Packer: failed to interpolate a variable

Created on 6 Aug 2019 · 3Comments · Source: hashicorp/packer

Hi,

I am not able to use vault in my build :disappointed_relieved: .

Do I miss something ?

$ packer version
Packer v1.4.2
$ uname -srvmo
Linux 5.2.3-arch1-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Jul 26 08:13:47 UTC 2019 x86_64 GNU/Linux
$ cat build.json 
{
    "variables": {
        "cert": "{{vault `kv/kvm-06` `svc-sudop`}}"
    },
    "builders": [{
        "type": "docker",
        "image": "alpine:3.9",
        "commit": "true"
    }],
    "provisioners": [{
        "type": "shell",
        "inline": "ls"
    }]
}
$ packer validate build.json 
Error initializing core: Failed to interpolate "cert": "{{vault `kv/kvm-06` `svc-sudop`}}": Please make sure that the variable you're referencing has been defined; Packer treats all variables used to interpolate other user varaibles as required.

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integratiovault question

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tormath1

All 3 comments

I recently merged code that'll at least give you a more useful error message about what you're facing: https://github.com/hashicorp/packer/pull/7854. If you want the branch build for that PR you can download it here.

SwampDragons on 12 Aug 2019

👍1

Oh yeah. Thanks for this PR, it's easier to debug !

tormath1 on 13 Aug 2019

👍1

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