From 66f9b64ff1a7aae4199b6b30eb2d40d20829c1e8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: DanHam Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2018 14:27:08 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Docs: Users must set remote_password when exporting the VM with ovftool --- website/source/docs/builders/vmware-iso.html.md.erb | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/website/source/docs/builders/vmware-iso.html.md.erb b/website/source/docs/builders/vmware-iso.html.md.erb index 21d19c183..8e1a77415 100644 --- a/website/source/docs/builders/vmware-iso.html.md.erb +++ b/website/source/docs/builders/vmware-iso.html.md.erb @@ -540,6 +540,9 @@ modify as well: format of the exported virtual machine. This defaults to "ovf". Before using this option, you need to install `ovftool`. This option works currently only with option remote_type set to "esx5". + Since ovftool is only capable of password based authentication + `remote_password` must be set when exporting the VM. + ### VNC port discovery