hashicorp/vagrant · error

vagrant.cfengine_cant_detect

Error message

vagrant.cfengine_cant_detect

What it means

Error "vagrant.cfengine_cant_detect" thrown in hashicorp/vagrant.

Source

Thrown at plugins/provisioners/cfengine/provisioner.rb:113

                                policy_server: policy_server_address))
        result = cfagent("--bootstrap #{policy_server_address}", error_check: false)
        raise Vagrant::Errors::CFEngineBootstrapFailed if result != 0

        # Policy hubs need to do additional things before they're ready
        # to accept agents. Force that run now...
        if @config.am_policy_hub
          @machine.ui.info(I18n.t("vagrant.cfengine_bootstrapping_policy_hub"))
          cfagent("-KI -f /var/cfengine/masterfiles/failsafe.cf#{cfagent_classes_args}")
          cfagent("-KI #{cfagent_classes_args}#{cfagent_extra_args}")
        end
      end

      # This handles verifying the CFEngine installation, installing it
      # if it was requested, and so on. This method will raise exceptions
      # if things are wrong.
      def handle_cfengine_installation
        if !@machine.guest.capability?(:cfengine_installed)
          @machine.ui.warn(I18n.t("vagrant.cfengine_cant_detect"))
          return
        end

        installed = @machine.guest.capability(:cfengine_installed)
        if !installed || @config.install == :force
          raise Vagrant::Errors::CFEngineNotInstalled if !@config.install

          @machine.ui.info(I18n.t("vagrant.cfengine_installing"))
          @machine.guest.capability(:cfengine_install, @config)

          if !@machine.guest.capability(:cfengine_installed)
            raise Vagrant::Errors::CFEngineInstallFailed
          end
        end
      end

      # This installs a set of files into the CFEngine folder within
      # the machine.

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at plugins/provisioners/cfengine/provisioner.rb:113 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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