Chef/Style/FileMode

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Enabled by default	Supports autocorrection	Target Chef Version
Enabled	Yes	All Versions

Use strings to represent file modes to avoid confusion between octal and base 10 integer formats.

Examples

incorrect

remote_directory '/etc/my.conf' do
  content 'some content'
  mode 0600
  action :create
end

remote_directory 'handler' do
  source 'handlers'
  recursive true
  files_mode 644
  action :create
end

correct

remote_directory '/etc/my.conf' do
  content 'some content'
  mode '600'
  action :create
end

remote_directory 'handler' do
  source 'handlers'
  recursive true
  files_mode '644'
  action :create
end

Configurable attributes

Name	Default value	Configurable values
Version Added	5.0.0	String
Include		Array