Attribute precedence

Attributes are always applied by the chef-client in the following order:

  1. The default attribute specified in a cookbook attribute file.
  2. The default attribute specified in a recipe.
  3. The default attribute specified in an environment.
  4. The default attribute specified in a role.
  5. The force_default attribute specified in a cookbook attribute file.
  6. The force_default attribute specified in a recipe.
  7. The normal attribute specified in a cookbook attribute file.
  8. The normal attribute specified in a recipe.
  9. The override attribute specified in a cookbook attribute file.
  10. The override attribute specified in a recipe.
  11. The override attribute specified in a role.
  12. The override attribute specified in an environment.
  13. The force_override attribute specified in ...

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