We url-encode the password, so that shouldn't be the issue. We also verify the username and password at the beginning of the run, so I don't think the issue is that you've typo'd your credentials. For now, you can try using the shell-local postprocessor to call ovftool directly as a workaround.
On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 1:30 AM <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Le lundi 11 mars 2019 15:52:37 UTC+1, [email protected] a écrit : >> >> Hi, >> I've been struggling with Packer and the vsphere post-processor. >> Packer can create my VM, run the provisionner and exporting as vmx to my >> packer server, but when it comes to upload it to a vcenter, it just stops >> without much of an explanation why. >> I've been through a lot a tickets on this group and onto the github as >> well but couldnt find anything that could help. but I can't find anything >> in packerlog that could help me, it just says : >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *2019/03/11 14:32:39 packer_1.3.5: 2019/03/11 14:32:39 Starting ovftool >> with parameters: --acceptAllEulas --name=Windows_Server_2016_EN_Packer_Test >> --datastore=VOL_ISO --noSSLVerify=true --diskMode=thin --network="VM >> Network" output-vmware-iso/windows_Server_2016/windows_Server_2016.vmx >> vi://user:<password>@cloud-vc-z00r.net/z00r/host/CLOUD-z00r-CL/?dns=cloud-esx-z01r.net >> <http://cloud-vc-z00r.net/z00r/host/CLOUD-z00r-CL/?dns=cloud-esx-z01r.net>2019/03/11 >> 14:32:42 [INFO] (telemetry) ending vsphere2019/03/11 14:32:42 Deleting >> original artifact for build 'vmware-iso'2019/03/11 14:32:43 ui error: >> [1;31mBuild 'vmware-iso' errored: 1 error(s) occurred:* Post-processor >> failed: Error uploading virtual machine: exit status 1 [0m2019/03/11 >> 14:32:43 Builds completed. Waiting on interrupt barrier...2019/03/11 >> 14:32:43 machine readable: error-count []string{"1"}2019/03/11 14:32:43 ui >> error: ==> Some builds didn't complete successfully and had >> errors:2019/03/11 14:32:43 machine readable: vmware-iso,error []string{"1 >> error(s) occurred:\n\n* Post-processor failed: Error uploading virtual >> machine: exit status 1\n\n"}2019/03/11 14:32:43 ui error: --> vmware-iso: 1 >> error(s) occurred:* Post-processor failed: Error uploading virtual machine: >> exit status 12019/03/11 14:32:43 ui: ==> Builds finished but no artifacts >> were created.2019/03/11 14:32:43 [INFO] (telemetry) Finalizing.2019/03/11 >> 14:32:44 waiting for all plugin processes to complete...2019/03/11 14:32:44 >> /usr/bin/packer_1.3.5: plugin process exited* >> >> >> I've been using Packer 1.3.5 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. >> >> Any help would be much appreciated. >> > > > UPDATE : I tried removing the post-processor bloc at the end of json, and > launch the ovftool command that was failing (the one I posted) manually and > it's working well.. My guess is some characters in the password are not > being read by packer...Is there any informations about that anywhere ? > > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/packer-tool/edc58c9c-43c8-46b1-9e80-debfcb2c37cc%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/packer-tool/edc58c9c-43c8-46b1-9e80-debfcb2c37cc%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/packer-tool/CAGPV1upeNHzVGUkxR%2BUNnhzr2BQQezODV195EHk0gn5d7ya5bw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
