Minikube is not starting issue

[lasithadilshan]

What Happened?

PS C:\Users\Acer> minikube start

• minikube v1.34.0 on Microsoft Windows 11 Home 10.0.27744.1000 Build 27744.1000
• Using the docker driver based on existing profile
  ied.

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• Using the docker driver based on existing profile
• Starting "minikube" primary control-plane node in "minikube" cluster
• Pulling base image v0.0.45 ...* Updating the running docker "minikube" container ...
  ! StartHost failed, but will try again: provision: Temporary Error: error generating server cert: open C:\Users\Acer.minikube\machines\server.pem: Access is denied.
• Updating the running docker "minikube" container ...
• Failed to start docker container. Running "minikube delete" may fix it: provision: Temporary Error: error generating server cert: open C:\Users\Acer.minikube\machines\server.pem: Access is denied.

X Exiting due to GUEST_PROVISION: error provisioning guest: Failed to start host: provision: Temporary Error: error generating server cert: open C:\Users\Acer.minikube\machines\server.pem: Access is denied.
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Attach the log file

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{"specversion":"1.0","id":"84757a9d-27f7-49d4-808c-cc705da29284","source":"https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/","type":"io.k8s.sigs.minikube.audit","datacontenttype":"application/json","data":{"args":"enable dashboard","command":"addons","endTime":"31 Aug 23 22:53 +0530","id":"930c489b-64ee-45dc-8319-9db221b1fda2","profile":"minikube","startTime":"31 Aug 23 22:53 +0530","user":"DESKTOP-V94B67P\Acer","version":"v1.31.2"}}
{"specversion":"1.0","id":"acb6ae04-5cd2-4f94-9806-5c5de13367b8","source":"https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/","type":"io.k8s.sigs.minikube.audit","datacontenttype":"application/json","data":{"args":"enable ingress","command":"addons","endTime":"","id":"5650e94a-9971-497a-8076-0c265ceb92eb","profile":"minikube","startTime":"31 Aug 23 22:53 +0530","user":"DESKTOP-V94B67P\Acer","version":"v1.31.2"}}
{"specversion":"1.0","id":"c6b3cf3e-a681-4db7-97d9-837139c311dd","source":"https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/","type":"io.k8s.sigs.minikube.audit","datacontenttype":"application/json","data":{"args":"list","command":"addons","endTime":"31 Aug 23 23:04 +0530","id":"df61c801-bac9-43b7-ba6e-e0cf03dca442","profile":"minikube","startTime":"31 Aug 23 23:04 +0530","user":"DESKTOP-V94B67P\Acer","version":"v1.31.2"}}
{"specversion":"1.0","id":"4b90a636-ab0a-4b8b-b56d-67bc84231ec4","source":"https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/","type":"io.k8s.sigs.minikube.audit","datacontenttype":"application/json","data":{"args":"","command":"dashboard","endTime":"","id":"c18ae3b6-e6bd-4286-bef2-d976ce666c1d","profile":"minikube","startTime":"31 Aug 23 23:05 +0530","user":"DESKTOP-V94B67P\Acer","version":"v1.31.2"}}
{"specversion":"1.0","id":"381d0fc2-f0ba-4453-a857-a85b74a2cbd2","source":"https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/","type":"io.k8s.sigs.minikube.audit","datacontenttype":"application/json","data":{"args":"","command":"start","endTime":"01 Sep 23 00:40 +0530","id":"d4791f49-b7db-4510-9ffb-d9727eb54028","profile":"minikube","startTime":"01 Sep 23 00:38 +0530","user":"DESKTOP-V94B67P\Acer","version":"v1.31.2"}}
{"specversion":"1.0","id":"775bbc4c-cba1-40c0-ac30-6d46a1095ee9","source":"https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/","type":"io.k8s.sigs.minikube.audit","datacontenttype":"application/json","data":{"args":"enable dashboard","command":"addons","endTime":"01 Sep 23 00:42 +0530","id":"74e5e803-e508-4398-bbeb-da68753108aa","profile":"minikube","startTime":"01 Sep 23 00:42 +0530","user":"DESKTOP-V94B67P\Acer","version":"v1.31.2"}}
{"specversion":"1.0","id":"3bcdb6e8-9fc7-49e2-883d-e7463f31b1cb","source":"https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/","type":"io.k8s.sigs.minikube.audit","datacontenttype":"application/json","data":{"args":"enable ingress","command":"addons","endTime":"01 Sep 23 00:42 +0530","id":"9ef8500a-fe42-4353-acd8-8c779d98a7fa","profile":"minikube","startTime":"01 Sep 23 00:42 +0530","user":"DESKTOP-V94B67P\Acer","version":"v1.31.2"}}
{"specversion":"1.0","id":"41cda05b-a982-47d7-8dbe-3694bd32d086","source":"https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/","type":"io.k8s.sigs.minikube.audit","datacontenttype":"application/json","data":{"args":"list","command":"addons","endTime":"01 Sep 23 00:42 +0530","id":"195f24a3-d7e2-49d5-a336-c9a5f717a627","profile":"minikube","startTime":"01 Sep 23 00:42 +0530","user":"DESKTOP-V94B67P\Acer","version":"v1.31.2"}}
{"specversion":"1.0","id":"6c4cd797-acaf-4d42-a0b5-35cf95727659","source":"https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/","type":"io.k8s.sigs.minikube.audit","datacontenttype":"application/json","data":{"args":"","command":"dashboard","endTime":"","id":"7c43b91a-f0c2-4224-9e29-5077a2d72431","profile":"minikube","startTime":"01 Sep 23 00:43 +0530","user":"DESKTOP-V94B67P\Acer","version":"v1.31.2"}}
{"specversion":"1.0","id":"7f880266-041c-4c73-99d8-dfb7660b7610","source":"https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/","type":"io.k8s.sigs.minikube.audit","datacontenttype":"application/json","data":{"args":"","command":"start","endTime":"23 Sep 23 19:14 +0530","id":"b87cba13-4f4d-4e51-8ae9-c70c4f3d217c","profile":"minikube","startTime":"23 Sep 23 19:13 +0530","user":"DESKTOP-V94B67P\Acer","version":"v1.31.2"}}
{"specversion":"1.0","id":"1a0576dd-1cd9-4ca7-a06a-8cb732c4ed1e","source":"https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/","type":"io.k8s.sigs.minikube.audit","datacontenttype":"application/json","data":{"args":"","command":"dashboard","endTime":"","id":"ffd3f021-4548-4158-aafe-fd1320e962e7","profile":"minikube","startTime":"23 Sep 23 19:14 +0530","user":"DESKTOP-V94B67P\Acer","version":"v1.31.2"}}

Operating System

Windows

Driver

Docker

[T-Lakshmi]

@lasithadilshan,

X Exiting due to GUEST_PROVISION: error provisioning guest: Failed to start host: provision: Temporary Error: error generating server cert: open C:\Users\Acer.minikube\machines\server.pem: Access is denied.

It seems you running minikube as a user which doesn't have permission to access C:\Users\Acer.minikube\machines\server.pem.
Provide access rights to this folder or run with administrator so that you will have full permission.

[T-Lakshmi]

/kind support