LoadError: cannot load such file -- chef/mixin/homebrew_user when spinning a test server

[nithyatg-93]

When spinning up the server where chef-client is installed found an error :
Chef-client version: 18.5.0.

even tried to installed the libraries for homebrew and tried executing but still getting same error

Generated at 2025-01-29 06:09:22 -0500
LoadError: cannot load such file -- chef/mixin/homebrew_user
internal:/opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/3.1.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:85:in require' <internal:/opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/3.1.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb>:85:in require'
/var/chef/cache/cookbooks/homebrew/libraries/helpers.rb:23:in <class:HomebrewUserWrapper>' /var/chef/cache/cookbooks/homebrew/libraries/helpers.rb:22:in <top (required)>'
/opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.1.0/gems/chef-18.6.2/lib/chef/run_context/cookbook_compiler.rb:290:in require' /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.1.0/gems/chef-18.6.2/lib/chef/run_context/cookbook_compiler.rb:290:in block in load_libraries_from_cookbook'
/opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.1.0/gems/chef-18.6.2/lib/chef/run_context/cookbook_compiler.rb:431:in block (2 levels) in each_file_in_cookbook_by_segment' /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.1.0/gems/chef-18.6.2/lib/chef/run_context/cookbook_compiler.rb:428:in each'
/opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.1.0/gems/chef-18.6.2/lib/chef/run_context/cookbook_compiler.rb:428:in block in each_file_in_cookbook_by_segment' /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.1.0/gems/chef-18.6.2/lib/chef/run_context/cookbook_compiler.rb:427:in each'
/opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.1.0/gems/chef-18.6.2/lib/chef/run_context/cookbook_compiler.rb:427:in each_file_in_cookbook_by_segment' /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.1.0/gems/chef-18.6.2/lib/chef/run_context/cookbook_compiler.rb:287:in load_libraries_from_cookbook'
/opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.1.0/gems/chef-18.6.2/lib/chef/run_context/cookbook_compiler.rb:135:in block in compile_libraries' /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.1.0/gems/chef-18.6.2/lib/chef/run_context/cookbook_compiler.rb:132:in each'
/opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.1.0/gems/chef-18.6.2/lib/chef/run_context/cookbook_compiler.rb:132:in compile_libraries' /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.1.0/gems/chef-18.6.2/lib/chef/run_context/cookbook_compiler.rb:103:in compile'
/opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.1.0/gems/chef-18.6.2/lib/chef/run_context.rb:259:in load' /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.1.0/gems/chef-18.6.2/lib/chef/policy_builder/expand_node_object.rb:103:in setup_run_context'
/opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/3.1.0/forwardable.rb:238:in setup_run_context' /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.1.0/gems/chef-18.6.2/lib/chef/client.rb:493:in setup_run_context'
/opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.1.0/gems/chef-18.6.2/lib/chef/client.rb:294:in run' /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.1.0/gems/chef-18.6.2/lib/chef/application.rb:305:in run_with_graceful_exit_option'
/opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.1.0/gems/chef-18.6.2/lib/chef/application.rb:281:in block in run_chef_client' /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.1.0/gems/chef-18.6.2/lib/chef/local_mode.rb:42:in with_server_connectivity'
/opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.1.0/gems/chef-18.6.2/lib/chef/application.rb:264:in run_chef_client' /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.1.0/gems/chef-18.6.2/lib/chef/application/base.rb:354:in run_application'
/opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.1.0/gems/chef-18.6.2/lib/chef/application.rb:67:in run' /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.1.0/gems/chef-bin-18.6.2/bin/chef-client:25:in <top (required)>'
/usr/bin/chef-client:192:in load' /usr/bin/chef-client:192:in

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[Stromweld]

can you try removing the homebrew cookbook from your dependencies. Chef-client has built in homebrew resources. https://docs.chef.io/resources/homebrew_cask/

[tpowell-progress]

@nithyatg-93 can you try @Stromweld's suggestion and let us know if that doesn't resolve it.

[Stromweld]

Ther is also an updated hombres cookbook 6.x version that fixes this error.