{"record":{"id":"f8f6f10c22c3d365","repo":"hashicorp/vagrant","slug":"a-vagrant-environment-or-target-machine-is-require-f8f6f1","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"A Vagrant environment or target machine is required to run this\ncommand. Run `vagrant init` to create a new Vagrant environment. Or,\nget an ID of a target machine from `vagrant global-status` to run this\ncommand on. A final option is to change to a directory with a\nVagrantfile and to try again.","messagePattern":"A Vagrant environment or target machine is required to run this\ncommand\\. Run `vagrant init` to create a new Vagrant environment\\. Or,\nget an ID of a target machine from `vagrant global-status` to run this\ncommand on\\. A final option is to change to a directory with a\nVagrantfile and to try again\\.","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"Vagrant::Errors::NoEnvironmentError","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"lib/vagrant/plugin/v2/command.rb","lineNumber":110,"sourceCode":"\n          # Require that names be an array\n          names ||= []\n          names = [names] if !names.is_a?(Array)\n\n          # Determine if we require a local Vagrant environment. There are\n          # two cases that we require a local environment:\n          #\n          #   * We're asking for ANY/EVERY VM (no names given).\n          #\n          #   * We're asking for specific VMs, at least once of which\n          #     is NOT in the local machine index.\n          #\n          requires_local_env = false\n          requires_local_env = true if names.empty?\n          requires_local_env ||= names.any? { |n|\n            !@env.machine_index.include?(n)\n          }\n          raise Errors::NoEnvironmentError if requires_local_env && !@env.root_path\n\n          @logger.info(\"getting active machines\")\n          # Cache the active machines outside the loop\n          active_machines = @env.active_machines\n\n          # This is a helper that gets a single machine with the proper\n          # provider. The \"proper provider\" in this case depends on what was\n          # given:\n          #\n          #   * If a provider was explicitly specified, then use that provider.\n          #     But if an active machine exists with a DIFFERENT provider,\n          #     then throw an error (for now), since we don't yet support\n          #     bringing up machines with different providers.\n          #\n          #   * If no provider was specified, then use the active machine's\n          #     provider if it exists, otherwise use the default provider.\n          #\n          get_machine = lambda do |name|","sourceCodeStart":92,"sourceCodeEnd":128,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant/blob/35f3160f4ad6edc3a9f3aa9570adfc1a4d73aaa5/lib/vagrant/plugin/v2/command.rb#L92-L128","documentation":"A v2 command using with_target_vms requires a local Vagrant environment when either no target names were given (act on all machines) or at least one given name is not found in the global machine index; if env.root_path is nil in that situation, NoEnvironmentError fires (lib/vagrant/plugin/v2/command.rb:110). Unlike the v1 variant, v2 tolerates index-known names (IDs from `vagrant global-status`) without a local Vagrantfile.","triggerScenarios":"Any all-machines command (`vagrant up`, `vagrant status`) run in a directory with no Vagrantfile; or `vagrant ssh <name>` where <name> is neither defined in a local Vagrantfile nor a live entry in the machine index (expired or typo'd global-status ID).","commonSituations":"Running from the wrong directory or tmux pane; a stale VAGRANT_CWD; using a machine ID copied from an old `vagrant global-status` listing whose index entry has since expired.","solutions":["cd into the project directory containing the Vagrantfile and re-run","If targeting a global machine, re-run `vagrant global-status` and use a current ID","Unset a stale VAGRANT_CWD (`unset VAGRANT_CWD`)","Run `vagrant init` if you intended to start a new environment here"],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"env = Vagrant::Environment.new\nneeds_local = names.empty? || names.any? { |n| !env.machine_index.include?(n) }\nabort \"no Vagrantfile here — cd into the project or use a global-status ID\" if needs_local && !env.root_path","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"begin\n  command.with_target_vms(names) { |m| operate(m) }\nrescue Vagrant::Errors::NoEnvironmentError\n  warn \"run inside a Vagrant project, or target a machine ID from `vagrant global-status`\"\nend","preventionTips":["Set VAGRANT_CWD explicitly in automation instead of relying on the shell's cwd","Refresh global-status listings before using IDs — index entries expire","Verify a Vagrantfile exists in the target directory before invoking all-machines commands"],"tags":["cli","environment","machine-index","working-directory"],"backgroundTag":"missing-project-root","analyzedSha":"35f3160f4ad6edc3a9f3aa9570adfc1a4d73aaa5","analyzedAt":"2026-08-21T13:34:32.514Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-21T18:17:14.833Z"}