Hi! I’ve been scratching my head over an issue that I’m experiencing with moving files from my host to a box.
I’ve got a workflow in which a compile and package an application on my host. The resulting artifacts are then copied to a subdirectory of the directory that holds my Vagrantfile on the host. Next, from within the box, I use those files (available in /vagrant/mysubdir/) to “do things.”
From within the box, I make it a point to remove the artifacts from the /vagrant/mysubdir/ to make sure that I’m using a fresh copy whenever I’m consuming them.
I’ve been using the workflow described above for years, although the issue that I’m experiencing is with a new box.
When copying in new files from the host, I’ve noticed that the changes that I’ve put in them aren’t available in the box. It’s as if an earlier version of the files are being shared. That is not only puzzling, but also very annoying, as the whole point of the exercise is to bring in updated versions.
When doing a directory listing from within the box, I notice that many, but not all, of the files have epoch as their timestamp. Those that do not, seem to have a timestamp that’s still not the same as the file has in the host. The reported file sizes are equal, but as I mentioned: I’m not seeing the updated content from the files from within the box.
This is a listing from within the box
root@vagrant:/vagrant# ll plugins/
total 181028
drwxrwxr-x 1 vagrant vagrant 4096 Jan 1 1970 ./
drwxrwxr-x 1 vagrant vagrant 4096 Mar 14 15:10 ../
-rw-rw-r-- 1 vagrant vagrant 3569675 Jan 1 1970 adminstats.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 vagrant vagrant 12225 Mar 14 15:14 alertnotifier.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 vagrant vagrant 15056 Jan 1 1970 certificateManager.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 vagrant vagrant 3650315 Mar 14 15:14 componentmanager.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 vagrant vagrant 2342 Jan 1 1970 core.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 vagrant vagrant 2009 Jan 1 1970 dataconsole.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 vagrant vagrant 5119936 Jan 1 1970 devicemanager.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 vagrant vagrant 28746959 Jan 1 1970 elasticsearch.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 vagrant vagrant 3559337 Jan 1 1970 filetransfer.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 vagrant vagrant 3749690 Jan 1 1970 finder.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 vagrant vagrant 3570296 Jan 1 1970 foomanager.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 vagrant vagrant 4858513 Mar 14 15:14 helpdesk.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 vagrant vagrant 1938 Jan 1 1970 helpdeskconsole.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 vagrant vagrant 62219 Jan 1 1970 iperf.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 vagrant vagrant 4900764 Jan 1 1970 keycloak.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 vagrant vagrant 3529886 Jan 1 1970 logging.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 vagrant vagrant 3516397 Jan 1 1970 maintenance.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 vagrant vagrant 4330634 Jan 1 1970 operatormanager.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 vagrant vagrant 5602542 Jan 1 1970 packagemanager.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 vagrant vagrant 7864 Jan 1 1970 pagerestriction.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 vagrant vagrant 101973 Jan 1 1970 pairing.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 vagrant vagrant 3815746 Jan 1 1970 pluginmanager.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 vagrant vagrant 6451 Jan 1 1970 privacy.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 vagrant vagrant 3518161 Jan 1 1970 proxyaudit.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 vagrant vagrant 6496600 Jan 1 1970 publicserver.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 vagrant vagrant 4004395 Jan 1 1970 registration.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 vagrant vagrant 14245291 Jan 1 1970 restapi.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 vagrant vagrant 7067926 Jan 1 1970 restapiadditions.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 vagrant vagrant 4410383 Jan 1 1970 scriptmanager.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 vagrant vagrant 5679133 Jan 1 1970 servermanager.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 vagrant vagrant 4140891 Jan 1 1970 serverstatus.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 vagrant vagrant 5188300 Mar 14 15:14 servicemanager.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 vagrant vagrant 3535393 Jan 1 1970 syslog.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 vagrant vagrant 3536131 Jan 1 1970 systemscriptsmanager.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 vagrant vagrant 3859253 Jan 1 1970 taskscheduler.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 vagrant vagrant 17625130 Jan 1 1970 testing.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 vagrant vagrant 3557718 Jan 1 1970 threaddump.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 vagrant vagrant 3958027 Jan 1 1970 ab259.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 vagrant vagrant 3539954 Jan 1 1970 tunnelmanager.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 vagrant vagrant 4460683 Jan 1 1970 usermanager.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 vagrant vagrant 3728245 Jan 1 1970 uspmanager.jar
This is a listing created in the host
guus@octarine:/data/myproject-vagrant/myproject123$ ll plugins/
total 181028
drwxrwxr-x 2 guus guus 4096 mrt 14 15:19 ./
drwxrwxr-x 7 guus guus 4096 mrt 14 15:26 ../
-rw-rw-r-- 1 guus guus 3569675 mrt 14 15:19 adminstats.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 guus guus 12225 mrt 14 15:19 alertnotifier.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 guus guus 15056 mrt 14 15:19 certificateManager.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 guus guus 3650315 mrt 14 15:19 componentmanager.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 guus guus 2342 mrt 14 15:19 core.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 guus guus 2009 mrt 14 15:19 dataconsole.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 guus guus 5119936 mrt 14 15:19 devicemanager.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 guus guus 28746959 mrt 14 15:19 elasticsearch.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 guus guus 3559337 mrt 14 15:19 filetransfer.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 guus guus 3749690 mrt 14 15:19 finder.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 guus guus 3570296 mrt 14 15:19 foomanager.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 guus guus 1938 mrt 14 15:19 helpdeskconsole.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 guus guus 4858513 mrt 14 15:19 helpdesk.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 guus guus 62219 mrt 14 15:19 iperf.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 guus guus 4900764 mrt 14 15:19 keycloak.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 guus guus 3529886 mrt 14 15:19 logging.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 guus guus 3516397 mrt 14 15:19 maintenance.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 guus guus 4330634 mrt 14 15:19 operatormanager.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 guus guus 5602542 mrt 14 15:19 packagemanager.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 guus guus 7864 mrt 14 15:19 pagerestriction.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 guus guus 101973 mrt 14 15:19 pairing.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 guus guus 3815746 mrt 14 15:19 pluginmanager.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 guus guus 6451 mrt 14 15:19 privacy.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 guus guus 3518161 mrt 14 15:19 proxyaudit.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 guus guus 6496600 mrt 14 15:19 publicserver.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 guus guus 4004395 mrt 14 15:19 registration.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 guus guus 7067926 mrt 14 15:19 restapiadditions.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 guus guus 14245291 mrt 14 15:19 restapi.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 guus guus 4410383 mrt 14 15:19 scriptmanager.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 guus guus 5679133 mrt 14 15:19 servermanager.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 guus guus 4140891 mrt 14 15:19 serverstatus.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 guus guus 5188300 mrt 14 15:19 servicemanager.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 guus guus 3535393 mrt 14 15:19 syslog.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 guus guus 3536131 mrt 14 15:19 systemscriptsmanager.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 guus guus 3859253 mrt 14 15:19 taskscheduler.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 guus guus 17625130 mrt 14 15:19 testing.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 guus guus 3557718 mrt 14 15:19 threaddump.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 guus guus 3958027 mrt 14 15:19 ab259.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 guus guus 3539954 mrt 14 15:19 tunnelmanager.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 guus guus 4460683 mrt 14 15:19 usermanager.jar
-rw-rw-r-- 1 guus guus 3728245 mrt 14 15:19 uspmanager.jar
I’m using Vagrant 2.4.3 on Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS, and am working with a box based on bento/ubuntu-24.04 (version 202404.26.0, using VirtualBox 7.0.16).
What can I do to prevent this problem?