When attribute blocklist settings are used, any attribute defined in a blocklist will not be saved to the Chef Infra Server and any attribute that is not defined in a blocklist will be saved. Each attribute type must be blocklisted independently of the other attribute types. For example, if blocked_automatic_attributes
defines attributes that will not be saved, but blocked_normal_attributes
, blocked_default_attributes
, and blocked_override_attributes
are not defined, then all normal attributes, default attributes, and override attributes will be saved, as well as the automatic attributes that were not specifically excluded through blocklisting.