Vagrant SSH can't access shared directory

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I've got a vagrant vm set-up with a project structure on my host machine like so: ``` PlayApps --> App1 -----------> all application/project files App2 -----------> "" App3 -----------> "" (etc..) .VagrantFiles --> VagrantFile bootstrap.sh (etc...) ``` I `cd` into my .VagrantFiles directory and then launch the VM. In my VagrantFile for that VM I'm sharing this directory: ``` config.vm.synced_folder "../", "/Shared" ``` with the goal of sharing everything in the PlayApps directory (multiple projects) with the VM. When I launch the VM and `ssh` in I see the directory /Shared and I can `cd` into it, but when I try to list the contents with `ls -al` I'm getting the following error: ``` ls: cannot open directory .: Operation not permitted. ``` When I do `ls -al` on the directory containing /Shared this is what I see (among other directories): ``` d????????? ? ? ? ? ? Shared/ and d????????? ? ? ? ? ? vagrant/ ``` I tried to `sudo chmod 666` the /Shared directory, thinking that it was a perm…

Accepted Answer

Have you moved/renamed any parent directory of your vagrant box while it was suspended?

If so, run `vagrant halt`, undo any renames, then `vagrant up` and you project dir should be back!

I encountered the exact same issue after renaming the parent dir where my Vagrantfile + project files reside.

Ran additional scenarios which confirm that renaming a vagrant project's parent directory while the VM is suspended causes this permissions problem; however, if you completely shut down the VM with `vagrant halt` your are free to rename.

Yesterday had a perfectly functional RoR env on Ubuntu precise32 box. Exited the shell, ran `vagrant suspend` and shut down my workstation.

Today day I booted up my workstation (host machine) and renamed the parent directory of my vagrant project, like so:

```
└── ORIGINAL_DIR_NAME
    ├── Vagrantfile
    └── PROJECT

└── NEW_DIR_NAME
    ├── Vagrantfile
    └── PROJECT
```

After, I ran `vagrant up`, `vagrant ssh`. Once in the VM shell I couldn't cd into /vagrant.

`ls -alh /` from the guest shell returned:

```
ls: cannot access /vagrant: Protocol error
[...]
drwxrwxrwt  2 root root 4.0K Aug  4 21:17 tmp
drwxr-xr-x 10 root root 4.0K Sep 14  2012 usr
d?????????  ? ?    ?       ?            ? vagrant
drwxr-xr-x 11 root root 4.0K Aug  4 19:23 var
[...]
```

also tried chmod on `/vagrant` and got this:

```
chmod: cannot access `/vagrant': Protocol error
```

First attempted fix was running `vagrant suspend`, renaming the parent directory back to its original value, then running `vagrant up`. Unfortunately that trashed the entire vagrant VM and it's stuck in vagrant pergatory - won't fully boot or shutdown.

So, the correct fix is to exit all vagrant ssh shells, run `vagrant halt` (not suspend) to make sure it's OFF (not asleep), and revert any recent renames to parent directories. Then `vagrant up` and see if you can get into `/vagrant`! After that, if you want to rename your folders just `vagrant halt`, rename, and `vagrant up`.

Vagrant SSH can't access shared directory

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