It may happen that the /vagrant directory seems empty inside
the Vagrant machine. Two steps will fix this problem. First,
run
Machine> sudo /etc/init.d/vboxadd setup
inside the Vagrant machine. Second, log out and run
Terminal> sudo vagrant reload
outside the Vagrant machine.
Then do vagrant ssh and take an ls /vagrant to see that the
files in the project directory (e.g., Vagrantfile and the Vagrant
box) are visible.
This error message points to the problem that X11 graphics on the
Vagrant machine cannot be shown on the host's screen.
Inserting the line config.ssh.forward_x11 = true
in the file Vagrantfile in the project directory and starting X11
on the host are the two steps that will fix the problem.
Unless you build a Vagrant box, the editing of Vagrantfile should
not be required as a ready-made box was packaged with
X11 forwarding (cf. the vagrant package command
in the section Installing packages in a complete Vagrant machine).
To start X11 on Mac,
run Applications - Utilities - X11, while on Windows, go to
Start - All Programs - Cygwin-X - XWin Server. Log out of the
Vagrant machine (Ctrl-D) and in again (vagrant ssh).
A test if Internet is reachable is to run a ping command inside
the machine, e.g.,
Machine> ping us.ubuntu.archive.com
A hanging command indicates that Internet is not reachable.
Log out of the box, run vagrant reload, and
vagrant ssh. Try the ping command again.
There are three ways to stop the virtual Vagrant machine from the host (i.e., you must be logged out by Ctrl-D from the machine):
vagrant suspend sends the machine to sleep mode. Waking it up is
done with vagrant up.vagrant halt shuts off the machine. To start it again, a full
boot with vagrant up is needed.vagrant destroy.There are numerous free file hosting sites where a Vagrant machine can be stored and shared with others. We have found Google Drive to be a viable solution. It is free, can handle large enough files, and has flexible functionality for sharing the machine with others. A potential problem with Google Drive, Sky Drive, or Dropbox is that other computers connected to the account start to download the big Vagrant machines. To prevent such actions, click on the Google Drive icon on all machines that synchronize the account and deselect the directory where you store the Vagrant machine(s).
Not written yet.
Say you want distribute a complete Vagrant machine with the URL
http://some.where.net/path/to/course.box
Here is the need-know-information for users:
It may happen that the /vagrant directory seems empty inside
the Vagrant machine. Two steps will fix this problem. First,
run
Machine> sudo /etc/init.d/vboxadd setup
inside the Vagrant machine. Second, log out and run
Terminal> sudo vagrant reload
outside the Vagrant machine.
Then do vagrant ssh and take an ls /vagrant to see that the
files in the project directory (e.g., Vagrantfile and the Vagrant
box) are visible.
This error message points to the problem that X11 graphics cannot be shown on the host. It should be sufficient to start X11 on the host, see Step 4 above.
A test if Internet is reachable is to run a ping command inside
the machine, e.g.,
Machine> ping us.ubuntu.archive.com
A hanging command indicates that Internet is not reachable.
Log out of the box, run vagrant reload, and
vagrant ssh. Try the ping command again.