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You are troubleshooting a Packer build that uses the 'shell' provisioner. Which environment variable can you check to see the absolute path to the build directory?

Trap 1: PWD

This is the system shell variable, not specific to Packer.

Trap 2: PACKER_BUILDER_TYPE

This identifies the builder type.

Trap 3: BUILD_DIR

This is not a standard Packer variable.

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A
PACKER_BUILD_NAME
This identifies the name of the build.
B
PWD
Why wrong: This is the system shell variable, not specific to Packer.
C
PACKER_BUILDER_TYPE
Why wrong: This identifies the builder type.
D
BUILD_DIR
Why wrong: This is not a standard Packer variable.

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You are troubleshooting a Packer build that uses the 'shell' provisioner. Which environment variable can you check to see the absolute path to the build directory?

Which TWO commands in Packer can be used to manage plugin installations?

You are using Packer to automate a build. You notice the build fails because the 'communicator' cannot connect. Which type of communicator is most suitable for a KVM-based build where SSH is not yet configured?

In a Packer build process for OpenStack, which 'post-processor' type is typically used to upload the resulting image to the Glance image service?

When using Vagrant to manage a libvirt-based provider, which command verifies that the virtual machine is currently running and identifies the provider in use?

You are configuring cloud-init to inject an SSH key into a new VM. Which directive in the configuration metadata ensures the key is added to the correct user's authorized_keys file?

Which file in a Vagrant project directory is processed by default to define the virtual environment configuration?

You are using Packer to build a custom image for KVM. Which HCL2 block is specifically required to define the virtualization parameters like memory and CPU for the builder?

When defining a Vagrant network configuration for a libvirt provider, which mode allows the VM to receive an IP address directly from the physical network's DHCP server?

A cloud-init configuration file is failing to apply the 'write_files' module. Which log file on the target instance should you examine to diagnose the parsing error?

What is the primary function of the cloud-init 'runcmd' module?

When provisioning with Vagrant, which command is best used to apply changes to a configuration (like adding a new shell script) without destroying the existing virtual machine?

You need to ensure that a specific package is installed during the first boot of a cloud instance. Which cloud-init key should be added to the configuration?

Which Packer builder is most appropriate for creating an image specifically for Amazon Web Services (AWS)?

In a Vagrantfile, which method is used to pass environment variables into the guest virtual machine during the provisioning phase?

In cloud-init, which syntax is required at the very beginning of the configuration file to ensure it is recognized as a cloud-config script?

Which tool is commonly used alongside Packer to validate the configuration file for syntax errors before attempting a build?

What is the default behavior of Vagrant when a box is not found locally on the host machine?

Which cloud-init module is responsible for setting the hostname of the instance during the initial boot process?

When using Packer with the QEMU builder, what does the 'format' option in the 'qemu' builder define?

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