builder/amazon: InvalidGroup.NotFound error

[mwhooker]

2017/01/05 14:03:20 Waiting on builds to complete...
2017/01/05 14:03:20 Starting build run: amazon-instance
2017/01/05 14:03:20 Running builder: amazon-instance
2017/01/05 14:03:20 ui: ==> amazon-instance: Prevalidating AMI Name...
==> amazon-instance: Prevalidating AMI Name...
2017/01/05 14:03:22 packer: 2017/01/05 14:03:22 Using AMI Filters {
2017/01/05 14:03:22 packer:   ImageIds: ["ami-a8d369c0"]
2017/01/05 14:03:22 packer: }
2017/01/05 14:03:22 ui:     amazon-instance: Found Image ID: ami-a8d369c0
    amazon-instance: Found Image ID: ami-a8d369c0
2017/01/05 14:03:22 ui: ==> amazon-instance: Creating temporary keypair: packer_586ec2a8-a9ef-70ac-f6ab-3d123563edd4
==> amazon-instance: Creating temporary keypair: packer_586ec2a8-a9ef-70ac-f6ab-3d123563edd4
2017/01/05 14:03:22 ui: ==> amazon-instance: Creating temporary security group for this instance...
2017/01/05 14:03:23 packer: 2017/01/05 14:03:23 Temporary group name: packer 586ec2ab-314e-1e79-2a0b-b02fc242467e
==> amazon-instance: Creating temporary security group for this instance...
2017/01/05 14:03:23 ui: ==> amazon-instance: Authorizing access to port 22 the temporary security group...
==> amazon-instance: Authorizing access to port 22 the temporary security group...
2017/01/05 14:03:23 packer: 2017/01/05 14:03:23 [DEBUG] Waiting for tempSecurityGroup: sg-716d800d
2017/01/05 14:03:23 packer: 2017/01/05 14:03:23 [DEBUG] Timed out waiting for security group sg-716d800d
2017/01/05 14:03:23 ui: ==> amazon-instance: Deleting temporary security group...
==> amazon-instance: Deleting temporary security group...
2017/01/05 14:03:24 ui: ==> amazon-instance: Deleting temporary keypair...
==> amazon-instance: Deleting temporary keypair...
2017/01/05 14:03:24 ui error: Build 'amazon-instance' errored: Timed out waiting for security group sg-716d800d
2017/01/05 14:03:24 Builds completed. Waiting on interrupt barrier...
2017/01/05 14:03:24 machine readable: error-count []string{"1"}
2017/01/05 14:03:24 ui error:
==> Some builds didn't complete successfully and had errors:
2017/01/05 14:03:24 machine readable: amazon-instance,error []string{"Timed out waiting for security group sg-716d800d"}
2017/01/05 14:03:24 ui error: --> amazon-instance: Timed out waiting for security group sg-716d800d
2017/01/05 14:03:24 ui:
==> Builds finished but no artifacts were created.
2017/01/05 14:03:24 waiting for all plugin processes to complete...
Build 'amazon-instance' errored: Timed out waiting for security group sg-716d800d

==> Some builds didn't complete successfully and had errors:
--> amazon-instance: Timed out waiting for security group sg-716d800d

==> Builds finished but no artifacts were created.
2017/01/05 14:03:24 /Users/mwhooker/go/bin/packer: plugin process exited
2017/01/05 14:03:24 /Users/mwhooker/go/bin/packer: plugin process exited

unfortunately the original error gets lost. Made a change to print the error, and will report back once I find it.

[mwhooker]

hmm ok I think it's

2017/01/05 14:46:08 packer: 2017/01/05 14:46:08 [DEBUG] Timed out waiting for security group sg-1e719c62: Error looking for security group [0xc4204a8770]: InvalidGroup.NotFound: The security group 'sg-1e719c62' does not exist
2017/01/05 14:46:08 packer: 	status code: 400, request id: 34a9f059-671a-4326-8e87-b2ed9431ba1e

which was mentioned in #878

[bradydowling]

I got InvalidGroup.NotFound today on macOS Sierra with Packer. Simply retried the command and it ran fine the next time 👍

[mickengland]

I am getting this error and retrying doesn't work for me with version 0.12.2.

In my debug log I am seeing the group get created:

2017/02/13 10:46:08 packer: 2017/02/13 10:46:08 [DEBUG] Waiting for temporary security group: sg-a676f6b0
2017/02/13 10:46:08 packer: 2017/02/13 10:46:08 [DEBUG] Found security group sg-a676f6b0
2017/02/13 10:46:08 ui: ==> amazon-ebs: Launching a source AWS instance...
==> amazon-ebs: Launching a source AWS instance...
2017/02/13 10:46:09 ui error: ==> amazon-ebs: Error launching source instance: InvalidGroup.NotFound: The security group 'sg-a676f6b0' does not exist in VPC 'vpc-0ec6bb6a'
==> amazon-ebs: 	status code: 400, request id: bcb9d697-7ba3-4b56-b403-fbcc078d81d3
2017/02/13 10:46:09 ui: ==> amazon-ebs: No volumes to clean up, skipping
==> amazon-ebs: Error launching source instance: InvalidGroup.NotFound: The security group 'sg-a676f6b0' does not exist in VPC 'vpc-0ec6bb6a'

[rickard-von-essen]

@mickengland most likely a configuration error ask on the mailing list, provide your template and a packer log from running PACKER_LOG=1 packer build ....

[mickengland]

Thanks. Turned out I was missing the vpc_id.