Error: ExtraConfig options exists in source (use --allowExtraConfig option to allow this)

[Steven Langlois]

Getting this error when I add "format": "ova" to builders.

ln issue https://github.com/hashicorp/packer/issues/5771, the thread asks for a simple repro case. I am running into 100% of the time when I add "format".

Without format option, the build is successful.

packer.out is attached, debug output.

Here is repro case:

test.json:

{

  "builders": [

    {

      "boot_command": [

        "<tab> text ks=http://{{ .HTTPIP }}:{{ .HTTPPort }}/{{user `ks_path`}}<enter><wait>"

      ],

      "boot_wait": "10s",

      "keep_registered": "true",

      "disk_size": "{{user `disk_size`}}",

      "guest_os_type": "centos-64",

      "http_directory": "http",

      "iso_url": "/tmp/CentOS-7-x86_64-Minimal-1708.iso",

      "iso_checksum": "{{user `iso_checksum`}}",

      "iso_checksum_type": "{{user `iso_checksum_type`}}",

      "output_directory": "{{user `output_dir`}}",

      "format": "ova",

      "shutdown_command": "/sbin/halt -h -p",

      "ssh_password": "xxxxxxxx",

      "ssh_port": 22,

      "ssh_username": "root",

      "remote_host": "emtesx",

      "remote_username": "root",

      "remote_password": "xxxxxxxxx.",

      "remote_type": "esx5",

      "remote_datastore": "Datastore2",

      "vnc_port_min": "5900",

      "vnc_port_max": "5911",

      "vnc_bind_address": "0.0.0.0",

      "vnc_disable_password": "true",

      "ssh_wait_timeout": "10000s",

      "type": "vmware-iso",

      "headless": "true",

      "vm_name": "{{ user `template` }}",

      "vmx_data": {

        "cpuid.coresPerSocket": "1",

        "memsize": "{{ user `memory` }}",

        "numvcpus": "{{ user `cpus` }}",

        "floppy0.present": "false",

        "ethernet0.present": "true",

        "ethernet0.startConnected": "true",

        "ethernet0.connectionType": "custom",

        "ethernet0.virtualDev": "e1000",

        "ethernet0.networkName": "VM Network"

      }

    }

  ],

  "variables": {

    "build_timestamp": "{{isotime \"20060102150405\"}}",

    "cpus": "1",

    "disk_size": "32768",

    "http_proxy": "{{env `http_proxy`}}",

    "https_proxy": "{{env `https_proxy`}}",

    "iso_checksum": "bba314624956961a2ea31dd460cd860a77911c1e0a56e4820a12b9c5dad363f5",

    "iso_checksum_type": "sha256",

    "iso_name": "Centos-7.4-Minimal",

    "ks_path": "centos-7.4/zr6.0.aws.cfg",

    "memory": "1024",

    "no_proxy": "{{env `no_proxy`}}",

    "template": "ZoneRanger",

    "output_dir": "ZoneRanger"

  }

}

zr6.0.aws.cfg is:

# This is the ZoneRanger 6.0 kickstart configuration file

# Logs for this script can be found in /var/log/anaconda

#platform=x86, AMD64, or Intel EM64T

# System authorization information

auth  --useshadow  --enablemd5 --passalgo=sha512

# Use text mode install

text

# Firewall configuration

firewall --disabled

firstboot --disable

# System keyboard

keyboard us

# System language

lang en_US

# Root password

rootpw --iscrypted 

xxxxxxxxxxx

# SELinux configuration

selinux --disabled

# Install OS instead of upgrade

install

# Set kickstart ip 

network --device=ens32 --bootproto=dhcp

cdrom

# System timezone

timezone America/New_York  --isUtc --

# System bootloader configuration

bootloader --location=mbr

zerombr

clearpart --all --initlabel

part /boot --fstype ext4 --size=512 --asprimary

part pv.2 --size=0 --grow

volgroup VolGroup00 --pesize=32768 pv.2

logvol / --fstype ext4 --name=LogVol00 --vgname=VolGroup00 --size=1024 --grow

logvol swap --fstype swap --name=LogVol01 --vgname=VolGroup00 --size=2048 --grow --maxsize=4096

skipx

reboot

# Centos packages to install

%packages --nobase

@core

%end

[Alvaro Miranda Aguilera]

hello

can you open a new issue, reference the other one , include all this and add the version of ovftool you are using.

ovftool is failing and suggesting to add 

--allowExtraConfig

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[Steven Langlois]

Thank you. Created issue https://github.com/hashicorp/packer/issues/5886.