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.