{"record":{"id":"2163885ff7da7459","repo":"hashicorp/vagrant","slug":"the-provider-for-this-vagrant-managed-machine-is-r-216388","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"The provider for this Vagrant-managed machine is reporting that it\nis not yet ready for SSH. Depending on your provider this can carry\ndifferent meanings. Make sure your machine is created and running and\ntry again. Additionally, check the output of `vagrant status` to verify\nthat the machine is in the state that you expect. If you continue to\nget this error message, please view the documentation for the provider\nyou're using.","messagePattern":"The provider for this Vagrant-managed machine is reporting that it\nis not yet ready for SSH\\. Depending on your provider this can carry\ndifferent meanings\\. Make sure your machine is created and running and\ntry again\\. Additionally, check the output of `vagrant status` to verify\nthat the machine is in the state that you expect\\. If you continue to\nget this error message, please view the documentation for the provider\nyou're using\\.","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"Vagrant::Errors::SSHNotReady","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"plugins/commands/ssh_config/command.rb","lineNumber":41,"sourceCode":"        options = {}\n\n        opts = OptionParser.new do |o|\n          o.banner = \"Usage: vagrant ssh-config [options] [name|id]\"\n          o.separator \"\"\n          o.separator \"Options:\"\n          o.separator \"\"\n\n          o.on(\"--host NAME\", \"Name the host for the config\") do |h|\n            options[:host] = h\n          end\n        end\n\n        argv = parse_options(opts)\n        return if !argv\n\n        with_target_vms(argv) do |machine|\n          ssh_info = machine.ssh_info\n          raise Vagrant::Errors::SSHNotReady if ssh_info.nil?\n\n          if Vagrant::Util::Platform.windows?\n            ssh_info[:private_key_path] = convert_win_paths(ssh_info[:private_key_path])\n          end\n\n          variables = {\n            host_key: options[:host] || machine.name || \"vagrant\",\n            ssh_host: ssh_info[:host],\n            ssh_port: ssh_info[:port],\n            ssh_user: ssh_info[:username],\n            keys_only: ssh_info[:keys_only],\n            verify_host_key: ssh_info[:verify_host_key],\n            private_key_path: ssh_info[:private_key_path],\n            log_level: ssh_info[:log_level],\n            forward_agent: ssh_info[:forward_agent],\n            forward_x11:   ssh_info[:forward_x11],\n            proxy_command: ssh_info[:proxy_command],\n            ssh_command:   ssh_info[:ssh_command],","sourceCodeStart":23,"sourceCodeEnd":59,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant/blob/35f3160f4ad6edc3a9f3aa9570adfc1a4d73aaa5/plugins/commands/ssh_config/command.rb#L23-L59","documentation":"`vagrant ssh-config` raises SSHNotReady when `machine.ssh_info` returns nil, i.e. the provider cannot report SSH connection details for the machine. This almost always means the VM is not created or not running, or has no reachable address yet — machine state, not a config-syntax problem. The message directs you to `vagrant status` to see the actual state.","triggerScenarios":"Running `vagrant ssh-config` before `vagrant up`, after `vagrant halt`/`vagrant destroy`, or while the provider still reports the machine as `not created`; a provider that cannot determine an address (no forwarded SSH port, no network IP).","commonSituations":"Fresh clones where the README assumed an already-running machine; CI jobs generating an SSH config before booting; cloud providers where IP assignment lags behind `vagrant up` returning.","solutions":["Boot the machine first: `vagrant up`, then retry `vagrant ssh-config`","Check `vagrant status` and fix any `not created` / `poweroff` / `aborted` state (up, resume, or a halt cycle)","For slow/cloud providers, retry ssh-config after the machine reports fully booted"],"exampleFix":"# before\n# fresh clone, machine never started\nvagrant ssh-config > ssh.config   # -> SSHNotReady\n\n# after\nvagrant up\nvagrant ssh-config > ssh.config","handlingStrategy":"retry","validationCode":"state = machine.state.id\nabort \"machine is '#{state}'; boot it first with: vagrant up\" unless state == 'running'\ninfo = machine.ssh_info","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"attempts = 0\nbegin\n  machine.ssh_info or raise Vagrant::Errors::SSHNotReady\nrescue Vagrant::Errors::SSHNotReady\n  attempts += 1\n  retry if attempts < 30  # machine may still be booting / getting an IP\nend","preventionTips":["Gate ssh-config calls on a successful `vagrant up`","Poll `vagrant status` (or machine.state.id) until 'running' before requesting ssh info","Add bounded retries around ssh-config for cloud/slow providers"],"tags":["vagrant","ssh","machine-state","ssh-config"],"backgroundTag":"ssh-unavailable","analyzedSha":"35f3160f4ad6edc3a9f3aa9570adfc1a4d73aaa5","analyzedAt":"2026-08-21T13:34:32.514Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-21T18:17:14.833Z"}