hello assuming there is a vmx file here: /tmp/abc.vmx
when you run packer build what happens? What should be happening and is not happening? PACKER_LOG=1 packer build <templatename> that should provide more information. Thanks Alvaro. On Thu, Oct 13, 2016 at 11:55 PM, Siva Abbannagari < siva.abbannag...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Thanks for reply below is my build.json file > > { > > "builders": [ > > { > > "type": "vmware-vmx", > > "source_path": "/tmp/abc.vmx", > > "vm_name": "abc-test-vm", > > "ssh_username": "root", > > "ssh_password": "ProspectHills", > > "http_directory" : "preseeds", > > "http_port_min" : 9001, > > "http_port_max" : 9001, > > "ssh_wait_timeout": "1000s", > > "headless": true > > } > > ] > > } > > On Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at 3:59:41 AM UTC-7, Alvaro Miranda Aguilera > wrote: >> >> hello >> >> not enough information i am afraid. >> >> Can you share a copy of your files in a github repo for review? >> >> Thanks >> Alvaro. >> >> On Mon, Oct 10, 2016 at 8:22 PM, Siva Abbannagari <siva.abb...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> I am trying to build an vmware appliance with packer. >>> >>> I have a base vmx file which i am just trying to connect to the machine >>> with SSH after launching with packer, but its failing to ssh though I >>> manually can do ssh to that box, But packer is not able to. >>> >>> any inputs? >>> >>> >>> *Build 'vmware-vmx' errored: Timeout waiting for SSH* >>> >>> -- >>> This mailing list is governed under the HashiCorp Community Guidelines - >>> https://www.hashicorp.com/community-guidelines.html. Behavior in >>> violation of those guidelines may result in your removal from this mailing >>> list. >>> >>> GitHub Issues: https://github.com/mitchellh/packer/issues >>> IRC: #packer-tool on Freenode >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Packer" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to packer-tool...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ms >>> gid/packer-tool/4cf38050-1c9e-4996-8ba1-8cca319617d8%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/packer-tool/4cf38050-1c9e-4996-8ba1-8cca319617d8%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Alvaro >> >> -- > This mailing list is governed under the HashiCorp Community Guidelines - > https://www.hashicorp.com/community-guidelines.html. Behavior in > violation of those guidelines may result in your removal from this mailing > list. > > GitHub Issues: https://github.com/mitchellh/packer/issues > IRC: #packer-tool on Freenode > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Packer" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to packer-tool+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > msgid/packer-tool/7a083a53-49ed-4dba-a66c-1e1f2a81d9e6%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/packer-tool/7a083a53-49ed-4dba-a66c-1e1f2a81d9e6%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Alvaro -- This mailing list is governed under the HashiCorp Community Guidelines - https://www.hashicorp.com/community-guidelines.html. Behavior in violation of those guidelines may result in your removal from this mailing list. GitHub Issues: https://github.com/mitchellh/packer/issues IRC: #packer-tool on Freenode --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Packer" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to packer-tool+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/packer-tool/CAHqq0ezVJwLm%2Bgc7Q7KF%3DOU-cNqPsKPu_dXmjo1cVO%2BJPYcMkA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.