/.chefdk/gem/ruby/2.1.0/gems/kitchen-ec2-0.9.3/lib/kitchen/driver/aws/instance_generator.rb:120:in `block_device_mappings'
D, [2015-06-02T12:11:16.093192 #43185] DEBUG -- Kitchen: /Users/MyUser/.chefdk/gem/ruby/2.1.0/gems/kitchen-ec2-0.9.3/lib/kitchen/driver/aws/instance_generator.rb:56:in `ec2_instance_data'
D, [2015-06-02T12:11:16.093207 #43185] DEBUG -- Kitchen: /Users/MyUser/.chefdk/gem/ruby/2.1.0/gems/kitchen-ec2-0.9.3/lib/kitchen/driver/ec2.rb:297:in `submit_server'
D, [2015-06-02T12:11:16.093222 #43185] DEBUG -- Kitchen: /Users/MyUser/.chefdk/gem/ruby/2.1.0/gems/kitchen-ec2-0.9.3/lib/kitchen/driver/ec2.rb:188:in `create'
D, [2015-06-02T12:11:16.093238 #43185] DEBUG -- Kitchen: /opt/chefdk/embedded/apps/test-kitchen/lib/kitchen/instance.rb:424:in `public_send'
D, [2015-06-02T12:11:16.093253 #43185] DEBUG -- Kitchen: /opt/chefdk/embedded/apps/test-kitchen/lib/kitchen/instance.rb:424:in `block in perform_action'
D, [2015-06-02T12:11:16.093269 #43185] DEBUG -- Kitchen: /opt/chefdk/embedded/apps/test-kitchen/lib/kitchen/instance.rb:488:in `call'
D, [2015-06-02T12:11:16.093284 #43185] DEBUG -- Kitchen: /opt/chefdk/embedded/apps/test-kitchen/lib/kitchen/instance.rb:488:in `synchronize_or_call'
D, [2015-06-02T12:11:16.093299 #43185] DEBUG -- Kitchen: /opt/chefdk/embedded/apps/test-kitchen/lib/kitchen/instance.rb:453:in `block in action'
D, [2015-06-02T12:11:16.093326 #43185] DEBUG -- Kitchen: /opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/2.1.0/benchmark.rb:279:in `measure'
D, [2015-06-02T12:11:16.093342 #43185] DEBUG -- Kitchen: /opt/chefdk/embedded/apps/test-kitchen/lib/kitchen/instance.rb:452:in `action'
D, [2015-06-02T12:11:16.093358 #43185] DEBUG -- Kitchen: /opt/chefdk/embedded/apps/test-kitchen/lib/kitchen/instance.rb:424:in `perform_action'
D, [2015-06-02T12:11:16.093373 #43185] DEBUG -- Kitchen: /opt/chefdk/embedded/apps/test-kitchen/lib/kitchen/instance.rb:352:in `create_action'
D, [2015-06-02T12:11:16.093388 #43185] DEBUG -- Kitchen: /opt/chefdk/embedded/apps/test-kitchen/lib/kitchen/instance.rb:341:in `block in transition_to'
D, [2015-06-02T12:11:16.093403 #43185] DEBUG -- Kitchen: /opt/chefdk/embedded/apps/test-kitchen/lib/kitchen/instance.rb:340:in `each'
D, [2015-06-02T12:11:16.093428 #43185] DEBUG -- Kitchen: /opt/chefdk/embedded/apps/test-kitchen/lib/kitchen/instance.rb:340:in `transition_to'
D, [2015-06-02T12:11:16.093445 #43185] DEBUG -- Kitchen: /opt/chefdk/embedded/apps/test-kitchen/lib/kitchen/instance.rb:138:in `converge'
D, [2015-06-02T12:11:16.093461 #43185] DEBUG -- Kitchen: /opt/chefdk/embedded/apps/test-kitchen/lib/kitchen/command.rb:176:in `public_send'
D, [2015-06-02T12:11:16.093476 #43185] DEBUG -- Kitchen: /opt/chefdk/embedded/apps/test-kitchen/lib/kitchen/command.rb:176:in `block (2 levels) in run_action'
D, [2015-06-02T12:11:16.093492 #43185] DEBUG -- Kitchen: ----------------------

[opsline-radek]

I'm getting the same with 0.9.3.

[joelhandwell]

@tyler-ball Any idea?

[tyler-ball]

Yeah, this is a totally valid bug. I can repro it locally. Another bug fix release incoming!