{"record":{"id":"a74f7886a7f6d1f1","repo":"hashicorp/vagrant","slug":"there-are-errors-in-the-configuration-of-this-mach-a74f78","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"There are errors in the configuration of this machine. Please fix the following errors and try again: %{errors}","messagePattern":"There are errors in the configuration of this machine\\. Please fix the following errors and try again: %(.+?)","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"Vagrant::Errors::ConfigInvalid","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"plugins/commands/plugin/command/install.rb","lineNumber":43,"sourceCode":"            o.on(\"--local\", \"Install plugin for local project only\") do |l|\n              options[:env_local] = l\n            end\n\n            o.on(\"--verbose\", \"Enable verbose output for plugin installation\") do |v|\n              options[:verbose] = v\n            end\n          end\n\n          # Parse the options\n          argv = parse_options(opts)\n          return if !argv\n\n          if argv.length < 1\n            raise Vagrant::Errors::CLIInvalidUsage, help: opts.help.chomp if !options[:env_local]\n\n            errors = @env.vagrantfile.config.vagrant.validate(nil)\n            if !errors[\"vagrant\"].empty?\n              raise Errors::ConfigInvalid,\n                errors: Util::TemplateRenderer.render(\n                \"config/validation_failed\",\n                errors: errors)\n            end\n\n            local_plugins = @env.vagrantfile.config.vagrant.plugins\n            plugin_list = local_plugins.map do |name, info|\n              \"#{name} (#{info.fetch(:version, \"> 0\")})\"\n            end.join(\"\\n\")\n\n\n            @env.ui.info(I18n.t(\"vagrant.plugins.local.install_all\",\n              plugins: plugin_list) + \"\\n\")\n\n            # Pause to allow user to cancel\n            sleep(LOCAL_INSTALL_PAUSE)\n\n            local_plugins.each do |name, info|","sourceCodeStart":25,"sourceCodeEnd":61,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant/blob/35f3160f4ad6edc3a9f3aa9570adfc1a4d73aaa5/plugins/commands/plugin/command/install.rb#L25-L61","documentation":"When `vagrant plugin install` is run with no positional names and the env-local flag, Vagrant first validates the environment's Vagrantfile via config.vagrant.validate. If any errors are collected under the 'vagrant' key, they are rendered through the config/validation_failed template and raised as Vagrant::Errors::ConfigInvalid with the rendered list in %{errors}. This guards the local-plugins flow before anything is installed.","triggerScenarios":"A Vagrantfile whose `config.vagrant` section is invalid — e.g. `config.vagrant.plugins` assigned a non-Hash/non-Array value, malformed version constraints, or unknown keys in plugin entries — then running `vagrant plugin install --local` with no names.","commonSituations":"Hand-editing the plugins block and breaking syntax; upgrading Vagrant where the vagrant config section gained stricter validation; merging Vagrantfiles and clobbering the plugins entry with a scalar.","solutions":["Read the rendered error list in the message — each line names the invalid setting.","Fix the offending `config.vagrant.plugins` / vagrant-section entries (use a Hash of name => options or an Array of names).","Re-validate with `vagrant validate`, then re-run `vagrant plugin install --local`."],"exampleFix":"# before (Vagrantfile)\nconfig.vagrant.plugins = 42\n# after\nconfig.vagrant.plugins = { \"vagrant-aws\" => { version: \">= 1.0.0\" } }","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"# Validate before the local-plugin install\nsystem('vagrant', 'validate') or abort 'Vagrantfile has config errors; fix them first'\nsystem('vagrant', 'plugin', 'install', '--local')","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"begin\n  Vagrant::Environment.new.cli(['plugin', 'install', '--local'])\nrescue Vagrant::Errors::ConfigInvalid => e\n  warn e.message # rendered list of invalid settings\n  exit 1\nend","preventionTips":["Run `vagrant validate` in CI before any plugin operation.","Declare plugins as a Hash (name => options) or Array of names, never a scalar.","Re-validate after every Vagrantfile edit that touches config.vagrant."],"tags":["vagrant","config","validation","local-plugins"],"backgroundTag":"config-validation-failed","analyzedSha":"35f3160f4ad6edc3a9f3aa9570adfc1a4d73aaa5","analyzedAt":"2026-08-21T13:34:32.514Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-21T18:17:14.833Z"}