Build 'virtualbox-iso' errored: Retryable error: Error uploading script: Process exited with status 1

[DDZERO9999]

Fails on this step every time. Tried two versions of Vagrant with same outcome.

Host System

• OS: Win 10
• Packer Version: Packer v1.2.2
• Vagrant Version: Vagrant 1.9.1 & 2.04
• VirtualBox Version: 5.2.8 r121009 (Qt5.6.2)

Command Output

PS C:\Users\dd099\Documents\metasploitable3> .\build_win2008.ps1 Compatible version of VirtualBox found. Compatible version of packer found. Compatible version of Vagrant found. Compatible version of vagrant-reload plugin found. All requirements found. Proceeding... Building the Vagrant box... virtualbox-iso output will be in this color.

==> virtualbox-iso: Downloading or copying Guest additions virtualbox-iso: Downloading or copying: file:///C:/Program%20Files/Oracle/VirtualBox/VBoxGuestAdditions.iso ==> virtualbox-iso: Downloading or copying ISO virtualbox-iso: Found already downloaded, initial checksum matched, no download needed: http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/5/E/75EC4E54-5B02-42D6-8879-D8D3A25FBEF7/7601.17514.101119-1850_x64fre_server_eval_en-us-GRMSXEVAL_EN_DVD.iso ==> virtualbox-iso: Creating floppy disk... virtualbox-iso: Copying files flatly from floppy_files virtualbox-iso: Copying file: C:\Users\dd099\Documents\metasploitable3\packer\templates/../answer_files/2008_r2/Autounattend.xml virtualbox-iso: Copying file: C:\Users\dd099\Documents\metasploitable3\packer\templates/../../scripts/configs/microsoft-updates.bat virtualbox-iso: Copying file: C:\Users\dd099\Documents\metasploitable3\packer\templates/../../scripts/configs/win-updates.ps1 virtualbox-iso: Copying file: C:\Users\dd099\Documents\metasploitable3\packer\templates/../../scripts/installs/openssh.ps1 virtualbox-iso: Copying file: C:\Users\dd099\Documents\metasploitable3\packer\templates/../../scripts/installs/install_dotnet45.ps1 virtualbox-iso: Copying file: C:\Users\dd099\Documents\metasploitable3\packer\templates/../../scripts/installs/install_wmf.ps1 virtualbox-iso: Copying file: C:\Users\dd099\Documents\metasploitable3\packer\templates/../../resources/certs/oracle-cert.cer virtualbox-iso: Copying file: C:\Users\dd099\Documents\metasploitable3\packer\templates/../../resources/certs/gdig2.crt virtualbox-iso: Copying file: C:\Users\dd099\Documents\metasploitable3\packer\templates/../../resources/certs/comodorsadomainvalidationsecureserverca.crt virtualbox-iso: Copying file: C:\Users\dd099\Documents\metasploitable3\packer\templates/../../resources/certs/comodorsacertificationauthority.crt virtualbox-iso: Copying file: C:\Users\dd099\Documents\metasploitable3\packer\templates/../../resources/certs/addtrust_external_ca.cer virtualbox-iso: Copying file: C:\Users\dd099\Documents\metasploitable3\packer\templates/../../resources/certs/baltimore_ca.cer virtualbox-iso: Copying file: C:\Users\dd099\Documents\metasploitable3\packer\templates/../../resources/certs/digicert.cer virtualbox-iso: Copying file: C:\Users\dd099\Documents\metasploitable3\packer\templates/../../resources/certs/equifax.cer virtualbox-iso: Copying file: C:\Users\dd099\Documents\metasploitable3\packer\templates/../../resources/certs/globalsign.cer virtualbox-iso: Copying file: C:\Users\dd099\Documents\metasploitable3\packer\templates/../../resources/certs/gte_cybertrust.cer virtualbox-iso: Copying file: C:\Users\dd099\Documents\metasploitable3\packer\templates/../../resources/certs/microsoft_root_2011.cer virtualbox-iso: Copying file: C:\Users\dd099\Documents\metasploitable3\packer\templates/../../resources/certs/thawte_primary_root.cer virtualbox-iso: Copying file: C:\Users\dd099\Documents\metasploitable3\packer\templates/../../resources/certs/utn-userfirst.cer virtualbox-iso: Done copying files from floppy_files virtualbox-iso: Collecting paths from floppy_dirs virtualbox-iso: Resulting paths from floppy_dirs : [] virtualbox-iso: Done copying paths from floppy_dirs ==> virtualbox-iso: Creating virtual machine... ==> virtualbox-iso: Creating hard drive... ==> virtualbox-iso: Attaching floppy disk... ==> virtualbox-iso: Creating forwarded port mapping for communicator (SSH, WinRM, etc) (host port 3433) ==> virtualbox-iso: Executing custom VBoxManage commands... virtualbox-iso: Executing: modifyvm metasploitable3-win2k8 --memory 4096 virtualbox-iso: Executing: modifyvm metasploitable3-win2k8 --cpus 2 ==> virtualbox-iso: Starting the virtual machine... ==> virtualbox-iso: Waiting 10m0s 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 (5.2.8) ==> virtualbox-iso: Uploading VirtualBox guest additions ISO... ==> virtualbox-iso: Uploading C:\Users\dd099\Documents\metasploitable3\packer\templates/../../scripts => C:/vagrant ==> virtualbox-iso: Uploading C:\Users\dd099\Documents\metasploitable3\packer\templates/../../resources => C:/vagrant ==> virtualbox-iso: Provisioning with shell script: C:\Users\dd099\Documents\metasploitable3\packer\templates/../../scripts/configs/update_root_certs.bat ==> virtualbox-iso: Deregistering and deleting VM... ==> virtualbox-iso: Deleting output directory... Build 'virtualbox-iso' errored: Retryable error: Error uploading script: Process exited with status 1

==> Some builds didn't complete successfully and had errors: --> virtualbox-iso: Retryable error: Error uploading script: Process exited with status 1

==> Builds finished but no artifacts were created. Error building the Vagrant box using Packer. Please check the output above for any error messages. At C:\Users\dd099\Documents\metasploitable3\build_win2008.ps1:108 char:9

• throw "Error building the Vagrant box using Packer. Please ch ...

• 
  + CategoryInfo          : OperationStopped: (Error building ...error messages.:String) [], RuntimeException
  + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Error building the Vagrant box using Packer. Please check the output above for any error
  messages.

[richardweiss80]

Reason could be wrong provisioners section entry in windows_2008_r2.json:

First type should be: { "type": "windows-shell", "remote_path": "C:/Windows/Temp/script.bat", "execute_command": "{{.Vars}} cmd /c C:/Windows/Temp/script.bat", "scripts": [ "{{user scripts_dir}}/configs/update_root_certs.bat", "{{user scripts_dir}}/installs/vm-guest-tools.bat", "{{user scripts_dir}}/configs/vagrant-ssh.bat", "{{user scripts_dir}}/configs/disable-auto-logon.bat", "{{user scripts_dir}}/configs/enable-rdp.bat" ] },

instead of: "type": "shell", "remotepath": "/tmp/script.bat",

[DDZERO9999]

Thanks, this worked. I had two issues after, accessing the file in \packer\builds. I had to rename the file to get it to work after performing the manual install.