Windows core Server variant

[abbbi]

hi there,

would be nice to have a windows core server variant build :)

I think it shouldnt be much of an issue, just a different selection during installation?

[abbbi]

i gave it a try and created a core variant for server 2022, these are my findings:

1. i removed bleachbit and ultradefrag steps from the build workflow, they failed for me on core (and i did not attempt to analyze)
2. The shutdown_command must be called via cmd.exe /c, as windows core variant seems to default to powershell, sysprep failed if not:

-      "shutdown_command": "A:\\sysprep.bat",
+      "shutdown_command": "cmd.exe /c A:\\sysprep.bat",

other than that, the resulting image seems to function well.

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[ruzickap]

Thank you Michael for your suggestion and please please accept my apologies for slow response.

I do not plan to do any other changes to the repository, because it will require testing / fixing old bugs / updating components / etc...

I updated the README.md with the outdated message: https://github.com/ruzickap/packer-templates/pull/524

Thank you for understanding...

[abbbi]

oh, sorry to hear this, your images were always the best and easy to adopt for newer variants! Thanks for all your work!

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