# File lib/chef/application/client.rb, line 155
  def reconfigure
    super

    Chef::Config[:chef_server_url] = config[:chef_server_url] if config.has_key? :chef_server_url
    unless Chef::Config[:exception_handlers].any? {|h| Chef::Handler::ErrorReport === h}
      Chef::Config[:exception_handlers] << Chef::Handler::ErrorReport.new
    end

    if Chef::Config[:daemonize]
      Chef::Config[:interval] ||= 1800
    end

    if Chef::Config[:once]
      Chef::Config[:interval] = nil
      Chef::Config[:splay] = nil
    end

    if Chef::Config[:json_attribs]
      begin
        json_io = case Chef::Config[:json_attribs]
                  when /^(http|https):\/\//
                    @rest = Chef::REST.new(Chef::Config[:json_attribs], nil, nil)
                    @rest.get_rest(Chef::Config[:json_attribs], true).open
                  else
                    open(Chef::Config[:json_attribs])
                  end
      rescue SocketError => error
        Chef::Application.fatal!("I cannot connect to #{Chef::Config[:json_attribs]}", 2)
      rescue Errno::ENOENT => error
        Chef::Application.fatal!("I cannot find #{Chef::Config[:json_attribs]}", 2)
      rescue Errno::EACCES => error
        Chef::Application.fatal!("Permissions are incorrect on #{Chef::Config[:json_attribs]}. Please chmod a+r #{Chef::Config[:json_attribs]}", 2)
      rescue Exception => error
        Chef::Application.fatal!("Got an unexpected error reading #{Chef::Config[:json_attribs]}: #{error.message}", 2)
      end

      begin
        @chef_client_json = Chef::JSONCompat.from_json(json_io.read)
        json_io.close unless json_io.closed?
      rescue JSON::ParserError => error
        Chef::Application.fatal!("Could not parse the provided JSON file (#{Chef::Config[:json_attribs]})!: " + error.message, 2)
      end
    end
  end