hashicorp/vagrant · error · Vagrant::Errors::MachineStateInvalid

An internal error has occurred! The provider of the machine

Error message

An internal error has occurred! The provider of the machine you're
trying to work with reported an invalid state. This is a bug with
the provider you're using, and not with Vagrant itself or with
any configuration you may have done. Please report this bug to
the proper location.

What it means

Error "An internal error has occurred! The provider of the machine you're trying to work with reported an invalid state. This is a bug with the provider you're using, and not with Vagrant itself or with any configuration you may have done. Please report this bug to the proper location." thrown in hashicorp/vagrant.

Source

Thrown at lib/vagrant/machine.rb:545

      # Check that the private key permissions are valid
      info[:private_key_path].each do |path|
        key_path = Pathname.new(path)
        if key_path.exist?
          Vagrant::Util::SSH.check_key_permissions(key_path)
        end
      end

      # Return the final compiled SSH info data
      info
    end

    # Returns the state of this machine. The state is queried from the
    # backing provider, so it can be any arbitrary symbol.
    #
    # @return [MachineState]
    def state
      result = @provider.state
      raise Errors::MachineStateInvalid if !result.is_a?(MachineState)

      # Update our state cache if we have a UUID and an entry in the
      # master index.
      uuid = index_uuid
      if uuid
        # active_machines provides access to query this info on each machine
        # from a different thread, ensure multiple machines do not access
        # the locked entry simultaneously as this triggers a locked machine
        # exception.
        @state_mutex.synchronize do
          entry = @env.machine_index.get(uuid)
          if entry
            entry.state = result.short_description
            @env.machine_index.set(entry)
            @env.machine_index.release(entry)
          end
        end
      end

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/vagrant/machine.rb:545 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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