From bb46fcb11750ccf4a9be5e20deecca486899d4e5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Katie McLaughlin Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2018 10:43:53 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] Add note about reloading templates --- website/source/docs/other/debugging.html.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/website/source/docs/other/debugging.html.md b/website/source/docs/other/debugging.html.md index 74f266c96..708359336 100644 --- a/website/source/docs/other/debugging.html.md +++ b/website/source/docs/other/debugging.html.md @@ -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 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 specfiics on your builder to confirm their behavior. + ### Windows As of Packer 0.8.1 the default WinRM communicator will emit the password for a