There are other posts about dashboard install problems. The workaround was to comment out the line in the .rb file which works. However, this looks like a different problem than the other poster found:
[Thu, 16 Jun 2011 20:48:21 +0000] DEBUG: Processing file[/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/dashboard.pth] on maverick.hsd1.ca.comcast.net.
[Thu, 16 Jun 2011 20:48:21 +0000] INFO: Creating file[/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/dashboard.pth] at /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/dashboard.pth
[Thu, 16 Jun 2011 20:48:21 +0000] DEBUG: Processing execute[python setup.py develop] on maverick.hsd1.ca.comcast.net.
[Thu, 16 Jun 2011 20:48:21 +0000] DEBUG: Executing python setup.py develop
[Thu, 16 Jun 2011 20:48:21 +0000] ERROR: execute[python setup.py develop] (/tmp/vagrant-chef/cookbooks-0/nova/recipes/dashboard.rb:13:in `from_file') had an error:
/srv/dashboard/django-nova does not exist or is not a directory
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/mixin/command.rb:146:in `output_of_command'
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/mixin/command.rb:128:in `run_command'
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/provider/execute.rb:49:in `action_run'
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/resource.rb:395:in `send'
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/resource.rb:395:in `run_action'
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/runner.rb:53:in `run_action'
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/runner.rb:89:in `converge'
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/runner.rb:89:in `each'
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/runner.rb:89:in `converge'
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection.rb:94:in `execute_each_resource'
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:116:in `call'
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:116:in `call_iterator_block'
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:85:in `step'
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:104:in `iterate'
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:55:in `each_with_index'
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection.rb:92:in `execute_each_resource'
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/runner.rb:84:in `converge'
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/client.rb:268:in `converge'
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/client.rb:158:in `run'
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/application/solo.rb:190:in `run_application'
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/application/solo.rb:181:in `loop'
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/application/solo.rb:181:in `run_application'
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/application.rb:62:in `run'
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/chef-solo:25
/var/lib/gems/1.8/bin/chef-solo:19:in `load'
/var/lib/gems/1.8/bin/chef-solo:19
[Thu, 16 Jun 2011 20:48:21 +0000] ERROR: Running exception handlers
[Thu, 16 Jun 2011 20:48:21 +0000] ERROR: Exception handlers complete
[Thu, 16 Jun 2011 20:48:21 +0000] DEBUG: Re-raising exception: Chef::Exceptions::Exec - /srv/dashboard/django-nova does not exist or is not a directory
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/mixin/command.rb:146:in `output_of_command'
[default] /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/mixin/command.rb:146:in `output_of_command': stderr
[default] : : stderr
[default] /srv/dashboard/django-nova does not exist or is not a directory: stderr
[default] (: stderr
[default] Chef::Exceptions::Exec: stderr
[default] )
: stderr
[default] from /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/mixin/command.rb:128:in `run_command'
: stderr
[default] from /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/provider/execute.rb:49:in `action_run'
: stderr
[default] from /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/resource.rb:395:in `send'
: stderr
[default] from /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/resource.rb:395:in `run_action'
: stderr
[default] from /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/runner.rb:53:in `run_action'
: stderr
[default] from /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/runner.rb:89:in `converge'
: stderr
[default] from /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/runner.rb:89:in `each'
: stderr
[default] from /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/runner.rb:89:in `converge'
: stderr
[default] from /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection.rb:94:in `execute_each_resource'
: stderr
[default] from /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:116:in `call'
: stderr
[default] from /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:116:in `call_iterator_block'
: stderr
[default] from /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:85:in `step'
: stderr
[default] from /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:104:in `iterate'
: stderr
[default] from /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:55:in `each_with_index'
: stderr
[default] from /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection.rb:92:in `execute_each_resource'
: stderr
[default] from /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/runner.rb:84:in `converge'
: stderr
[default] from /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/client.rb:268:in `converge'
: stderr
[default] from /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/client.rb:158:in `run'
: stderr
[default] from /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/application/solo.rb:190:in `run_application'
: stderr
[default] from /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.12/bin/../lib/chef/application/solo.rb:181:in `loop'
: stderr
The following SSH command responded with a non-zero exit status.
Vagrant assumes that this means the command failed!
sudo -i 'cd /tmp/vagrant-chef && chef-solo -c solo.rb -j dna.json'