hashicorp/vagrant · error

vagrant.chef_cant_detect

Error message

vagrant.chef_cant_detect

What it means

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

Source

Thrown at plugins/provisioners/chef/installer.rb:24

    class Installer
      def initialize(machine, options = {})
        @machine     = machine
        @product     = options.fetch(:product)
        @channel     = options.fetch(:channel)
        @version     = options.fetch(:version)
        @force       = options.fetch(:force)
        @omnibus_url = options.fetch(:omnibus_url)
        @options     = options.dup
      end

      # This handles verifying the Chef installation, installing it if it was
      # requested, and so on. This method will raise exceptions if things are
      # wrong.
      def ensure_installed
        # If the guest cannot check if Chef is installed, just exit printing a
        # warning...
        if !@machine.guest.capability?(:chef_installed)
          @machine.ui.warn(I18n.t("vagrant.chef_cant_detect"))
          return
        end

        if !should_install_chef?
          @machine.ui.info(I18n.t("vagrant.chef_already_installed",
            version: @version.to_s))
          return
        end

        @machine.ui.detail(I18n.t("vagrant.chef_installing",
          version: @version.to_s))
        @machine.guest.capability(:chef_install, @product, @version, @channel, @omnibus_url, @options)

        if !@machine.guest.capability(:chef_installed, @product, @version)
          raise Provisioner::Base::ChefError, :install_failed
        end
      end

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at plugins/provisioners/chef/installer.rb:24 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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