This is what I have:

Packer JSON:

{
    "variables": {
      "aws_access_key": "",
      "aws_secret_key": ""
    },
    "builders": [{
      "type": "amazon-ebs",
      "access_key": "{{user `aws_access_key`}}",
      "secret_key": "{{user `aws_secret_key`}}",
      "region": "eu-west-2",
      "vpc_id": "vpc-xxxxxxxxxxx",
      "subnet_id": "subnet-xxxxxxxxxxxx",
      "source_ami": "ami-xxxxxxxxxxx",
      "instance_type": "t2.micro",
      "iam_instance_profile": "packer_builder",      
      "ami_name": "Windows Core 1809 {{timestamp}}",
      "user_data_file": "./user_data.ps1",
      "communicator": "winrm",
      "winrm_username": "Administrator",
      "winrm_use_ssl": true,
      "winrm_insecure": true,
      "tags": [
        { "windows": "" } 
      ],
      "launch_block_device_mappings": [{
        "delete_on_termination": "true",
        "device_name": "xvde",
        "volume_size": 100,
        "volume_type": "gp2"
      }]
    }],
   "provisioners": [
      {
        "type": "ansible",
        "playbook_file": "../playbooks/windows_image_build/playbook.yml",
        "extra_arguments": [
          "--connection", "packer",
          "--extra-vars", "ansible_shell_type=powershell 
ansible_shell_executable=None"
        ]
      }
    ]
  }


user_data.ps1:

<powershell>

#Set-NetFirewallProfile -Profile Domain,Public,Private -Enabled False
#Enable-PSRemoting -SkipNetworkProfileCheck -Force

write-output "Running User Data Script"
write-host "(host) Running User Data Script"

Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Scope LocalMachine -Force -ErrorAction 
Ignore

# Don't set this before Set-ExecutionPolicy as it throws an error
$ErrorActionPreference = "stop"

# Remove HTTP listener
Remove-Item -Path WSMan:\Localhost\listener\listener* -Recurse

Set-Item WSMan:\localhost\MaxTimeoutms 1800000
Set-Item WSMan:\localhost\Service\Auth\Basic $true

$Cert = New-SelfSignedCertificate -CertstoreLocation Cert:\LocalMachine\My 
-DnsName "packer"
New-Item -Path WSMan:\LocalHost\Listener -Transport HTTPS -Address * 
-CertificateThumbPrint $Cert.Thumbprint -Force

# WinRM
write-output "Setting up WinRM"
write-host "(host) setting up WinRM"

cmd.exe /c winrm quickconfig -q
cmd.exe /c winrm set "winrm/config" '@{MaxTimeoutms="1800000"}'
cmd.exe /c winrm set "winrm/config/winrs" '@{MaxMemoryPerShellMB="1024"}'
cmd.exe /c winrm set "winrm/config/service" '@{AllowUnencrypted="true"}'
cmd.exe /c winrm set "winrm/config/client" '@{AllowUnencrypted="true"}'
cmd.exe /c winrm set "winrm/config/service/auth" '@{Basic="true"}'
cmd.exe /c winrm set "winrm/config/client/auth" '@{Basic="true"}'
cmd.exe /c winrm set "winrm/config/service/auth" '@{CredSSP="true"}'
cmd.exe /c winrm set "winrm/config/listener?Address=*+Transport=HTTPS" 
"@{Port=`"5986`";Hostname=`"packer`";CertificateThumbprint=`"$($Cert.Thumbprint)`"}"
cmd.exe /c netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group="remote 
administration" new enable=yes
cmd.exe /c netsh firewall add portopening TCP 5986 "Port 5986"
cmd.exe /c net stop winrm
cmd.exe /c sc config winrm start= auto
cmd.exe /c net start winrm

</powershell>


ec2launch.json:

{
    "setComputerName": false,
    "setWallpaper": false,
    "addDnsSuffixList": false,
    "extendBootVolumeSize": false,
    "handleUserData": false,                      
    "adminPasswordType": "Random"
}


aws_ec2.yml (dynamic inventory):

plugin: aws_ec2
regions:
  - eu-west-2 
filters:
  tag:Name: Packer Builder
keyed_groups:
  - key: tags
    prefix: ''
    separator: ""  
compose:
  ansible_host: private_ip_address
hostnames:
  - network-interface.addresses.private-ip-address

groups_vars/windows:

ansible_connection: winrm
ansible_winrm_transport: ntlm
ansible_winrm_server_cert_validation: ignore
ansible_port: 5986
ansible_winrm_scheme: https




On Friday, 16 August 2019 15:34:47 UTC+1, Alvaro Miranda Aguilera wrote:
>
> hello 
>
> could you share some code that works?
>
> in case someone came later to this thread, will be good to have a working 
> example
>
> thanks
> alvaro
>
> On Wed, Aug 14, 2019 at 9:39 AM 'Richard Payne' via Packer <
> [email protected] <javascript:>> wrote:
>
>> Yeah, the relevant directories are accessible and writable by my user.
>>
>> I have managed to get it working using this:
>> https://www.packer.io/docs/provisioners/ansible.html
>>
>> You have to create connection plugin alongside the playbook.
>>
>>
>> On Tuesday, 13 August 2019 11:45:23 UTC+1, deanwarrenuk wrote:
>>>
>>> Looks like its saying you don't have permissions to create 
>>> ~/.ansible/tmp/etc... 
>>> e.g.
>>> exec request: /bin/sh -c '( umask 77 && mkdir -p "` echo 
>>> ~/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1565678283.204747-204856165820508...
>>> amazon-ebs: fatal: [default]: UNREACHABLE! => {"changed": false, "msg": 
>>> "Authentication or permission failure.
>>>
>>> Does the user have those permission?
>>>
>>> On Tuesday, 13 August 2019 10:09:56 UTC+1, Richard Payne wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Actually, the IP is in the standard output, not even debug.
>>>>
>>>> No idea how you're supposed to use that though.
>>>>
>>>> On Tuesday, 13 August 2019 08:37:49 UTC+1, Richard Payne wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm not seeing the IP in the log.  However, it might provide some info 
>>>>> on what's wrong with the Ansible provisioner?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:37:43 packer: 2019/08/13 07:37:43 [DEBUG] Password is 
>>>>> blank, will retry...
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:37:49 ui:     amazon-ebs:
>>>>>     amazon-ebs: Password retrieved!
>>>>>     amazon-ebs:
>>>>>     amazon-ebs: Password retrieved!
>>>>> ==> amazon-ebs: Waiting for WinRM to become available...
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:37:49 packer: 2019/08/13 07:37:49 Waiting for WinRM, up 
>>>>> to timeout: 30m0s
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:37:49 ui: ==> amazon-ebs: Waiting for WinRM to become 
>>>>> available...
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:37:54 packer: 2019/08/13 07:37:54 [INFO] Attempting 
>>>>> WinRM connection...
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:37:54 packer: 2019/08/13 07:37:54 [DEBUG] connecting to 
>>>>> remote shell using WinRM
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:01 ui: ==> amazon-ebs: Connected to WinRM!
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:01 packer: 2019/08/13 07:38:01 Running the provision 
>>>>> hook
>>>>> ==> amazon-ebs: Connected to WinRM!
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:01 [INFO] (telemetry) Starting provisioner ansible
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:01 ui: ==> amazon-ebs: Provisioning with Ansible...
>>>>> ==> amazon-ebs: Provisioning with Ansible...
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:02 packer: 2019/08/13 07:38:02 SSH proxy: serving on 
>>>>> 127.0.0.1:36005
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:02 ui: ==> amazon-ebs: Executing Ansible: 
>>>>> ansible-playbook --extra-vars packer_build_name=amazon-ebs 
>>>>> packer_builder_type=amazon-ebs -i 
>>>>> /tmp/packer-provisioner-ansible774557480 
>>>>> /home/richard/git/ansible/playbooks/windows_image_build/playbook.yml 
>>>>> --private-key /tmp/ansible-key713730989 --extra-vars {'environment_name': 
>>>>> 'packer', 'hosting_environment': 'aws', 'connection': 'packer'} 
>>>>> --skip-tags 
>>>>> gitchecks --skip-tags gather_facts --skip-tags slack
>>>>> ==> amazon-ebs: Executing Ansible: ansible-playbook --extra-vars 
>>>>> packer_build_name=amazon-ebs packer_builder_type=amazon-ebs -i 
>>>>> /tmp/packer-provisioner-ansible774557480 
>>>>> /home/richard/git/ansible/playbooks/windows_image_build/playbook.yml 
>>>>> --private-key /tmp/ansible-key713730989 --extra-vars {'environment_name': 
>>>>> 'packer', 'hosting_environment': 'aws', 'connection': 'packer'} 
>>>>> --skip-tags 
>>>>> gitchecks --skip-tags gather_facts --skip-tags slack
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 ui:     amazon-ebs:  [WARNING]: Found variable 
>>>>> using reserved name: connection
>>>>>     amazon-ebs:  [WARNING]: Found variable using reserved name: 
>>>>> connection
>>>>>     amazon-ebs:
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 ui:     amazon-ebs:
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 ui:     amazon-ebs: PLAY [all] 
>>>>> *********************************************************************
>>>>>     amazon-ebs: PLAY [all] 
>>>>> *********************************************************************
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 ui:     amazon-ebs:
>>>>>     amazon-ebs:
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 ui:     amazon-ebs: TASK [Gathering Facts] 
>>>>> *********************************************************
>>>>>     amazon-ebs: TASK [Gathering Facts] 
>>>>> *********************************************************
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 packer: 2019/08/13 07:38:03 SSH proxy: accepted 
>>>>> connection
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 packer: 2019/08/13 07:38:03 authentication attempt 
>>>>> from 127.0.0.1:41696 to 127.0.0.1:36005 as richard using none
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 packer: 2019/08/13 07:38:03 authentication attempt 
>>>>> from 127.0.0.1:41696 to 127.0.0.1:36005 as richard using publickey
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 packer: 2019/08/13 07:38:03 new env request: 
>>>>> LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 packer: 2019/08/13 07:38:03 new exec request: 
>>>>> /bin/sh -c 'echo ~richard && sleep 0'
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 packer: 2019/08/13 07:38:03 [INFO] starting remote 
>>>>> command: /bin/sh -c 'echo ~richard && sleep 0'
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 packer: 2019/08/13 07:38:03 [INFO] command 
>>>>> '/bin/sh -c 'echo ~richard && sleep 0'' exited with code: 1
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 packer: 2019/08/13 07:38:03 [INFO] RPC endpoint: 
>>>>> Communicator ended with: 1
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 [INFO] 0 bytes written for 'stdout'
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 [INFO] 44 bytes written for 'stderr'
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 [INFO] RPC client: Communicator ended with: 1
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 [INFO] RPC endpoint: Communicator ended with: 1
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 [INFO] 0 bytes written for 'stdin'
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 packer: 2019/08/13 07:38:03 [INFO] 0 bytes written 
>>>>> for 'stdout'
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 packer: 2019/08/13 07:38:03 [INFO] 44 bytes 
>>>>> written for 'stderr'
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 packer: 2019/08/13 07:38:03 [INFO] RPC client: 
>>>>> Communicator ended with: 1
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 packer: 2019/08/13 07:38:03 [INFO] 0 bytes written 
>>>>> for 'stdin'
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 packer: 2019/08/13 07:38:03 new env request: 
>>>>> LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 packer: 2019/08/13 07:38:03 new exec request: 
>>>>> /bin/sh -c 'echo "`pwd`" && sleep 0'
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 packer: 2019/08/13 07:38:03 [INFO] starting remote 
>>>>> command: /bin/sh -c 'echo "`pwd`" && sleep 0'
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 packer: 2019/08/13 07:38:03 [INFO] command 
>>>>> '/bin/sh -c 'echo "`pwd`" && sleep 0'' exited with code: 1
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 packer: 2019/08/13 07:38:03 [INFO] RPC endpoint: 
>>>>> Communicator ended with: 1
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 [INFO] 44 bytes written for 'stderr'
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 [INFO] 0 bytes written for 'stdout'
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 [INFO] RPC client: Communicator ended with: 1
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 [INFO] RPC endpoint: Communicator ended with: 1
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 [INFO] 0 bytes written for 'stdin'
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 packer: 2019/08/13 07:38:03 [INFO] 0 bytes written 
>>>>> for 'stdout'
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 packer: 2019/08/13 07:38:03 [INFO] 44 bytes 
>>>>> written for 'stderr'
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 packer: 2019/08/13 07:38:03 [INFO] RPC client: 
>>>>> Communicator ended with: 1
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 packer: 2019/08/13 07:38:03 [INFO] 0 bytes written 
>>>>> for 'stdin'
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 packer: 2019/08/13 07:38:03 new env request: 
>>>>> LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 packer: 2019/08/13 07:38:03 new exec request: 
>>>>> /bin/sh -c '( umask 77 && mkdir -p "` echo 
>>>>> ~/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1565678283.204747-204856165820508 `" && echo 
>>>>> ansible-tmp-1565678283.204747-204856165820508="` echo 
>>>>> ~/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1565678283.204747-204856165820508 `" ) && 
>>>>> sleep 
>>>>> 0'
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 packer: 2019/08/13 07:38:03 [INFO] starting remote 
>>>>> command: /bin/sh -c '( umask 77 && mkdir -p "` echo 
>>>>> ~/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1565678283.204747-204856165820508 `" && echo 
>>>>> ansible-tmp-1565678283.204747-204856165820508="` echo 
>>>>> ~/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1565678283.204747-204856165820508 `" ) && 
>>>>> sleep 
>>>>> 0'
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 packer: 2019/08/13 07:38:03 [INFO] command 
>>>>> '/bin/sh -c '( umask 77 && mkdir -p "` echo 
>>>>> ~/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1565678283.204747-204856165820508 `" && echo 
>>>>> ansible-tmp-1565678283.204747-204856165820508="` echo 
>>>>> ~/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1565678283.204747-204856165820508 `" ) && 
>>>>> sleep 
>>>>> 0'' exited with code: 1
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 [INFO] 0 bytes written for 'stdout'
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 [INFO] 44 bytes written for 'stderr'
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 [INFO] RPC client: Communicator ended with: 1
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 [INFO] RPC endpoint: Communicator ended with: 1
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 [INFO] 0 bytes written for 'stdin'
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 packer: 2019/08/13 07:38:03 [INFO] RPC endpoint: 
>>>>> Communicator ended with: 1
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 packer: 2019/08/13 07:38:03 [INFO] 0 bytes written 
>>>>> for 'stdout'
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 packer: 2019/08/13 07:38:03 [INFO] 44 bytes 
>>>>> written for 'stderr'
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 packer: 2019/08/13 07:38:03 [INFO] RPC client: 
>>>>> Communicator ended with: 1
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 packer: 2019/08/13 07:38:03 [INFO] 0 bytes written 
>>>>> for 'stdin'
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 ui:     amazon-ebs: fatal: [default]: UNREACHABLE! 
>>>>> => {"changed": false, "msg": "Authentication or permission failure. In 
>>>>> some 
>>>>> cases, you may have been able to authenticate and did not have 
>>>>> permissions 
>>>>> on the target directory. Consider changing the remote tmp path in 
>>>>> ansible.cfg to a path rooted in \"/tmp\". Failed command was: ( umask 77 
>>>>> && 
>>>>> mkdir -p \"` echo 
>>>>> ~/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1565678283.204747-204856165820508 `\" && echo 
>>>>> ansible-tmp-1565678283.204747-204856165820508=\"` echo 
>>>>> ~/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1565678283.204747-204856165820508 `\" ), 
>>>>> exited 
>>>>> with result 1", "unreachable": true}
>>>>>     amazon-ebs: fatal: [default]: UNREACHABLE! => {"changed": false, 
>>>>> "msg": "Authentication or permission failure. In some cases, you may have 
>>>>> been able to authenticate and did not have permissions on the target 
>>>>> directory. Consider changing the remote tmp path in ansible.cfg to a path 
>>>>> rooted in \"/tmp\". Failed command was: ( umask 77 && mkdir -p \"` echo 
>>>>> ~/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1565678283.204747-204856165820508 `\" && echo 
>>>>> ansible-tmp-1565678283.204747-204856165820508=\"` echo 
>>>>> ~/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1565678283.204747-204856165820508 `\" ), 
>>>>> exited 
>>>>> with result 1", "unreachable": true}
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 ui:     amazon-ebs:         to retry, use: --limit 
>>>>> @/home/richard/git/ansible/playbooks/windows_image_build/playbook.retry
>>>>>     amazon-ebs:         to retry, use: --limit 
>>>>> @/home/richard/git/ansible/playbooks/windows_image_build/playbook.retry
>>>>>     amazon-ebs:
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 ui:     amazon-ebs:
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 ui:     amazon-ebs: PLAY RECAP 
>>>>> *********************************************************************
>>>>>     amazon-ebs: PLAY RECAP 
>>>>> *********************************************************************
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 ui:     amazon-ebs: default                    : 
>>>>> ok=0    changed=0    unreachable=1    failed=0
>>>>>     amazon-ebs: default                    : ok=0    changed=0    
>>>>> unreachable=1    failed=0
>>>>> 2019/08/13 07:38:03 ui:     amazon-ebs:
>>>>>     amazon-ebs:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Monday, 12 August 2019 16:24:02 UTC+1, deanwarrenuk wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Doesn't the PACKER_LOG show the ip/port info?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, Aug 12, 2019 at 4:09 PM 'Richard Payne' via Packer <
>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> tl:dr The Ansible provision will not connect to my Windows EC2 
>>>>>>> instances
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This is my packer file:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> {
>>>>>>>     "variables": {
>>>>>>>       "aws_access_key": "",
>>>>>>>       "aws_secret_key": ""
>>>>>>>     },
>>>>>>>     "builders": [{
>>>>>>>       "type": "amazon-ebs",
>>>>>>>       "access_key": "{{user `aws_access_key`}}",
>>>>>>>       "secret_key": "{{user `aws_secret_key`}}",
>>>>>>>       "region": "eu-west-2",
>>>>>>>       "vpc_id": "vpc-071989c63a4a111a2",
>>>>>>>       "subnet_id": "subnet-04e9835b580b420b4",
>>>>>>>       "source_ami": "ami-00ab607c2193c70c9",
>>>>>>>       "instance_type": "t2.micro",
>>>>>>>       "ami_name": "Windows Core 1809 {{timestamp}}",
>>>>>>>       "user_data_file": "./user_data.ps1",
>>>>>>>       "communicator": "winrm",
>>>>>>>       "winrm_username": "Administrator",
>>>>>>>       "winrm_use_ssl": true,
>>>>>>>       "winrm_insecure": true,
>>>>>>>       "run_tags": [
>>>>>>>         { "windows": "" } 
>>>>>>>       ]
>>>>>>>     }],
>>>>>>>    "provisioners": [
>>>>>>>       {
>>>>>>>         "type": "ansible",
>>>>>>>         "playbook_file": 
>>>>>>> "../playbooks/windows_image_build/playbook.yml",        
>>>>>>>         "extra_arguments": [ 
>>>>>>>           "--extra-vars", "{'environment_name': 'packer', 
>>>>>>> 'hosting_environment': 'aws', 'connection': 'packer'}",
>>>>>>>           "--skip-tags", "gitchecks",
>>>>>>>           "--skip-tags", "gather_facts",
>>>>>>>           "--skip-tags", "slack"
>>>>>>>         ]
>>>>>>>       }
>>>>>>>     ]
>>>>>>>   }
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The builder runs fine but the Ansible provisioner fails with this 
>>>>>>> error:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ==> amazon-ebs: Provisioning with Ansible...
>>>>>>> ==> amazon-ebs: Executing Ansible: ansible-playbook --extra-vars 
>>>>>>> packer_build_name=amazon-ebs packer_builder_type=amazon-ebs -i /tmp/
>>>>>>> packer-provisioner-ansible213362483 /home/richard/git/ansible/
>>>>>>> playbooks/windows_image_build/playbook.yml --private-key /tmp/
>>>>>>> ansible-key656970276 --extra-vars environment_name=packer --extra-vars 
>>>>>>> hosting_environment=aws --extra-vars connection=packer --skip-tags 
>>>>>>> gitchecks --skip-tags gather_facts --skip-tags slack
>>>>>>>     amazon-ebs:  [WARNING]: Found variable using reserved name: 
>>>>>>> connection
>>>>>>>     amazon-ebs:
>>>>>>>     amazon-ebs: PLAY [all] 
>>>>>>> *********************************************************************
>>>>>>>     amazon-ebs:
>>>>>>>     amazon-ebs: TASK [Gathering Facts] 
>>>>>>> *********************************************************
>>>>>>>     amazon-ebs: fatal: [default]: UNREACHABLE! => {"changed": false, 
>>>>>>> "msg": "Authentication or permission failure. In some cases, you 
>>>>>>> may have been able to authenticate and did not have permissions on the 
>>>>>>> target directory. Consider changing the remote tmp path in ansible.cfg 
>>>>>>> to a 
>>>>>>> path rooted in \"/tmp\". Failed command was: ( umask 77 && mkdir -p \"` 
>>>>>>> echo ~/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1565621734.13375-223774312712604 `\" && 
>>>>>>> echo ansible-tmp-1565621734.13375-223774312712604=\"` echo 
>>>>>>> ~/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1565621734.13375-223774312712604 `\" ), 
>>>>>>> exited 
>>>>>>> with result 1", "unreachable": true}
>>>>>>>     amazon-ebs:         to retry, use: --limit @/home/richard/git/
>>>>>>> ansible/playbooks/windows_image_build/playbook.retry
>>>>>>>     amazon-ebs:
>>>>>>>     amazon-ebs: PLAY RECAP 
>>>>>>> *********************************************************************
>>>>>>>     amazon-ebs: default                    : ok=0    changed=0   
>>>>>>>  unreachable=1    failed=0
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm confused because it appears to be referring to the target box, 
>>>>>>> but is also referring to Linux paths (/tmp).  The /tmp directory on the 
>>>>>>> system I'm running packer from never visibly contains the temporary 
>>>>>>> paths 
>>>>>>> mentioned, even when stepping through using the -debug option.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If I manually hook it up using the ec2 inventory plugin:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> plugin: aws_ec2
>>>>>>> regions:
>>>>>>>   - eu-west-2 
>>>>>>> filters:
>>>>>>>   tag:Name: Packer Builder
>>>>>>> compose:
>>>>>>>   ansible_host: private_ip_address
>>>>>>> hostnames:
>>>>>>>   - network-interface.addresses.private-ip-address
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> and the following group vars:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ansible_connection: winrm
>>>>>>> ansible_winrm_transport: ntlm
>>>>>>> ansible_winrm_server_cert_validation: ignore
>>>>>>> ansible_port: 5986
>>>>>>> ansible_winrm_scheme: https
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> then Ansible will connection start running the playbook.  I did try 
>>>>>>> to do a manual connection use a local-shell provisioner but there 
>>>>>>> doesn't 
>>>>>>> appear to be any way to retrieve the ip address from Packer.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I can only assume I'm doing something wrong or the provisioner is 
>>>>>>> broken.  Can any one give me some clues here?
>>>>>>>
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