JuliusBrussee/caveman · error

secure sqlite %q: %w

Error message

secure sqlite %q: %w

What it means

Error "secure sqlite %q: %w" thrown in JuliusBrussee/caveman.

Source

Thrown at engine/ccr/store_sqlite.go:232

		return "", fmt.Errorf("resolve sqlite parent %q: %w", parent, err)
	}
	resolvedParent, err := filepath.EvalSymlinks(absoluteParent)
	if err != nil {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("resolve sqlite parent %q: %w", parent, err)
	}
	parentInfo, err := os.Stat(resolvedParent)
	if err != nil {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("inspect sqlite parent %q: %w", resolvedParent, err)
	}
	if !parentInfo.IsDir() {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("sqlite parent %q must be a directory", resolvedParent)
	}
	if err := validateSQLiteParentSecurity(resolvedParent, parentInfo); err != nil {
		return "", err
	}
	canonicalPath := filepath.Join(resolvedParent, filepath.Base(path))
	if err := secureSQLiteFile(canonicalPath, true); err != nil {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("secure sqlite %q: %w", canonicalPath, err)
	}
	for _, suffix := range []string{"-wal", "-shm"} {
		if err := secureSQLiteFile(canonicalPath+suffix, false); err != nil {
			return "", fmt.Errorf("secure sqlite sidecar %q: %w", canonicalPath+suffix, err)
		}
	}
	return canonicalPath, nil
}

func secureSQLiteFiles(path string) error {
	if err := PrepareSQLitePath(path); err != nil {
		return err
	}
	return nil
}

func secureSQLiteFile(path string, create bool) error {
	info, err := os.Lstat(path)

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Solutions

1. Fix securing (chmod) of the sqlite file.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at engine/ccr/store_sqlite.go:232 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of JuliusBrussee/caveman@27d5a3981a (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/5aef0877ec5d41ac. Report an issue: GitHub.