6. Managing Chef-Server: Deleting, Cleaning, Roles, Nodes, and Automation

→ This guide covers essential Chef-Server management tasks, including deleting and cleaning resources, creating roles, connecting nodes, and automating configurations.

Continuation of the previous lab(5th)

1️⃣ Deleting & Cleaning Chef-Server

All the following commands must be executed from the Chef Workstation to clean the Chef-Server.

View & Delete Cookbooks

List all cookbooks in Chef-Server:
```
knife cookbook list
```
Delete a specific cookbook from Chef-Server:
```
knife cookbook delete <cookbook_name> -y
```

View & Delete Nodes

List all nodes in Chef-Server:
```
knife node list
```
Delete a specific node from Chef-Server:
```
knife node delete <node_name> -y
```

View & Delete Clients

List all clients in Chef-Server:
```
knife client list
```
Delete a specific client from Chef-Server:
```
knife client delete <client_name> -y
```

View & Delete Roles

List all roles in Chef-Server:
```
knife role list
```
Delete a specific role from Chef-Server:
```
knife role delete <role_name> -y
```