{"record":{"id":"23dafa79578747b3","repo":"GitoxideLabs/gitoxide","slug":"error-23dafa","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"{}: {}","messagePattern":"\\{\\}: \\{\\}","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"gix-sec/src/identity.rs","lineNumber":79,"sourceCode":"}\n\n#[cfg(windows)]\nmod impl_ {\n    use std::{\n        io, mem,\n        mem::MaybeUninit,\n        os::windows::io::{AsRawHandle as _, FromRawHandle as _, OwnedHandle},\n        path::Path,\n        ptr,\n    };\n\n    macro_rules! error {\n        ($msg:expr) => {{\n            let inner = io::Error::last_os_error();\n            error!(inner, $msg);\n        }};\n        ($inner:expr, $msg:expr) => {{\n            return Err(io::Error::new($inner.kind(), format!(\"{}: {}\", $msg, $inner)));\n        }};\n    }\n\n    fn token_information(\n        token: windows_sys::Win32::Foundation::HANDLE,\n        class: i32,\n        class_name: &'static str,\n        subject: &'static str,\n        path: &Path,\n    ) -> io::Result<Vec<u8>> {\n        use windows_sys::Win32::{\n            Foundation::{ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER, GetLastError},\n            Security::GetTokenInformation,\n        };\n\n        #[expect(unsafe_code)]\n        unsafe {\n            let mut buffer_size = 36;","sourceCodeStart":61,"sourceCodeEnd":97,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/GitoxideLabs/gitoxide/blob/e73179060badf27222d790981fac3f84c1830a7e/gix-sec/src/identity.rs#L61-L97","documentation":"Internal macro in gix-sec's Windows identity module: `error!` builds an io::Error combining a caller-supplied message with the last OS error (`io::Error::last_os_error()`), formatted as \"{msg}: {inner}\". It is a helper for reporting Windows token/ownership query failures (e.g. calls to GetTokenInformation failing), not a distinct error kind developers instantiate themselves.","triggerScenarios":"Any Windows-only ownership check (token_information path inside is_path_owned_by_current_user) where a Win32 call fails and the macro captures GetLastError as the io::Error source.","commonSituations":"Checking file ownership on Windows with restricted tokens, unusual integrity levels, or when the process token cannot be opened (services, elevated/limited token pairs).","solutions":["Read the OS error appended after the colon to identify the failing Win32 call","Run the process with sufficient rights to open its own process/thread token","Avoid checking ownership of special paths (e.g. network drives) where token queries fail","Update gitoxide — Windows ownership heuristics have been refined over time"],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"fallback","validationCode":"// Windows: skip ownership check when token queries are unavailable\n#[cfg(windows)]\nif !path.exists() { return Ok(false); }","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"match owned_result {\n    Err(e) if e.raw_os_error().is_some() => {\n        // decide a conservative default (deny or allow per policy)\n    }\n    other => other?,\n}","preventionTips":["On Windows, run with a token that can be opened (avoid stripping process token rights)","Do not run ownership checks against network or special filesystem paths","Pin/upgrade gix versions to get improved Windows ownership handling"],"tags":["windows","permissions","os-error","security"],"backgroundTag":"permission-denied","analyzedSha":"e73179060badf27222d790981fac3f84c1830a7e","analyzedAt":"2026-09-08T11:26:50.865Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-08T11:26:50.865Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-15T23:17:13.987Z"}