Minikube: Machine does not exist

[rothgar]

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Minikube version (use minikube version):
0.15.0

Environment:

• OS (e.g. from /etc/os-release): Fedora 25
• VM Driver (e.g. cat ~/.minikube/machines/minikube/config.json | grep DriverName): virtualbox
• Docker version (e.g. docker -v): Docker version 1.13.0, build 49bf474
• Install tools:
• Others:
  rpm -qa | grep VirtualBox
  kmod-VirtualBox-4.9.5-200.fc25.x86_64-5.1.14-1.fc25.x86_64
  VirtualBox-kmodsrc-5.1.14-1.fc25.x86_64
  VirtualBox-server-5.1.14-1.fc25.x86_64
  kmod-VirtualBox-4.9.3-200.fc25.x86_64-5.1.10-1.fc25.x86_64
  kmod-VirtualBox-4.9.4-201.fc25.x86_64-5.1.14-1.fc25.x86_64
  akmod-VirtualBox-5.1.14-1.fc25.x86_64
  VirtualBox-5.1.14-1.fc25.x86_64

What happened:
minikube start does not start the VM. Ouput is

minikube -v 9 start
Starting local Kubernetes cluster...
Found binary path at /usr/local/bin/minikube
Launching plugin server for driver virtualbox
Plugin server listening at address 127.0.0.1:42995
() Calling .GetVersion
Using API Version  1
() Calling .SetConfigRaw
() Calling .GetMachineName
(minikube) Calling .GetState
(minikube) DBG | COMMAND: /bin/VBoxManage showvminfo minikube --machinereadable
(minikube) DBG | STDOUT:
(minikube) DBG | {
(minikube) DBG | }
(minikube) DBG | STDERR:
(minikube) DBG | {
(minikube) DBG | VBoxManage: error: Could not find a registered machine named 'minikube'
(minikube) DBG | VBoxManage: error: Details: code VBOX_E_OBJECT_NOT_FOUND (0x80bb0001), component VirtualBoxWrap, interface IVirtualBox, callee nsISupports
(minikube) DBG | VBoxManage: error: Context: "FindMachine(Bstr(VMNameOrUuid).raw(), machine.asOutParam())" at line 2781 of file VBoxManageInfo.cpp
(minikube) DBG | }
E0130 21:30:14.093538    5270 start.go:96] Error starting host: Error getting state for host: machine does not exist.

 Retrying.
E0130 21:30:14.093979    5270 start.go:102] Error starting host:  Error getting state for host: machine does not exist

What you expected to happen:
minikube would start

How to reproduce it (as minimally and precisely as possible):
Install fedora 25
Install Virtualbox
run minikube start

Anything else do we need to know:
I can run other VMs but minikube always fails with this error. I have a separate fedora 25 laptop and minikube works fine there. I couldn't figure out how to fix my desktop.

[r2d4]

Can you check whats in ~/.minikube/machines/? Sometimes leftover machine configurations can make it think that the machine exists.

You should be able to run a minikube delete and then a subsequent minikube start to fix this

[rothgar]

Yep, indeed that fixed it. Thanks for the fast reply.

Maybe consider this issue a call to make the error more clear to fix this for people in the future.

[Naami]

i'm execute

minikube delete

but it doesn't work for me :

minikube start

minikube start --v=999
Starting local Kubernetes cluster...
Found binary path at minikube.exe
Launching plugin server for driver virtualbox
Plugin server listening at address 127.0.0.1:51344
() Calling .GetVersion
Using API Version  1
() Calling .SetConfigRaw
() Calling .GetMachineName
(minikube) Calling .GetState
(minikube) DBG | COMMAND: C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxManage.exe showvminfo minikube --machinereadable
(minikube) DBG | STDOUT:
(minikube) DBG | {
E0203 17:01:38.317474   12648 start.go:107] Error starting host: Error getting state for host: machine does not exist.

 Retrying.
(minikube) DBG | }
(minikube) DBG | STDERR:
(minikube) DBG | {
(minikube) DBG | VBoxManage.exe: error: Could not find a registered machine named 'minikube'
(minikube) DBG | VBoxManage.exe: error: Details: code VBOX_E_OBJECT_NOT_FOUND (0x80bb0001), component VirtualBoxWrap, interface IVirtualBox, callee IUnknown
(minikube) DBG | VBoxManage.exe: error: Context: "FindMachine(Bstr(VMNameOrUuid).raw(), machine.asOutParam())" at line 2781 of file VBoxManageInfo.cpp
(minikube) DBG | }
E0203 17:01:38.322482   12648 start.go:113] Error starting host:  Error getting state for host: machine does not exist

minikube version

minikube version
minikube version: v0.16.0

[EriksonMurrugarra]

Make sure you are running as root or administrator

[esyekas]

Remove the cache files and folder worked for me
rm -rf home/.minikube/