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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion pkg/machine/machine_windows.go
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Expand Up @@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func LaunchWinProxy(opts WinProxyOpts, noInfo bool) {
func launchWinProxy(opts WinProxyOpts) (bool, string, error) {
machinePipe := env.WithPodmanPrefix(opts.Name)
if !PipeNameAvailable(machinePipe, MachineNameWait) {
return false, "", fmt.Errorf("could not start api proxy since expected pipe is not available: %s", machinePipe)
return false, "", fmt.Errorf("could not start api proxy since expected pipe is not available: %s (an existing proxy process like win-sshproxy or gvproxy may still be running from a previous machine session; try terminating it and retrying)", machinePipe)
}

globalName := PipeNameAvailable(GlobalNamedPipe, GlobalNameWait)
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion pkg/machine/shim/networking_windows.go
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Expand Up @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
func setupMachineSockets(mc *vmconfigs.MachineConfig, _ *define.MachineDirs) ([]string, string, machine.APIForwardingState, error) {
machinePipe := env.WithPodmanPrefix(mc.Name)
if !machine.PipeNameAvailable(machinePipe, machine.MachineNameWait) {
return nil, "", 0, fmt.Errorf("could not start api proxy since expected pipe is not available: %s", machinePipe)
return nil, "", 0, fmt.Errorf("could not start api proxy since expected pipe is not available: %s (an existing proxy process like win-sshproxy or gvproxy may still be running from a previous machine session; try terminating it and retrying)", machinePipe)

@Honny1 Honny1 Aug 17, 2026

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Nonblocking: Maybe share that error msg in one place.

}
sockets := []string{machine.NamedPipePrefix + machinePipe}
state := machine.MachineLocal
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