Thanks sooo much for your suggestion, but it did the same thing:
C:\WINDOWS\system32>vagrant init centos/8 A `Vagrantfile` has been placed in this directory. You are now ready to `vagrant up` your first virtual environment! Please read the comments in the Vagrantfile as well as documentation on `vagrantup.com` for more information on using Vagrant. C:\WINDOWS\system32>vagrant up Bringing machine 'default' up with 'virtualbox' provider... ==> default: Importing base box 'centos/8'... There was an error while executing `VBoxManage`, a CLI used by Vagrant for controlling VirtualBox. The command and stderr is shown below. Command: ["import", "\\\\?\\C:\\Users\\Owner\\.vagrant.d\\boxes\\centos-VAGRANTSLASH-8\\1905.1\\virtualbox\\box.ovf", "--vsys", "0", "--vmname", "CentOS-8-Vagrant-8.0.1905-1.x86_64_1606144620034_50907", "--vsys", "0", "--unit", "10", "--disk", "C:/Users/user/VirtualBox VMs/CentOS-8-Vagrant-8.0.1905-1.x86_64_1606144620034_50907/CentOS-8-Vagrant-8.0.1905-1.x86_64.vmdk"] Stderr: 0%...10%...20%...30%...40%...50%...60%...70%...80%...90%...100% Interpreting \\?\C:\Users\Owner\.vagrant.d\boxes\centos-VAGRANTSLASH-8\1905.1\virtualbox\box.ovf... OK. 0%... Progress state: E_FAIL VBoxManage.exe: error: Appliance import failed VBoxManage.exe: error: Could not create a directory 'C:\Users\user\VirtualBox VMs\CentOS-8-Vagrant-8.0.1905-1.x86_64_1606144620034_50907' to save the settings file (VERR_ACCESS_DENIED) VBoxManage.exe: error: Details: code E_FAIL (0x80004005), component MachineWrap, interface IMachine VBoxManage.exe: error: Context: "enum RTEXITCODE __cdecl handleImportAppliance(struct HandlerArg *)" at line 957 of file VBoxManageAppliance.cpp C:\WINDOWS\system32> *All the best* *,* *Majid Chavoshi |Email: [email protected] <[email protected]> | Tel: (818) 925-4872* On Mon, Nov 23, 2020 at 3:49 PM dragon788 <[email protected]> wrote: > You don't actually want to run `vagrant init` from the folder where > vagrant is installed, if you installed it correctly you should be able to > run the `vagrant` command from anywhere because it is in your PATH. > > Usually you'll run it from `%USERPROFILE%/projects` or a similar directory > stored in your home directory. > > Folders outside of your home directory on the C drive typically require > elevated permissions and will cause that type of error. > > The way vagrant works is it stores a copy of the box in your home > directory and then in the project folder where you are running the init it > will add some metadata and make a link or another copy of the box depending > on the virtualization tool used. > On Sunday, November 22, 2020 at 5:33:58 AM UTC-6 [email protected] > wrote: > >> Please assist with the following issue. Many thanks in advance! >> >> I installed Oracle VM VirtualBox & Vagrant on my Windows 10 64-bit >> laptop. I end up with the following error: >> >> C:\HashiCorp\Vagrant>vagrant init centos/8 A Vagrantfile has been placed >> in this directory. You are now ready to vagrant up your first virtual >> environment! Please read the comments in the Vagrantfile as well as >> documentation on vagrantup.com for more information on using Vagrant. >> >> C:\HashiCorp\Vagrant>vagrant up Bringing machine 'default' up with >> 'virtualbox' provider... ==> default: Importing base box 'centos/8'... >> There was an error while executing VBoxManage, a CLI used by Vagrant for >> controlling VirtualBox. The command and stderr is shown below. >> >> Command: ["import", >> "\\?\C:\Users\Owner\.vagrant.d\boxes\centos-VAGRANTSLASH-8\1905.1\virtualbox\box.ovf", >> "--vsys", "0", "--vmname", >> "CentOS-8-Vagrant-8.0.1905-1.x86_64_1605986687739_31676", "--vsys", "0", >> "--unit", "10", "--disk", "C:/Users/user/VirtualBox >> VMs/CentOS-8-Vagrant-8.0.1905-1.x86_64_1605986687739_31676/CentOS-8-Vagrant-8.0.1905-1.x86_64.vmdk"] >> >> Stderr: 0%...10%...20%...30%...40%...50%...60%...70%...80%...90%...100% >> Interpreting >> \?\C:\Users\Owner.vagrant.d\boxes\centos-VAGRANTSLASH-8\1905.1\virtualbox\box.ovf... >> OK. 0%... Progress state: E_FAIL VBoxManage.exe: error: Appliance import >> failed VBoxManage.exe: error: Could not create a directory >> 'C:\Users\user\VirtualBox >> VMs\CentOS-8-Vagrant-8.0.1905-1.x86_64_1605986687739_31676' to save the >> settings file (VERR_ACCESS_DENIED) VBoxManage.exe: error: Details: code >> E_FAIL (0x80004005), component MachineWrap, interface IMachine >> VBoxManage.exe: error: Context: "enum RTEXITCODE __cdecl >> handleImportAppliance(struct HandlerArg *)" at line 957 of file >> VBoxManageAppliance.cpp >> >> C:\HashiCorp\Vagrant> >> > -- > This mailing list is governed under the HashiCorp Community Guidelines - > https://www.hashicorp.com/community-guidelines.html. 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