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config.vagrant.host

Configuration key: config.vagrant.host

Default value: :detect

There are some things that Vagrant does that requires some host-specific behavior, such as exporting NFS shared folders. This sort of action differs from Mac OS X to Linux. This configuration parameter tells Vagrant what sort of host it is running on. By default, this is set to :detect and Vagrant will do its best to figure out on its own. Available values that are built-in to Vagrant are:

:arch
:bsd
:fedora
:freebsd
:gentoo
:linux
:opensuse
:windows

Note that some of the values overlap (such as :linux and :fedora). In these cases, please pick the most accurate available value.