I want to test some changes to a cookbook, so I did what I used to do, but the result was far from normal:
$ ../gem-sucks/bin/kitchen converge
-----> Starting Kitchen (v1.2.1)
!!!!!! The `berkshelf' gem is missing and must be installed or cannot be properly activated. Run `gem install berkshelf` or add the following to your Gemfile if you are using Bundler: `gem 'berkshelf'`.
>>>>>> ------Exception-------
>>>>>> Class: Kitchen::UserError
>>>>>> Message: Could not load or activate Berkshelf (can't activate json-1.8.0, already activated json-1.8.1)
>>>>>> ----------------------
>>>>>> Please see .kitchen/logs/kitchen.log for more details
>>>>>> Also try running `kitchen diagnose --all` for configuration
$ gem list | grep berkshelf
berkshelf (3.2.1, 3.1.4, 2.0.10, 2.0.9)
berkshelf-api-client (1.2.0)
$ gem list | grep json
json (1.8.1, 1.8.0)
multi_json (1.10.1, 1.7.9)
The machine is running debian Jessie, and lots of packages (I have no idea whether anything ruby related is among) has been updated since I touched this cookbook last.
How do I make kitchen work again?
If you're using ChefDk, then you might be able to fix the problem by deleting the gems installed at GEM_HOME (in my case /home/username/.chefdk).
If that doesn't work, try using bundle as in bundle exec kitchen converge, this should allow you to use the installed gems in your list.
Make sure that the chefdk is in the front of your path.
PATH=/opt/chefdk/bin:/Users/sowen/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.2.0/bin:/Users/sowen/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.2.0@global/bin:/Users/sowen/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.2.0/bin:/opt/chefdk/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/Users/sowen/go/bin:/Users/sowen/.rvm/bin:/Users/sowen/.rvm/bin:/Users/sowen/go/bin
I ran into this same problem until I adjusted and re-sourced my bash_profile
I had a similar issue but json wasn't installed in GEM_HOME and I ended up having to run the following command to resolve my issue.
gem uninstall -i /opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0 json
Look this issue https://github.com/test-kitchen/kitchen-vagrant/pull/126
you need re install berkshelf by gem, then apply patch kitchen-vagrant
Install upstream kitchen-vagrant
git clone https://github.com/test-kitchen/kitchen-vagrant.git
cd kitchen-vagrant
gem build kitchen-vagrant.gemspec
gem install kitchen-vagrant-0.15.0.gem
Re install old Berkshelf
gem install berkshelf
