Well, I open cmd as an administrator, so I'd think it keeps that level for that entire session, right?
*All the best* *,* *Majid Chavoshi |Email: [email protected] <[email protected]> | Tel: (818) 925-4872* On Mon, Nov 23, 2020 at 5:40 PM dragon788 <[email protected]> wrote: > It looks like you are running in an administrator elevated prompt so the > first thing you need to do after you open that prompt is `cd %USERPROFILE%` > if using the C,d prompt or `cd $HOME` or `cd $env:USERPROFILE` if using > Powershell. > > Try that and see if running vagrant init from that directory works. > > On Monday, November 23, 2020 at 9:20:07 AM UTC-6 [email protected] > wrote: > >> 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] | Tel: (818) 925-4872 >> <(818)%20925-4872>* >> >> >> >> 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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