VMware Workstation 16 does not generate netmap.conf during installation #10009

clong · 2020-09-28T20:49:12Z

Overview of the Issue

While not a bug with Packer specifically, Packer relies on this file to build vmware-iso boxes successfully. Beginning with VMware Workstation 16 for Linux, a netmap.conf file is not generated during the installation of VMware

Reproduction Steps

Launch Ubuntu 18.04 server
Install VMware Workstation 16 for Linux
Attempt to build a box using Packer vmware-iso provisioner
Encounter Could not find netmap conf file: /etc/vmware/netmap.conf error message

Packer version

1.6.3

Simplified Packer Buildfile

https://github.com/clong/DetectionLab/blob/master/Packer/windows_2016.json

Operating system and Environment details

Ubuntu 18.04, x64

Log Fragments and crash.log files

vmware-iso: output will be in this color.

==> vmware-iso: Retrieving ISO
==> vmware-iso: Trying https://software-download.microsoft.com/download/pr/18363.418.191007-0143.19h2_release_svc_refresh_CLIENTENTERPRISEEVAL_OEMRET_x64FRE_en-us.iso
==> vmware-iso: Trying https://software-download.microsoft.com/download/pr/18363.418.191007-0143.19h2_release_svc_refresh_CLIENTENTERPRISEEVAL_OEMRET_x64FRE_en-us.iso?checksum=sha256%3A9ef81b6a101afd57b2dbfa44d5c8f7bc94ff45b51b82c5a1f9267ce2e63e9f53
    vmware-iso: 18363.418.191007-0143.19h2_release_svc_refresh_CLIENTENTERPRISEEVAL_OEMRET_x64FRE_en-us.iso 4.56 GiB / 4.56 GiB [==========================================================================] 100.00% 1m17s
==> vmware-iso: https://software-download.microsoft.com/download/pr/18363.418.191007-0143.19h2_release_svc_refresh_CLIENTENTERPRISEEVAL_OEMRET_x64FRE_en-us.iso?checksum=sha256%3A9ef81b6a101afd57b2dbfa44d5c8f7bc94ff45b51b82c5a1f9267ce2e63e9f53 => /tmp/Packer/packer_cache/fbe860439e10a6d50766c5ec20ebd394160a1b61.iso
==> vmware-iso: Configuring output and export directories...
==> vmware-iso: Creating floppy disk...
    vmware-iso: Copying files flatly from floppy_files
    vmware-iso: Copying file: ./answer_files/10/Autounattend.xml
    vmware-iso: Copying file: ./floppy/WindowsPowershell.lnk
    vmware-iso: Copying file: ./floppy/PinTo10.exe
    vmware-iso: Copying file: ./scripts/fixnetwork.ps1
    vmware-iso: Copying file: ./scripts/rearm-windows.ps1
    vmware-iso: Copying file: ./scripts/disable-screensaver.ps1
    vmware-iso: Copying file: ./scripts/disable-winrm.ps1
    vmware-iso: Copying file: ./scripts/enable-winrm.ps1
    vmware-iso: Copying file: ./scripts/microsoft-updates.bat
    vmware-iso: Copying file: ./scripts/win-updates.ps1
    vmware-iso: Copying file: ./scripts/unattend.xml
    vmware-iso: Copying file: ./scripts/sysprep.bat
    vmware-iso: Done copying files from floppy_files
    vmware-iso: Collecting paths from floppy_dirs
    vmware-iso: Resulting paths from floppy_dirs : []
    vmware-iso: Done copying paths from floppy_dirs
==> vmware-iso: Creating required virtual machine disks
==> vmware-iso: Building and writing VMX file
==> vmware-iso: Could not find netmap conf file: /etc/vmware/netmap.conf
==> vmware-iso: Deleting output directory...
Build 'vmware-iso' errored after 1 minute 27 seconds: Could not find netmap conf file: /etc/vmware/netmap.conf

==> Wait completed after 1 minute 27 seconds

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sylviamoss · 2020-09-29T07:55:33Z

Hello, thanks for reaching out! We will take a look once we get a chance.
Could you provide a more detailed log of your build, which you can have by setting PACKER_LOG=1?

clong · 2020-09-29T19:04:41Z

Hi @sylviamoss ! Since this isn't a problem with Packer directly, I'm not sure if including more verbose output would actually help here, but let me know if you think otherwise.

The problem is that the newest version of VMware Workstation on Linux (and maybe Windows - I haven't tested) doesn't generate a file that Packer requires for building a box. I'm not sure what the ideal fix would be. Maybe ask VMware why this behavior changed, or maybe Packer can somehow dynamically create this file if it doesn't exist?

brujack · 2020-10-14T16:13:46Z

Also missing vmnetdhcp conf file as well. I tried doing a touch /etc/vmware/netmap.conf and rerunning packer, but then it complained about vmnetdhcp conf file next. I stopped at that point and reinstalled VMware Workstation 15.5.6

azr · 2020-10-21T15:10:21Z

Hello there, thanks for opening, I could repro on ubuntu; it looks like this file has moved or no longer exists 🤔 . So yeah in the meantime I'd remain on 15.5 !

azr · 2020-10-21T15:25:14Z

Hello again, looks like the update process did not recreate that netmap.conf file, but vmware (ui) recreated it for me when I did:

Edit > Virtual Network Editor (type password) > Save. Maybe it's a bug in the vmware installer or updater.

clong · 2020-10-23T05:49:19Z

@azr interesting! I wonder what the equivalent is from the CLI

azr · 2020-10-27T11:36:26Z

sudo vmware-netcfg should open that window; I don't know if you can trigger a recreate from cli but I bet that vmware is going to patch this for the .1 patch version.

brujack · 2020-10-27T13:48:33Z

Hello again, looks like the update process did not recreate that netmap.conf file, but vmware (ui) recreated it for me when I did:

Edit > Virtual Network Editor (type password) > Save. Maybe it's a bug in the vmware installer or updater.

This worked for me, and now testing on VMware Workstation 16 Pro

…etworkmapping configuration. Some instances of VMWare will not generate the networkmapping configuration (netmap.conf) at the time of installation. To deal with this issue, we check for the networkmapping file first, and then fallback to the networking file which also might exist and contain the interface information that we require. This fixes issue hashicorp#10009.

arizvisa · 2021-01-05T17:28:06Z

Hey, do you guys see a /etc/vmware/networking file? that looks something like:

VERSION=1,0
answer VNET_1_DHCP yes
answer VNET_1_DHCP_CFG_HASH ...
answer VNET_1_HOSTONLY_NETMASK ...
answer VNET_1_HOSTONLY_SUBNET ...
...

Also, do y'all know if the same issue exists on Windows?

Added a fallback to both the player and workstation drivers from the vmware builder when trying to determine the network-mapping configuration

arizvisa · 2021-02-22T17:45:25Z

Hey @clong, @brujack, this issue should be fixed by PR #10543 which falls back to inferring the defaults from the "networking" file if "netmap.conf" isn't found. Lmk, if it still doesn't work.

SwampDragons · 2021-02-22T23:59:28Z

To test @arizvisa 's fix, you can either retrieve binaries from here: https://app.circleci.com/pipelines/github/hashicorp/packer/9308/workflows/0273bfdc-bd14-4ce9-9069-2fac24ddbfe4/jobs/111047/artifacts or you can build the linked PR locally. Or you can wait until tomorrow's "nightly" release.

…etworkmapping configuration. Some instances of VMWare will not generate the networkmapping configuration (netmap.conf) at the time of installation. To deal with this issue, we check for the networkmapping file first, and then fallback to the networking file which also might exist and contain the interface information that we require. This fixes issue #10009.

arizvisa · 2021-03-25T06:54:43Z

@clong, @brujack did that fix the issue? can y'all close this ticket if so?

ghost · 2021-04-19T12:20:11Z

This issue has been automatically migrated to hashicorp/packer-plugin-vmware#4 because it looks like an issue with that plugin. If you believe this is not an issue with the plugin, please reply to hashicorp/packer-plugin-vmware#4.

ghost · 2021-05-20T01:53:02Z

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clong added the bug label Sep 28, 2020

clong mentioned this issue Sep 28, 2020

Test compatibility with VMware Fusion 12 and Workstation 16 clong/DetectionLab#523

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SwampDragons assigned azr Oct 20, 2020

azr added the stage/waiting-on-upstream This issue is waiting on an upstream change label Oct 22, 2020

azr removed this from the 1.6.5 milestone Oct 27, 2020

boxcutter-robot mentioned this issue Jan 2, 2021

packer build -only=vmware-iso -var-file=ubuntu2004.json ubuntu.json - stuck boxcutter/ubuntu#196

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arizvisa mentioned this issue Jan 30, 2021

Added a fallback to both the player and workstation drivers from the vmware builder when trying to determine the network-mapping configuration #10543

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StefanScherer mentioned this issue Jan 31, 2021

The windows_10 (virtualbox, 2020.11.18) license will expire soon StefanScherer/packer-windows#285

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SwampDragons added a commit that referenced this issue Feb 22, 2021

Merge pull request #10543 from arizvisa/GH-10009

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Added a fallback to both the player and workstation drivers from the vmware builder when trying to determine the network-mapping configuration

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VMware Workstation 16 does not generate netmap.conf during installation hashicorp/packer-plugin-vmware#4

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