Merge pull request #6679 from glasnt/docs/retry-template

Add note about reloading templates
This commit is contained in:
Megan Marsh 2018-09-10 12:02:32 -07:00 committed by GitHub
commit 2aaad99f38
No known key found for this signature in database
GPG Key ID: 4AEE18F83AFDEB23
1 changed files with 8 additions and 0 deletions

View File

@ -33,6 +33,14 @@ provided when `PACKER_LOG=1` environment variable is set prior to a build,
and you can connect to the local machine using the userid and password defined and you can connect to the local machine using the userid and password defined
in the kickstart or preseed associated with initializing the local VM. in the kickstart or preseed associated with initializing the local VM.
It should be noted that one of the options `-on-error` is to `retry`, the retry
of the step in question has limitations:
* the template packer is building is **not** reloaded from file.
* the resources specified from builders **are** reloaded from file.
Check the specfics on your builder to confirm their behavior.
### Windows ### Windows
As of Packer 0.8.1 the default WinRM communicator will emit the password for a As of Packer 0.8.1 the default WinRM communicator will emit the password for a