Overview of the Issue
hashicorp/packer#7314 closed hashicorp/packer#7234, for error message: Write 'yes' or 'no'.
I recently upgraded my packer version and started using the plugins and this "write yes or no" message appears endlessly in the packer log.
Adding --noSSLVerify to ovftool parameters resolves the endless, interactive prompts.
Reproduction Steps
- Set up vcenter with an ESXi host OR set up nginx/apache server with a self signed SSL Cert (reproduction only) the real issue is when a custom CA bundle is being used.
- Create a packer template that uses the vshpere post-processor and targets the above server
- Wait for packer to finish building the VM and upload to the vcenter endpoint
- Endless interactive prompt
Write 'yes' or 'no' will be displayed until the packer process is killed (Ctrl+C)
Packer Version
1.9.2
Plugin Version and Builders
Please provide the plugin version.
vsphere 1.0
vmware 1.0
Please select the builder.
VMware vSphere Version
7.0
Guest Operating System
Windows 10
Simplified Packer Buildfile
Packer Buildfile
packer {
required_plugins {
vmware = {
source = "github.com/hashicorp/vmware"
version = "~> 1"
}
vsphere = {
source = "github.com/hashicorp/vsphere"
version = "~> 1"
}
}
}
variable "iso_checksum" {
type = string
default = "send_via_command_line"
}
variable "iso_url" {
type = string
default = "send_via_command_line"
}
source "vmware-iso" "autogenerated_1" {
boot_command = []
boot_wait = "15m"
communicator = "winrm"
cpus = "2"
disk_adapter_type = "lsisas1068"
disk_size = "61440"
disk_type_id = "1"
floppy_files = ["./windows/10/answer_files/", "./windows/10/scripts/"]
guest_os_type = "windows9-64"
headless = "false"
http_directory = "./windows/10/tools/"
iso_checksum = "${var.iso_checksum}"
iso_url = "${var.iso_url}"
memory = "4096"
network = "nat"
network_adapter_type = "E1000E"
shutdown_command = "shutdown /s /t 10 /f /d p:4:1 /c \"Packer Shutdown\""
shutdown_timeout = "45m"
version = 14
vm_name = "temp_windows10x64_packer"
vmx_data = {
"RemoteDisplay.vnc.enabled" = "false"
"RemoteDisplay.vnc.port" = "5900"
"isolation.tools.hgfs.disable" = "true"
"mks.enable3d" = "true"
"tools.upgrade.policy" = "manual"
}
vmx_remove_ethernet_interfaces = false
vnc_port_max = 5980
vnc_port_min = 5900
winrm_password = "winrm_password"
winrm_timeout = "60m"
winrm_username = "winrm_username"
}
build {
sources = ["source.vmware-iso.autogenerated_1"]
post-processor "vsphere" {
cluster = "blah"
datacenter = "Network"
datastore = "datastore"
host = "vcenter"
overwrite = true
password = "PASSWORD"
username = "user"
vm_folder = "vmFolder"
vm_name = "temp_windows10x64_packer"
vm_network = "network"
}
}
Operating System and Environment Details
Debian 12
Log Fragments and crash.log Files
ESC[0;32m vmware-iso.autogenerated_1 (vsphere): Calling OVFtool to upload vmESC[0m
2023/08/01 15:29:58 packer-plugin-vsphere_v1.2.1_x5.0_linux_amd64 plugin: 2023/08/01 15:29:58 [INFO] (vsphere): starting ovftool command: ovftool --acceptAllEulas --name=windows10x64_packer --datastore=datastore --diskMode=thick --vmFolder=vmFolder --network=network --overwrite output-autogenerated_1/temp_windows10x64_packer.vmx vi://user%40vcenter:PASSWORD@vcenter/Network/host/blah
2023/08/01 15:29:58 packer-plugin-vsphere_v1.2.1_x5.0_linux_amd64 plugin: 2023/08/01 15:29:58 [INFO] (shell-local communicator): Executing local shell command [ovftool --acceptAllEulas --name=windows10x64_packer --datastore=datastore --diskMode=thick --vmFolder=vmFolder --network=network --overwrite output-autogenerated_1/temp_windows10x64_packer.vmx vi://user%40vcenter:PASSWORD@vcenter/Network/host/blah]
ESC[0;32m vmware-iso.autogenerated_1 (vsphere): Opening VMX source: output-autogenerated_1/temp_windows10x64_packer.vmxESC[0m
ESC[0;32m vmware-iso.autogenerated_1 (vsphere): Accept SSL fingerprint (AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF:AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF:AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF:AA:BB) for host vcenter as target type.ESC[0m
ESC[0;32m vmware-iso.autogenerated_1 (vsphere): Fingerprint will be added to the known host fileESC[0m
ESC[0;32m vmware-iso.autogenerated_1 (vsphere): Write 'yes' or 'no'ESC[0m
ESC[0;32m vmware-iso.autogenerated_1 (vsphere): Write 'yes' or 'no'ESC[0m
ESC[0;32m vmware-iso.autogenerated_1 (vsphere): Write 'yes' or 'no'ESC[0m
ESC[0;32m vmware-iso.autogenerated_1 (vsphere): Write 'yes' or 'no'ESC[0m
ESC[0;32m vmware-iso.autogenerated_1 (vsphere): Write 'yes' or 'no'ESC[0m
ESC[0;32m vmware-iso.autogenerated_1 (vsphere): Write 'yes' or 'no'ESC[0m
ESC[0;32m vmware-iso.autogenerated_1 (vsphere): Write 'yes' or 'no'ESC[0m
ESC[0;32m vmware-iso.autogenerated_1 (vsphere): Write 'yes' or 'no'ESC[0m
ESC[0;32m vmware-iso.autogenerated_1 (vsphere): Write 'yes' or 'no'ESC[0m
...forever
Overview of the Issue
hashicorp/packer#7314 closed hashicorp/packer#7234, for error message:
Write 'yes' or 'no'.I recently upgraded my packer version and started using the plugins and this "write yes or no" message appears endlessly in the packer log.
Adding
--noSSLVerifyto ovftool parameters resolves the endless, interactive prompts.Reproduction Steps
Write 'yes' or 'no'will be displayed until the packer process is killed (Ctrl+C)Packer Version
1.9.2
Plugin Version and Builders
Please provide the plugin version.
vsphere 1.0
vmware 1.0
Please select the builder.
vsphere-isoVMware vSphere Version
7.0
Guest Operating System
Windows 10
Simplified Packer Buildfile
Packer Buildfile
Operating System and Environment Details
Debian 12
Log Fragments and
crash.logFiles