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Save the above code in a file named `bootstrap_win.txt`.
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Save the above code in a file named `bootstrap_win.txt`.
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-> **A quick aside/warning:**
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-> **A quick aside/warning:**<br />
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Windows administrators in the know might be wondering why we haven't simply
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Windows administrators in the know might be wondering why we haven't simply
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used a `winrm quickconfig -q` command in the script above, as this would
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used a `winrm quickconfig -q` command in the script above, as this would
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*automatically* set up all of the required elements necessary for connecting
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*automatically* set up all of the required elements necessary for connecting
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over WinRM. Why all the extra effort to configure things manually?
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over WinRM. Why all the extra effort to configure things manually?<br />
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Well, long and short, use of the `winrm quickconfig -q` command can sometimes
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Well, long and short, use of the `winrm quickconfig -q` command can sometimes
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cause the Packer build to fail shortly after the WinRM connection is
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cause the Packer build to fail shortly after the WinRM connection is
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established. How?
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established. How?<br />
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1. Among other things, as well as setting up the listener for WinRM, the
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1. Among other things, as well as setting up the listener for WinRM, the
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quickconfig command also configures the firewall to allow management messages
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quickconfig command also configures the firewall to allow management messages
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to be sent over HTTP.
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to be sent over HTTP.<br />
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2. This undoes the previous command in the script that configured the
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2. This undoes the previous command in the script that configured the
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firewall to prevent this access.
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firewall to prevent this access.<br />
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3. The upshot is that the system is configured and ready to accept WinRM
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3. The upshot is that the system is configured and ready to accept WinRM
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connections earlier than intended.
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connections earlier than intended.<br />
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4. If Packer establishes its WinRM connection immediately after execution of
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4. If Packer establishes its WinRM connection immediately after execution of
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the 'winrm quickconfig -q' command, the later commands within the script that
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the 'winrm quickconfig -q' command, the later commands within the script that
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restart the WinRM service will unceremoniously pull the rug out from under
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restart the WinRM service will unceremoniously pull the rug out from under
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the connection.
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the connection.<br />
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5. While Packer does *a lot* to ensure the stability of its connection in to
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5. While Packer does *a lot* to ensure the stability of its connection in to
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your instance, this sort of abuse can prove to be too much and *may* cause
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your instance, this sort of abuse can prove to be too much and *may* cause
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your Packer build to stall irrecoverably or fail!
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your Packer build to stall irrecoverably or fail!
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