This is and error coming from VSphere and means the user you are using to run Packer against VSphere is not an admin user does not have enough permissions inside VSphere to run the build.
On Sun, Oct 4, 2020 at 7:29 AM R W <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a simple test json file to deploy a CentOS 8.1 server on VMware > (6.7) and I'm getting an operation denied error message. My VMware admins > assure me that I have full permissions. > Here is the boot_command line in my json file: > > "boot_command": [ > "<esc><wait>", > "linux ks=hd:fd0:/ks.cfg<enter>" > ], > > The VM deployment goes fine until it gets to the boot_comand option. All > I'm trying to do is get the deployment to use the kickstart file I have > created: > > ==> vsphere-iso: Creating VM... > ==> vsphere-iso: Customizing hardware... > ==> vsphere-iso: Mounting ISO images... > ==> vsphere-iso: Adding configuration parameters... > ==> vsphere-iso: Creating floppy disk... > vsphere-iso: Copying files flatly from floppy_files > vsphere-iso: Copying file: ks7vh.cfg > vsphere-iso: Done copying files from floppy_files > vsphere-iso: Collecting paths from floppy_dirs > vsphere-iso: Resulting paths from floppy_dirs : [] > vsphere-iso: Done copying paths from floppy_dirs > ==> vsphere-iso: Uploading created floppy image > ==> vsphere-iso: Adding generated Floppy... > ==> vsphere-iso: Set boot order... > ==> vsphere-iso: Power on VM... > ==> vsphere-iso: Waiting 10s for boot... > ==> vsphere-iso: Typing boot command... > ==> vsphere-iso: Error running boot command: error typing a boot command > (code, down) `15, false`: ServerFaultCode: Permission to perform this > operation was denied. > ==> vsphere-iso: Power off VM... > ==> vsphere-iso: Deleting Floppy image ... > ==> vsphere-iso: Destroying VM... > > I'm new to Packer so please correct me if I'm doing something incorrectly. > > Thanks! > /rw > > -- > 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/hashicorp/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/fd6234ce-1d5c-41f6-9da6-6ff073d84429n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/packer-tool/fd6234ce-1d5c-41f6-9da6-6ff073d84429n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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/hashicorp/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/CAGPV1urgjkYO3bzqRmei5YHpCzkCcBA025swQk7sauVF7jH%2Bjg%40mail.gmail.com.
