Re: Error ovftool not found

[Ronnie]

vmware-iso: Error ovftool not found: exec: "ovftool": executable file not found in $PATH

On Monday, September 19, 2016 at 2:26:06 PM UTC-7, Ronnie wrote:

Hello, 

I get this error when I run my packer.json file.

2016/09/19 14:15:04 remote command exited with '0': vim-cmd vmsvc/reload 367

2016/09/19 14:15:04 ui error: ==> vmware-iso: Error ovftool not found: exec: "ovftool": executable file not found in $PATH

2016/09/19 14:15:04 packer: 2016/09/19 14:15:04 opening new ssh session

==> vmware-iso: Error ovftool not found: exec: "ovftool": executable file not found in $PATH

2016/09/19 14:15:04 packer: 2016/09/19 14:15:04 starting remote command: vim-cmd vmsvc/power.getstate 367

2016/09/19 14:15:04 packer: 2016/09/19 14:15:04 remote command exited with '0': vim-cmd vmsvc/power.getstate 367

Can someone please explain to me what could have caused this? Thanks

[Alvaro Miranda Aguilera]

hello

if you are using vmware-iso remote to build in esx you shouldnt use vsphere post-processor.

if you build locally, and you install ovftool vsphere post-processor can be used to upload to a remote esxi/vsphere box.

not sure what will try to do if you build remote and try to use vsphere which is also remote, so i will say choose one or the other.

hope this make sense

alvaro

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[Rickard von Essen]

You don't have the executable ovftool on your path. I'm guessing you're trying to run the vsphere post-processor.