{"record":{"id":"9b466ee78c2b20b8","repo":"hashicorp/vagrant","slug":"rdp-connection-information-for-this-machine-could","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"RDP connection information for this machine could not be detected. This is typically caused when we can't find the IP or port to connect to for RDP. Please verify you're forwarding an RDP port and that your machine is accessible.","messagePattern":"RDP connection information for this machine could not be detected\\. This is typically caused when we can't find the IP or port to connect to for RDP\\. Please verify you're forwarding an RDP port and that your machine is accessible\\.","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"VagrantPlugins::CommandRDP::Errors::RDPUndetected","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"plugins/commands/rdp/command.rb","lineNumber":43,"sourceCode":"          @argv                = @argv.take(split_index)\n        end\n\n        # Parse the options and return if we don't have any target.\n        argv = parse_options(opts)\n        return if !argv\n\n        # Check if the host even supports RDP\n        raise Errors::HostUnsupported if !@env.host.capability?(:rdp_client)\n\n        # Execute RDP if we can\n        with_target_vms(argv, single_target: true) do |machine|\n          if !machine.communicate.ready?\n            raise Vagrant::Errors::VMNotCreatedError\n          end\n\n          machine.ui.output(I18n.t(\"vagrant_rdp.detecting\"))\n          rdp_info = get_rdp_info(machine)\n          raise Errors::RDPUndetected if !rdp_info\n\n          # Extra arguments if we have any\n          rdp_info[:extra_args] = options[:extra_args]\n\n          machine.ui.detail(\n            \"Address: #{rdp_info[:host]}:#{rdp_info[:port]}\")\n          machine.ui.detail(\"Username: #{rdp_info[:username]}\")\n\n          machine.ui.success(I18n.t(\"vagrant_rdp.connecting\"))\n          @env.host.capability(:rdp_client, rdp_info)\n        end\n      end\n\n      protected\n\n      def get_rdp_info(machine)\n        rdp_info = {}\n        if machine.provider.capability?(:rdp_info)","sourceCodeStart":25,"sourceCodeEnd":61,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant/blob/35f3160f4ad6edc3a9f3aa9570adfc1a4d73aaa5/plugins/commands/rdp/command.rb#L25-L61","documentation":"`vagrant rdp` could not determine where to point the RDP client: `get_rdp_info(machine)` returned nil. Detection depends on the machine exposing an RDP endpoint (a forwarded port for guest 3389 or an addressable network IP), so a guest without either cannot be connected to. The error is raised before any client launch is attempted.","triggerScenarios":"No `config.vm.network \"forwarded_port\", guest: 3389, host: <port>` and no private/public network IP on the machine; the machine exists but address resolution via the communicator fails so get_rdp_info returns nil.","commonSituations":"Windows boxes that do not pre-forward 3389; NAT-only networking where the guest IP is unknown to Vagrant; running `vagrant rdp` immediately after `vagrant up` before the machine is fully reachable.","solutions":["Forward the RDP port in the Vagrantfile: `config.vm.network \"forwarded_port\", guest: 3389, host: 33389`, then `vagrant reload`","Or attach a private network with a static IP (`config.vm.network \"private_network\", ip: \"192.168.33.10\"`) and RDP to that address","Verify the machine is running and the communicator works (`vagrant status`, `vagrant ssh`) before retrying"],"exampleFix":"# before\nVagrant.configure('2') do |config|\n  config.vm.box = 'my-windows-box'\nend\n# vagrant rdp  ->  RDPUndetected\n\n# after\nVagrant.configure('2') do |config|\n  config.vm.box = 'my-windows-box'\n  config.vm.network 'forwarded_port', guest: 3389, host: 33389\nend","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"fwd = machine.config.vm.networks.any? { |type, opts| type == :forwarded_port && opts[:guest] == 3389 }\npriv = machine.config.vm.networks.any? { |type, _| type == :private_network }\nabort 'RDP needs forwarded guest port 3389 or a private network IP' unless fwd || priv","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"begin\n  command.execute\nrescue Vagrant::Errors::RDPUndetected\n  warn 'no RDP endpoint detected; run: vagrant port'\n  exit 1\nend","preventionTips":["Always declare an RDP forwarded port or private-network IP for Windows guests","Wait until the machine communicator is ready before invoking rdp","Gate `vagrant rdp` on a successful `vagrant port --guest 3389` lookup in scripts"],"tags":["vagrant","rdp","port-forwarding","networking","windows-guest"],"backgroundTag":"service-address-undetected","analyzedSha":"35f3160f4ad6edc3a9f3aa9570adfc1a4d73aaa5","analyzedAt":"2026-08-21T13:34:32.514Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-21T18:17:14.833Z"}