hashicorp/vagrant · warning

This will completely remove version %{version} from %{box} f

Error message

This will completely remove version %{version} from %{box} from Vagrant Cloud. This cannot be undone.

What it means

Safety warning printed by `vagrant cloud version delete` before it permanently removes a box version from Vagrant Cloud. It is shown only when --force is absent; Vagrant then asks the shared continue question and returns exit code 1 unless the answer strips and downcases to exactly "y", in which case delete_version runs and the removal cannot be undone.

Source

Thrown at plugins/commands/cloud/version/delete.rb:40

              o.separator ""
              o.on("-f", "--[no-]force", "Force deletion without confirmation") do |f|
                options[:force] = f
              end
            end

            # Parse the options
            argv = parse_options(opts)
            return if !argv
            if argv.size != 2
              raise Vagrant::Errors::CLIInvalidUsage,
                help: opts.help.chomp
            end

            org, box_name = argv.first.split('/', 2)
            version = argv[1]

            if !options[:force]
              @env.ui.warn(I18n.t("cloud_command.version.delete_warn", version: version, box: argv.first))
              cont = @env.ui.ask(I18n.t("cloud_command.continue"))
              return 1 if cont.strip.downcase != "y"
            end

            @client = client_login(@env)

            delete_version(org, box_name, version, @client.token, options.slice)
          end

          # Delete the requested box version
          #
          # @param [String] org Box organization name
          # @param [String] box_name Name of the box
          # @param [String] box_version Version of the box
          # @param [String] access_token User Vagrant Cloud access token
          # @param [Hash] options Current unsued
          def delete_version(org, box_name, box_version, access_token, options={})
            account = VagrantCloud::Account.new(

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Solutions

1. Answer `y` at the prompt to proceed with the deletion
2. Use `vagrant cloud version delete org/box 1.2.3 --force` in scripts or CI to skip the prompt
3. Answer anything other than `y` (or ctrl-c) to abort; exit code 1 signals nothing was deleted
4. Verify arguments first: exactly two (`org/box` and version), otherwise Vagrant::Errors::CLIInvalidUsage is raised with the help text

Example fix

# before
vagrant cloud version delete acme/app 1.0.0   # interactive prompt
# after (automation)
vagrant cloud version delete acme/app 1.0.0 --force

# Preflight: exactly two args, box has a slash, version looks like a version
set -- "org/box" "1.2.3"
[ $# -eq 2 ] && [[ $1 == */* ]] && [[ $2 =~ ^[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)*$ ]] || { echo "bad args"; exit 1; }

When it happens

Trigger: `vagrant cloud version delete org/box 1.2.3` without --force, after the argv check passes (exactly two arguments: "org/box" and the version string). Any answer other than y aborts with exit code 1 and the version is kept.

Common situations: Cleaning up mis-pushed versions; scripted cleanup that unexpectedly blocks on the interactive prompt; operators double-checking because the deletion is irreversible.

Related errors

• This will release version %{version} from %{box} to Vagrant
• This will revoke version %{version} from %{box} from Vagrant
• The format of box version provided (%{version}) is incorrect
• A version of the box you're loading is formatted in a way th
• The Vagrant app data directory (%{path}) is in a structure V

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