Chef server installation error during test

Question

I installed Chef server on one of the clones created using VM Virtual box in Ubuntu with Windows 10. I encounter the following problem while testing the server:

manideep@manideep-VirtualBox:~$ sudo chef-server-ctl test

[sudo] password for manideep: 
Configuring logging...

Creating platform...
Configured URL: https://manideep-VirtualBox
Creating org pedant_testorg_manideep-VirtualBox_2786
/opt/opscode/embedded/service/oc-chef-pedant/lib/pedant/platform.rb:336:in `block in create_org': Bad error code 400 from create     org: {"error":["Field 'name' invalid"]} (RuntimeError)
    from /opt/opscode/embedded/service/oc-chef-pedant/lib/pedant/platform.rb:321:in `times'
    from /opt/opscode/embedded/service/oc-chef-pedant/lib/pedant/platform.rb:321:in `create_org'
    from /opt/opscode/embedded/service/oc-chef-pedant/lib/pedant/platform.rb:123:in `org_from_config'
    from /opt/opscode/embedded/service/oc-chef-pedant/lib/pedant/platform.rb:42:in `initialize'
    from /opt/opscode/embedded/service/oc-chef-pedant/lib/pedant.rb:79:in `new'
    from /opt/opscode/embedded/service/oc-chef-pedant/lib/pedant.rb:79:in `create_platform'
    from /opt/opscode/embedded/service/oc-chef-pedant/lib/pedant.rb:58:in `setup'
    from ./bin/oc-chef-pedant:10:in `<main>'

it started working form me , after I reconfigred my chef manage installation — Ishu Gupta

Vinay Khandalkar Vinay Khandalkar · Accepted Answer · 2016-08-27T11:23:24

May be the hostname having upper-case in it or any special symbol. I had same issue while chef-server-ctl test but I've removed the - from hostname. And that worked.

There may any configuration parameter in chef for hostname= no uppercase or any special symbol.

Chef server installation error during test

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