Time Error for Vagrant file on load

[danindiana]

Vagrant File (relevant portion):
Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|

The most common configuration options are documented and commented below.

For a complete reference, please see the online documentation at

https://docs.vagrantup.com.

if Vagrant.has_plugin?("vagrant-timezone")
config.timezone.value = "CST" # Change this line
end

Every Vagrant development environment requires a box. You can search for

boxes at https://vagrantcloud.com/search.

config.vm.box = "ubuntu/focal64"

Gemini Troublshooting:
Check for Typos

Double-check that you've used the correct identifier "US/Chicago" in your Vagrantfile. A single incorrect character will cause this error.

2. Verify Timezone Availability

It's possible that the Vagrant box (likely Ubuntu Focal Fossa in this case) doesn't have the necessary timezone data installed by default. Here's how to fix this:

SSH into the VM:

Bash
vagrant ssh
Use code with caution.
Update timezones:

Bash
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y tzdata
Use code with caution.
Verify Timezone:

Bash
timedatectl list-timezones | grep Chicago
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You should see "US/Chicago" or a similar entry listed.

3. Restart the VM

After installing the timezones, exit the SSH session and restart your VM for the changes to take effect fully:

Bash
vagrant reload
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Additional Considerations:

Vagrant Version (Rare): Very old versions of Vagrant might have timezone setting bugs. If you're using an outdated version, consider updating.

Custom Base Box: If you're using a heavily customized base box, it's possible the timezone data has been removed. In that case, follow the steps to install tzdata.

vagrant@ubuntu-focal:$
vagrant@ubuntu-focal:$ sudo apt-get update
Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security InRelease [114 kB]
Hit:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal InRelease
Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates InRelease [114 kB]
Get:4 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/universe amd64 Packages [950 kB]
Hit:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports InRelease
Get:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64 Packages [3177 kB]
Get:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main Translation-en [506 kB]
Get:8 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/restricted amd64 Packages [2784 kB]
Get:9 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/restricted Translation-en [389 kB]
Get:10 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/universe amd64 Packages [1175 kB]
Fetched 9209 kB in 2s (4167 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
vagrant@ubuntu-focal:$ sudo apt-get install -y tzdata
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
tzdata is already the newest version (2024a-0ubuntu0.20.04).
tzdata set to manually installed.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 4 not upgraded.
vagrant@ubuntu-focal:$ timedatectl list-timezones | grep Chicago
America/Chicago

vagrant reload
==> default: Attempting graceful shutdown of VM...
==> default: Checking if box 'ubuntu/focal64' version '20240306.0.0' is up to date...
==> default: Clearing any previously set forwarded ports...
==> default: Clearing any previously set network interfaces...
==> default: Preparing network interfaces based on configuration...
default: Adapter 1: nat
==> default: Forwarding ports...
default: 22 (guest) => 2222 (host) (adapter 1)
==> default: Running 'pre-boot' VM customizations...
==> default: Booting VM...
==> default: Waiting for machine to boot. This may take a few minutes...
default: SSH address: 127.0.0.1:2222
default: SSH username: vagrant
default: SSH auth method: private key
==> default: Machine booted and ready!
==> default: Checking for guest additions in VM...
==> default: Mounting shared folders...
default: /vagrant => /home/zorapa/vagrant_boxes
==> default: Setting time zone to 'CST'...
The following SSH command responded with a non-zero exit status.
Vagrant assumes that this means the command failed!

timedatectl set-timezone 'CST'

Stdout from the command:

Stderr from the command:

Failed to set time zone: Invalid or not installed time zone 'CST'