packer version 1.1.3, Debian 9.0 (64 bit) virtualbox OVA generation, getting VM shutdown issues

[ravi...@gmail.com]

Hi,

I'm using packer 1.1.3 on Debian 9.0 (64 bit), i'm installing my product ISO into guest VM and trying to export it as an OVA, but i'm getting the following error :

==> virtualbox-iso: Waiting 10s for boot...

==> virtualbox-iso: Typing the boot command...

==> virtualbox-iso: Waiting for SSH to become available...

==> virtualbox-iso: Connected to SSH!

==> virtualbox-iso: Uploading VirtualBox version info (5.1.18)

==> virtualbox-iso: Gracefully halting virtual machine...

    virtualbox-iso:

    virtualbox-iso: We trust you have received the usual lecture from the local System

    virtualbox-iso: Administrator. It usually boils down to these three things:

    virtualbox-iso:

    virtualbox-iso:     #1) Respect the privacy of others.

    virtualbox-iso:     #2) Think before you type.

    virtualbox-iso:     #3) With great power comes great responsibility.

    virtualbox-iso:

    virtualbox-iso: [sudo] password for myuser:

==> virtualbox-iso: Timeout while waiting for machine to shut down.

==> virtualbox-iso: Error shutting down VM: VBoxManage error: VBoxManage: error: The virtual machine is being powered down

==> virtualbox-iso: VBoxManage: error: Details: code VBOX_E_INVALID_VM_STATE (0x80bb0002), component ConsoleWrap, interface IConsole, callee nsISupports

==> virtualbox-iso: VBoxManage: error: Context: "PowerDown(progress.asOutParam())" at line 231 of file VBoxManageControlVM.cpp

==> virtualbox-iso: Deregistering and deleting VM...

==> virtualbox-iso: Error deleting VM: VBoxManage error: VBoxManage: error: Cannot unregister the machine 'cmsvm_64 ' while it is locked

==> virtualbox-iso: VBoxManage: error: Details: code VBOX_E_INVALID_OBJECT_STATE (0x80bb0007), component MachineWrap, interface IMachine, callee nsISupports

==> virtualbox-iso: VBoxManage: error: Context: "Unregister(CleanupMode_DetachAllReturnHardDisksOnly, ComSafeArrayAsOutParam(aMedia))" at line 155 of file VBoxManageMisc.cpp

==> virtualbox-iso: Deleting output directory...

Build 'virtualbox-iso' errored: Timeout while waiting for machine to shut down.

I tried to google this issue but not getting a definitive answer, can somebody help in this case as to what is wrong here? I've attached the JSON script.

Thank you

Regards

Ravi

[Alvaro Miranda Aguilera]

hello

try giving the full path to the command shutdown on the guest os

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[ravi...@gmail.com]

Thank you, I tried to give full path of the shutdown command i.e.' /sbin/shutdown -P now' but it does not help. Error and behaviour still the same.

[ravi...@gmail.com]

Hi

out of 5 tries to build OVA with this JSON two times it is successful and other times it is giving the same error as shown in the initial post. Curious as to why this intermittent behavior. Have somebody noticed this kind of behavior earlier?

 thank you

Ravi.

[Matthew Hooker]

You may need to increase the shutdown timeout.

shutdown_timeout (string) - The amount of time to wait after executing the shutdown_command for the virtual machine to actually shut down. If it doesn't shut down in this time, it is an error. By default, the timeout is "5m", or five minutes.

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