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# The Chef InSpec Configuration File
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This documents the Chef InSpec configuration file format introduced in version 3.5 of InSpec.
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## Config File Location
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By default, Chef InSpec looks for a config file in `~/.inspec/config.json`. Chef InSpec does not need a configuration file to run.
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You may also specify the location using `--config`. For example, to run the shell using a config file in `/etc/inspec`, use `inspec shell --config /etc/inspec/config.json`.
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## Config File Format Versions
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Config files must contain a top-level key, `version`, which indicates the file format. This allows us to add new fields without breaking old installations.
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## Version 1.1
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### Complete Example
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```
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{
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"version": "1.1",
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"cli_options":{
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"color": "true"
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},
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"credentials": {
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"ssh": {
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"my-target": {
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"host":"somewhere.there.com",
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"user":"bob"
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}
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}
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},
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"reporter": {
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"automate" : {
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"stdout" : false,
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"url" : "https://YOUR_A2_URL/data-collector/v0/",
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"token" : "YOUR_A2_API_TOKEN",
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"insecure" : true,
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"node_name" : "inspec_test_node",
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"environment" : "prod"
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}
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}
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```
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version
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: Should have the value '1.1'.
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cli_options
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: Any long-form command line option, without the leading dashes.
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credentials
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: Train-transport-specific options. Store the options keyed first by transport name, then by a name you'll use later on. The combination of transport name and your chosen name can be used in the `--target` option to `inspec exec`, as `--target transport-name://connection-name`.
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For example, if the config file contains:
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```
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{
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"credentials": {
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"winrm": {
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"myconn": {
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"user": "Administrator",
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"host": "prod01.east.example.com",
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"disable_sspi": true,
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"connection_retries": 10
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}
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}
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}
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}
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```
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Then use `-t winrm://myconn` to connect to the host, with the given extra options.
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Each Train transport offers a variety of options. By using the credential set facility, you are able to easily set options that are not accessible via the Train URI.
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You may have as many credential sets in the config file as you require.
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If you use a target URI and the portion after the `://` cannot be matched to credential set name, Chef InSpec will send the URI to Train to be parsed as a Train URI. Thus, you can still do `ssh://someuser@myhost.com`.
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You can use a credential set, and then override individual options using command line options.
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Credential sets are intended to work hand-in-hand with the underlying credentials storage facility of the transport. For example, if you have a `~/.ssh/config` file specifying that the sally-key.pem file should be used with the host `somehost.com`, and you have a credential set that specifies that host, then when Train tries to connect to that host, the SSH library will automatically use the SSH config file to use the indicated key.
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### reporter
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You may also set output (reporter) options in the config file. See the [Reporters Page](https://www.inspec.io/docs/reference/reporters/) for details.
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