#vagrant | Sander's Notes

If when trying to start a vm, for example using vagrant, you get the error message that the host network adapter cannot be created:

There was an error while executing `VBoxManage`, a CLI used by Vagrant
for controlling VirtualBox. The command and stderr is shown below.

Command: ["hostonlyif", "create"]

Stderr: 0%...
Progress state: NS_ERROR_FAILURE
VBoxManage: error: Failed to create the host-only adapter
VBoxManage: error: VBoxNetAdpCtl: Error while adding new interface: failed to open /dev/vboxnetctl: No such file or directory
VBoxManage: error: Details: code NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005), component HostNetworkInterfaceWrap, interface IHostNetworkInterface
VBoxManage: error: Context: "RTEXITCODE handleCreate(HandlerArg*)" at line 94 of file VBoxManageHostonly.cpp

Make sure to first start the virtualbox GUI application. It does some extra checks, and sometimes highlights the permission problem:

In my case (OpenSuse 15.1 Leap), my user was not added to the vboxusers group. Via Yast > Users and Security .... and editing my user account it was a simple checkbox away. Remember to relog.

If that doesn't work, reloading the kernel extensions could help:

$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure virtualbox-dkms
$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure virtualbox
$ sudo modprobe vboxdrv 
$ sudo modprobe vboxnetadp

#opensuse #virtualbox #linux #vagrant

Having wasted too much time installing Ubuntu on a laptop recently, I thought it would be helpful for the future self to document the issues.

Issues

I'm seeing one or more of the following issues with Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: Missing text on the login screen second monitor switching off Hangs Won't boot directly into the OS	Install Ubuntu 16.04 LTS which is not a piece of garbage. #omg
Migrate SSH keys from Putty to OpenSSH	https://askubuntu.com/questions/818929/login-ssh-with-ppk-file-on-ubuntu-terminal/818932
What are the correct permissions for the .ssh folder?	Typically you want the .ssh directory permissions to be 700 (drwx------) and the public key (.pub file) to be 644 (-rw-r--r--). Your private key (id_rsa) should be 600 (-rw-------). Lastly, your home directory should not be writeable by the group or others (at most 755 (drwxr-xr-x)).
How do I connect to our team networkshare automatically on startup?	sudo su apt install cifs-utils echo "//path/to/windows-share /mnt/team cifs credentials=/etc/samba/credentials,uid=1000 0 0" >> /etc/stab cat > /etc/samba/credentials <<EOC username=UserName password=PassWord EOC chown root.root /etc/samba/credentials && chmod 400 /etc/samba/credentials Change the username and password appropriately verify your userid is 1000 with id -u UserName
I skipped creating a passphase for my encrypted home directory, how do I do it now?	run "ecryptfs-unwrap-passphrase" in the terminal
How to stop the mouse sticking to the edges of the display	https://askubuntu.com/questions/119281/what-is-the-function-of-the-sticky-edges-on-off-setting-in-di...
Can't install vagrant plugins	Download vagrant from vagrantup.com
nfsd is not installed	sudo apt-get install nfs-kernel-server
vagrant booting vms reports a timetout	delete (rm) the IdentityFile mentioned in `vagrant ssh-config`

This document will get updated as I stumble and fix other issues.

App Alternatives

Clipboard manager	https://hluk.github.io/CopyQ/
Remote connection manager	https://snapcraft.io/pac-vs
Google Drive	https://www.howtogeek.com/196635/an-official-google-drive-for-linux-is-here-sort-of-maybe-this-is-al...
Phrase Expansion	https://leehblue.com/ubuntu-text-expander/ https://github.com/leehblue/texpander
Screen Recorder	Kazam (https://askubuntu.com/a/29954), installs well with apt. Alternatively Simple Screen Recorder.

#linux

Sander van Dragt

Fixing Virtualbox host network adapter cannot be created error

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Issues

App Alternatives