HostsUpdater.rb:153:in `initialize': Invalid argument @ rb_sysopen

[JABirchall]

Getting this error with hostupdater when using Vagrant with VMWare 16 provider

vagrant up
Bringing machine 'hrm' up with 'vmware_workstation' provider...
==> hrm: [vagrant-hostsupdater] Checking for host entries
==> hrm: [vagrant-hostsupdater] Writing the following entries to (C:/WINDOWS/system32/drivers/etc/hosts)
==> hrm: [vagrant-hostsupdater]   192.168.10.10  hrm  # VAGRANT: 214b496165a126bb2dab3d816b625aab (hrm) / C:/Users/owner/Documents/projects/HRM/.vagrant/machines/hrm/vmware_workstation/d51d9ce9-18ac-48bf-9d32-4a22c22315eb/ubuntu-20.04-amd64.vmx
==> hrm: [vagrant-hostsupdater]   192.168.10.10  hrm.test  # VAGRANT: 214b496165a126bb2dab3d816b625aab (hrm) / C:/Users/owner/Documents/projects/HRM/.vagrant/machines/hrm/vmware_workstation/d51d9ce9-18ac-48bf-9d32-4a22c22315eb/ubuntu-20.04-amd64.vmx
C:/Users/owner/.vagrant.d/gems/2.6.6/gems/vagrant-hostsupdater-1.2.1/lib/vagrant-hostsupdater/HostsUpdater.rb:153:in `initialize': Invalid argument @ rb_sysopen - C:/Users/owner/AppData/Local/Temp/hosts-C:/Users/owner/Documents/projects/HRM/.vagrant/machines/hrm/vmware_workstation/d51d9ce9-18ac-48bf-9d32-4a22c22315eb/ubuntu-20.04-amd64.vmx.cmd (Errno::EINVAL)
	from C:/Users/owner/.vagrant.d/gems/2.6.6/gems/vagrant-hostsupdater-1.2.1/lib/vagrant-hostsupdater/HostsUpdater.rb:153:in `open'
	from C:/Users/owner/.vagrant.d/gems/2.6.6/gems/vagrant-hostsupdater-1.2.1/lib/vagrant-hostsupdater/HostsUpdater.rb:153:in `addToHosts'
	from C:/Users/owner/.vagrant.d/gems/2.6.6/gems/vagrant-hostsupdater-1.2.1/lib/vagrant-hostsupdater/HostsUpdater.rb:99:in `addHostEntries'
	from C:/Users/owner/.vagrant.d/gems/2.6.6/gems/vagrant-hostsupdater-1.2.1/lib/vagrant-hostsupdater/Action/UpdateHosts.rb:17:in `call'
	from C:/HashiCorp/Vagrant/embedded/gems/2.2.14/gems/vagrant-2.2.14/lib/vagrant/action/warden.rb:48:in `call'
	from C:/HashiCorp/Vagrant/embedded/gems/2.2.14/gems/vagrant-2.2.14/plugins/commands/up/middleware/store_box_metadata.rb:33:in `call'
	from C:/HashiCorp/Vagrant/embedded/gems/2.2.14/gems/vagrant-2.2.14/lib/vagrant/action/warden.rb:48:in `call'
	from C:/Users/owner/.vagrant.d/gems/2.6.6/gems/vagrant-vmware-desktop-2.1.5/lib/vagrant-vmware-desktop/action_farm.rb:326:in `call'
	from C:/HashiCorp/Vagrant/embedded/gems/2.2.14/gems/vagrant-2.2.14/lib/vagrant/action/warden.rb:48:in `call'
	from C:/HashiCorp/Vagrant/embedded/gems/2.2.14/gems/vagrant-2.2.14/lib/vagrant/action/builder.rb:149:in `call'
	from C:/HashiCorp/Vagrant/embedded/gems/2.2.14/gems/vagrant-2.2.14/lib/vagrant/action/runner.rb:89:in `block in run'
	from C:/HashiCorp/Vagrant/embedded/gems/2.2.14/gems/vagrant-2.2.14/lib/vagrant/util/busy.rb:19:in `busy'
	from C:/HashiCorp/Vagrant/embedded/gems/2.2.14/gems/vagrant-2.2.14/lib/vagrant/action/runner.rb:89:in `run'
	from C:/HashiCorp/Vagrant/embedded/gems/2.2.14/gems/vagrant-2.2.14/lib/vagrant/action/builtin/call.rb:43:in `call'
	from C:/HashiCorp/Vagrant/embedded/gems/2.2.14/gems/vagrant-2.2.14/lib/vagrant/action/warden.rb:48:in `call'
	from C:/Users/owner/.vagrant.d/gems/2.6.6/gems/vagrant-vmware-desktop-2.1.5/lib/vagrant-vmware-desktop/action_farm.rb:159:in `call'
	from C:/HashiCorp/Vagrant/embedded/gems/2.2.14/gems/vagrant-2.2.14/lib/vagrant/action/warden.rb:48:in `call'
	from C:/Users/owner/.vagrant.d/gems/2.6.6/gems/vagrant-vmware-desktop-2.1.5/lib/vagrant-vmware-desktop/action_farm.rb:448:in `call'
	from C:/HashiCorp/Vagrant/embedded/gems/2.2.14/gems/vagrant-2.2.14/lib/vagrant/action/warden.rb:48:in `call'
	from C:/HashiCorp/Vagrant/embedded/gems/2.2.14/gems/vagrant-2.2.14/lib/vagrant/action/builtin/config_validate.rb:25:in `call'
	from C:/HashiCorp/Vagrant/embedded/gems/2.2.14/gems/vagrant-2.2.14/lib/vagrant/action/warden.rb:48:in `call'
	from C:/Users/owner/.vagrant.d/gems/2.6.6/gems/vagrant-vmware-desktop-2.1.5/lib/vagrant-vmware-desktop/action_farm.rb:306:in `call'
	from C:/HashiCorp/Vagrant/embedded/gems/2.2.14/gems/vagrant-2.2.14/lib/vagrant/action/warden.rb:48:in `call'
	from C:/HashiCorp/Vagrant/embedded/gems/2.2.14/gems/vagrant-2.2.14/lib/vagrant/action/builder.rb:149:in `call'
	from C:/HashiCorp/Vagrant/embedded/gems/2.2.14/gems/vagrant-2.2.14/lib/vagrant/action/runner.rb:89:in `block in run'
	from C:/HashiCorp/Vagrant/embedded/gems/2.2.14/gems/vagrant-2.2.14/lib/vagrant/util/busy.rb:19:in `busy'
	from C:/HashiCorp/Vagrant/embedded/gems/2.2.14/gems/vagrant-2.2.14/lib/vagrant/action/runner.rb:89:in `run'
	from C:/HashiCorp/Vagrant/embedded/gems/2.2.14/gems/vagrant-2.2.14/lib/vagrant/machine.rb:246:in `action_raw'
	from C:/HashiCorp/Vagrant/embedded/gems/2.2.14/gems/vagrant-2.2.14/lib/vagrant/machine.rb:215:in `block in action'
	from C:/HashiCorp/Vagrant/embedded/gems/2.2.14/gems/vagrant-2.2.14/lib/vagrant/environment.rb:613:in `lock'
	from C:/HashiCorp/Vagrant/embedded/gems/2.2.14/gems/vagrant-2.2.14/lib/vagrant/machine.rb:201:in `call'
	from C:/HashiCorp/Vagrant/embedded/gems/2.2.14/gems/vagrant-2.2.14/lib/vagrant/machine.rb:201:in `action'
	from C:/HashiCorp/Vagrant/embedded/gems/2.2.14/gems/vagrant-2.2.14/lib/vagrant/batch_action.rb:86:in `block (2 levels) in run'

Process finished with exit code 1

[cgsmith]

What version of vagrant are you running?

[JABirchall]

Latest version 2.2.14 and the latest version of hostupdater
I had to unstinstall it and reinstall it for VMWare 16 support.

Then when i reinstalled the host updater and started a VM it will error out.

It worked fine with the older version before i had to reinstall vagrant. But i cant remeber what version that was, just that it didnt support vmware 16

[cgsmith]

Can you determine what the machine ID of your VM is?

[JABirchall]

Is it this? d51d9ce9-18ac-48bf-9d32-4a22c22315eb

If thats not it, Im using laravel/homestead

[Enchiridion]

I just updated Vagrant and Vagrant VMware utility, which then required me to update my plugins and now I'm getting the exact same error and stack trace with the latest version.

I was previously using version 1.1.1.160. When I roll back to that version everything works again. I tried 1.2.0 and got the same error as 1.2.1.

Versions:
Vagrant 2.2.14
VMWare 15
vagrant-hostsupdater 1.2.1

@cbirajdar To roll back the plugin to the earlier version, run vagrant plugin install vagrant-hostsupdater --plugin-version 1.1.1.160

[JABirchall]

Why is this marked wontfix?

[cgsmith]

Because this repo is abandoned. I cannot get full control from Faulk. Best longevity is to fork it.