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Winrm timeout when running packer script through azure cloud shell
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Im trying to run my packer script to create a managed image using my base image from azure marketplace but in getting winrm timeout the script that im using is as follows
{
"builders": [
{
"image_publisher": "MicrosoftWindowsDesktop",
"image_offer": "Windows-11",
"image_sku": "win11-22h2-avd",
"communicator": "winrm",
"managed_image_name": "{{user `managed_image_name`}}",
"managed_image_resource_group_name": "{{user `managed_image_rg`}}",
"os_disk_size_gb": 128,
"os_type": "Windows",
"client_id":"a4171f6a-993a-4759-995b-cee9d3b1c83b",
"client_secret":"rJW8Q~X3zhDx7QH0Q0FMIRCp~4-nUAmM0Pfv0dfN",
"tenant_id":"43c8605a-15cd-4d10-b213-31a5373d3999",
"subscription_id": "66118adc-b709-4533-a6be-252b2f04211e",
"location": "eastus",
"type": "azure-arm",
"virtual_network_name": "{{user `vnet_name`}}",
"virtual_network_subnet_name": "Test",
"virtual_network_resource_group_name": "Test_Image",
"vm_size": "Standard_DS2_v2",
"winrm_timeout": "10m",
"winrm_username": "Myusername@10",
"winrm_password": "Mypassword@10",
"winrm_port": "5985",
"winrm_use_ssl": false,
"winrm_insecure": true
}
],
"variables": {
"managed_image_name": "my-test-image",
"managed_image_rg": "Test_Image",
"vnet_name": "Test_Vnet"
},
"provisioners": [
{
"type": "windows-restart"
},
{
"type": "powershell",
"inline": [
"Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Force",
"Enable-PSRemoting -Force",
"winrm quickconfig -q",
"winrm set winrm/config/winrs '@{MaxMemoryPerShellMB=\"512\"}'",
"winrm set winrm/config '@{MaxTimeoutms=\"1800000\"}'",
"winrm set winrm/config/service '@{AllowUnencrypted=\"true\"}'",
"winrm set winrm/config/service/auth '@{Basic=\"true\"}'",
"winrm set winrm/config/client/auth '@{Basic=\"true\"}'",
"net stop winrm",
"sc.exe config winrm start=auto",
"net start winrm"
]
}
]
}
the standard should be IAC so cant make any change through portal
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RETRO 0 Reputation points
2023-04-10T11:25:15.44+00:00 please reply
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Prrudram-MSFT 28,196 Reputation points Moderator2023-04-11T06:37:33.0266667+00:00 Hello RETRO The error message you are seeing is related to the WinRM timeout. You can try increasing the
winrm_timeoutvalue to a higher value, such as30mor1h, to see if that resolves the issue. Additionally, you can try increasing thewinrm_max_timeoutmsvalue to a higher value, such as3600000(1 hour), to see if that resolves the issue.HiThe error message you are seeing is related to the WinRM timeout. You can try increasing the
winrm_timeoutvalue to a higher value, such as30mor1h, to see if that resolves the issue. Additionally, you can try increasing thewinrm_max_timeoutmsvalue to a higher value, such as3600000(1 hour), to see if that resolves the issue.Also, make sure that the WinRM service is running on the base image you are using. You can check this by running the following command in PowerShell on the base image:
Get-Service WinRMIf the service is not running, you can start it by running the following command in PowerShell on the base image:
Start-Service WinRMFinally, make sure that the WinRM port is open on the base image. You can check this by running the following command in PowerShell on the base image:
Test-NetConnection -ComputerName localhost -Port 5985If the port is not open, you can open it by running the following command in PowerShell on the base image:
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "WinRM-HTTP-In-TCP" -Direction Inbound -LocalPort 5985 -Protocol TCP -Action AllowLet me know if this helps.Also, make sure that the WinRM service is running on the base image you are using. You can check this by running the following command in PowerShell on the base image:
Get-Service WinRMIf the service is not running, you can start it by running the following command in PowerShell on the base image:
Start-Service WinRMFinally, make sure that the WinRM port is open on the base image. You can check this by running the following command in PowerShell on the base image:
Test-NetConnection -ComputerName localhost -Port 5985If the port is not open, you can open it by running the following command in PowerShell on the base image:
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "WinRM-HTTP-In-TCP" -Direction Inbound -LocalPort 5985 -Protocol TCP -Action AllowLet me know if this helps. Please accept answer and upvote if the above information is helpful for the benefit of the community.
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RETRO 0 Reputation points
2023-04-11T11:55:08.65+00:00 So the base image im using is Windows 11 multisession marketplace image so how can i check the above mentioned details there ?
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RETRO 0 Reputation points
2023-04-11T13:00:49.84+00:00 So as I'm using Azure marketplace image to create a vm (win11 enterprise 22h2 Multisession) how will i check winrm in the marketplace image ?
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