There was an error while executing `VBoxManage` ( VBoxManage: error: Details: code NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005), component ) [closed]

Question

Getting below error while running vagrant up

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 95 of file VBoxManageHostonly.cpp

Botulin

Answer 1

Open terminal and run blow command to solve your problem.

sudo "/Library/Application Support/VirtualBox/LaunchDaemons/VirtualBoxStartup.sh" restart

Stigmatism

This worked for me. But before it worked, it kept failing with this error Error: Failed to load /Library/Application Support/VirtualBox/VBoxDrv.kext. Allowing virtual box via system preferences fixed this error. System Preferences → Security & Privacy → General – Tribromoethanol

Mac OS Big Sur, virtual box is not listed in system pref -> security & privacy -> general – Geanticlinal

Big Sur, system pref -> security & privacy -> general -> unlock to make changes -> advanced -> approve and reboot – Materiality

Answer 2

There is a bug with latest version of VirtualBox, for now there are two possible solution

1. Disable hyper v

OR

2. Downgrade VirtualBox

Check the thread below will give you more idea.

https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=104175&p=507408

Herta

Answer 3

I am able to fix the issue implement the following steps:

1. Uninstall VirtualBox via their official uninstaller script
2. Do a clean install of VirtualBox using VirtualBox.pkg
3. Adjust the privacy settings of Big Sur: System Preferences > Security and Privacy > click the unlock button

Handiwork

Answer 4

If you are on a windows machine, then realize that VirtualMachinePlatform must be disabled if we want to start a virtual machine on windows using Oracle Virtual box to run. Oracle uses a different hypervisor I guess.

You can check that by running the following PowerShell command as Admin.

Get-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName $("VirtualMachinePlatform")

To disable it, run the following PowerShell command as an Administrator.

Disable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName $("VirtualMachinePlatform") 

You may have to restart your windows machine.

You may need other things also. But this is mandatory.

Digiovanni