add a note about temporary resource names

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Matthew Hooker 2017-02-10 19:51:43 -08:00
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The builder does *not* manage AMIs. Once it creates an AMI and stores it in your The builder does *not* manage AMIs. Once it creates an AMI and stores it in your
account, it is up to you to use, delete, etc. the AMI. account, it is up to you to use, delete, etc. the AMI.
-> **Note:** Temporary resources are, by default, all created with the prefix
`packer`. This can be useful if you want to restrict the security groups and
key pairs Packer is able to operate on.
## Configuration Reference ## Configuration Reference
There are many configuration options available for the builder. They are There are many configuration options available for the builder. They are

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The builder does *not* manage EBS Volumes. Once it creates volumes and stores The builder does *not* manage EBS Volumes. Once it creates volumes and stores
it in your account, it is up to you to use, delete, etc. the volumes. it in your account, it is up to you to use, delete, etc. the volumes.
-> **Note:** Temporary resources are, by default, all created with the prefix
`packer`. This can be useful if you want to restrict the security groups and
key pairs Packer is able to operate on.
## Configuration Reference ## Configuration Reference
There are many configuration options available for the builder. They are There are many configuration options available for the builder. They are

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The builder does *not* manage AMIs. Once it creates an AMI and stores it in The builder does *not* manage AMIs. Once it creates an AMI and stores it in
your account, it is up to you to use, delete, etc. the AMI. your account, it is up to you to use, delete, etc. the AMI.
-> **Note:** Temporary resources are, by default, all created with the prefix
`packer`. This can be useful if you want to restrict the security groups and
key pairs packer is able to operate on.
-> **Note:** This builder requires that the [Amazon EC2 AMI -> **Note:** This builder requires that the [Amazon EC2 AMI
Tools](https://aws.amazon.com/developertools/368) are installed onto the Tools](https://aws.amazon.com/developertools/368) are installed onto the
machine. This can be done within a provisioner, but must be done before the machine. This can be done within a provisioner, but must be done before the