Powershell provisioner: Does it support calling another powershell script?

Packer
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ScriptA.ps1 calls ScriptB.ps1 and it is failing in powershell provisioner with this error:

Both ScriptA.ps1 and ScriptB.ps1 are just one liner code to write out some message.

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I have the exact same issue. Anyone found a solution?

3

Yes, the Powershell provisioner in tools like Packer or Terraform does support calling another PowerShell script. You can use the Invoke-Expression cmdlet or simply call the script using its path from within the provisioner.

Here’s an example of how you can do this:

json

“provisioners”: [
{
“type”: “powershell”,
“script”: “C:/path/to/your/script.ps1”
}
]

Alternatively, if you’re within a script and want to call another PowerShell script, you can do so like this:

powershell

Call another PowerShell script

& “C:\path\to\anotherScript.ps1”

This approach works well for chaining multiple scripts or calling a common script from within a larger provisioning process. Just ensure that the script path is correct, and that any necessary execution policies are set to allow script execution.