Correct "config.ssh.shell" value for vagrant windows box?

Question

I'm starting vagrant box with Windows 7 from host which is also Windows 7 with "vagrant up" command.

Contents of Vagrantfile:

Vagrant.configure(2) do |config|
  config.vm.box = "win7_base_test"
  config.vm.network "forwarded_port", guest: 88, host: 3088
  config.ssh.username = "vagrant"
  config.ssh.password = "vagrant"
  config.ssh.port = "3088"
  config.ssh.host = "127.0.0.1"
  config.ssh.shell = "cmd"
end

As a result I get following listing with an error at the end:

vagrant up

Bringing machine 'default' up with 'virtualbox' provider...
==> 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: 88 => 3088 (adapter 1)
==> default: Booting VM...
==> default: Waiting for machine to boot. This may take a few minutes...
    default: SSH address: 127.0.0.1:3088
    default: SSH username: vagrant
    default: SSH auth method: password
    default: Warning: Connection timeout. Retrying...
The configured shell (config.ssh.shell) is invalid and unable
to properly execute commands. The most common cause for this is
using a shell that is unavailable on the system. Please verify
you're using the full path to the shell and that the shell is
executable by the SSH user.

Notice: I'm able to connect to vagrant box by executing "vagrant ssh" in the meantime and issue shell commands there.

Therefore I have a question: do I use the correct value ("cmd") for "config.ssh.shell" parameter? What values are possible there at all?

Thanks!

Answer 1

One option is to use WinRM instead of SSH: set config.vm.communicator to "winrm".