SSHExec raises proper exception if SSH is not yet ready

lib/vagrant/action/builtin/ssh_exec.rb

@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ module Vagrant
         def call(env)
           # Grab the SSH info from the machine
           info = env[:machine].ssh_info
-          # XXX: Raise an exception if info is nil, since that means that
+
-          # SSH is not ready.
+          # If the result is nil, then the machine is telling us that it is
+          # not yet ready for SSH, so we raise this exception.
+          raise Errors::SSHNotReady if info.nil?
 
           # Check the SSH key permissions
           SSH.check_key_permissions(info[:private_key_path])

lib/vagrant/errors.rb

@@ -356,6 +356,10 @@ module Vagrant
       error_key(:ssh_key_type_not_supported)
     end
 
+    class SSHNotReady < VagrantError
+      error_key(:ssh_not_ready)
+    end
+
     class SSHPortNotDetected < VagrantError
       status_code(50)
       error_key(:ssh_port_not_detected)

templates/locales/en.yml

@@ -156,6 +156,12 @@ en:
         The private key you're attempting to use with this Vagrant box uses
         an unsupported encryption type. The SSH library Vagrant uses does not support
         this key type. Please use `ssh-rsa` or `ssh-dss` instead.
+      ssh_not_ready: |-
+        The provider for this Vagrant-managed machine is reporting that it
+        is not yet ready for SSH. Depending on your provider this can carry
+        different meanings. Make sure your machine is created and running and
+        try again. If you continue to get this error message, please view the
+        documentation for the provider you're using.
       ssh_port_not_detected: |-
         Vagrant couldn't determine the SSH port for your VM! Vagrant attempts to
         automatically find a forwarded port that matches your `config.ssh.guest_port`

test/unit/vagrant/action/builtin/ssh_exec_test.rb

@@ -20,6 +20,15 @@ describe Vagrant::Action::Builtin::SSHExec do
     ssh_klass.stub(:exec)
   end
 
+  it "should raise an exception if SSH is not ready" do
+    not_ready_machine = double("machine")
+    not_ready_machine.stub(:ssh_info).and_return(nil)
+
+    env[:machine] = not_ready_machine
+    expect { described_class.new(app, env).call(env) }.
+      to raise_error(Vagrant::Errors::SSHNotReady)
+  end
+
   it "should check key permissions then exec" do
     ssh_klass.should_receive(:check_key_permissions).
       with(machine_ssh_info[:private_key_path]).