It didn't indicate its unit of size (GB), the default value was not
indicated, the fact that it ignores the user-given size when it is
smaller than the source AMI's snapshot size, and the fact that the
value is required when `from_scratch` is `true` all needed to be added.
Without the "ec2:DescribeSecurityGroups" permission, you would get the following error:
2016/10/25 16:03:28 ui: ==> aws: Creating temporary security group for this instance...
2016/10/25 16:03:28 packer.exe: 2016/10/25 16:03:28 Temporary group name: packer 580f7440-2135-068c-99b7-35595a7522d1
2016/10/25 16:03:28 ui: ==> aws: Authorizing access to port 22 the temporary security group...
2016/10/25 16:03:28 packer.exe: 2016/10/25 16:03:28 [DEBUG] Describing tempSecurityGroup to ensure it is available: sg-38e0355e
2016/10/25 16:03:29 packer.exe: 2016/10/25 16:03:29 [DEBUG] Error in querying security group UnauthorizedOperation: You are not authorized to perform this operation.
2016/10/25 16:03:29 packer.exe: status code: 403, request id: bc664eff-cc01-42c1-8408-23493c11d92d
In the "Execute Command Example - Sudo Example", the used command is
defining environment variables prematurely, hence requiring the sudo
invocation to be made with the `-E` flag. However, this is not only
necessary but might have indesirable side effects, as the `-E` flag
forwards the whole environment to the subshell.
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