{"record":{"id":"2b39d824500d0c5c","repo":"plandex-ai/plandex","slug":"error-walking-the-path-s-s","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"error walking the path %s: %s","messagePattern":"error walking the path (.+?): (.+?)","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"app/cli/fs/projects.go","lineNumber":112,"sourceCode":"\t\t\t\tsettings := settingsByAccount[currentUserId]\n\n\t\t\t\tif settings == nil {\n\t\t\t\t\treturn nil\n\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\tprojectId := string(settings.Id)\n\t\t\t\tchildProjectIds = append(childProjectIds, [2]string{path, projectId})\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t\treturn nil\n\t})\n\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\tif err.Error() == \"context timeout\" {\n\t\t\treturn childProjectIds, nil\n\t\t}\n\n\t\treturn nil, fmt.Errorf(\"error walking the path %s: %s\", Cwd, err)\n\t}\n\n\treturn childProjectIds, nil\n}\n","sourceCodeStart":94,"sourceCodeEnd":117,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex/blob/e2d772072efadbe41d2946d97d79be55532dbab5/app/cli/fs/projects.go#L94-L117","documentation":"GetChildProjectIdsWithPaths wraps any error returned by filepath.WalkDir in this message naming the walked directory (Cwd). The sentinel 'context timeout' is treated specially and returns partial results instead.","triggerScenarios":"filepath.WalkDir reports a non-timeout error — typically a directory that cannot be read (permission denied) or Stat failing on a file during traversal.","commonSituations":"Walking trees containing unreadable system or permission-restricted directories; dangling entries on failing mounts; racing deletion of files during the walk.","solutions":["Fix or avoid the unreadable subdirectory named in the wrapped error","Run the command as a user with read access to the whole tree, or skip restricted dirs","If it was a timeout, increase the context deadline (timeout is handled separately)","Re-run after resolving transient mount/IO issues"],"exampleFix":"// before\nchmod 000 /project/secrets\nplandex child-projects\n// after\nchmod 755 /project/secrets\nplandex child-projects","handlingStrategy":"fallback","validationCode":"if fi, err := os.Stat(Cwd); err != nil || !fi.IsDir() {\n    return fmt.Errorf(\"cwd %s not walkable: %w\", Cwd, err)\n}","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"ids, err := GetChildProjectIdsWithPaths(ctx)\nif err != nil {\n    if strings.Contains(err.Error(), \"context timeout\") {\n        // partial results already returned upstream\n    } else {\n        log.Warn(\"project scan failed; using no child projects\", \"err\", err)\n        ids = nil\n    }\n}","preventionTips":["Ensure the whole tree under Cwd is readable by the running user","Skip known-restricted directories before walking","Remount failing drives/shares before scanning","Distinguish the 'context timeout' sentinel from real walk failures"],"tags":["filesystem","directory-walk","permissions"],"backgroundTag":"directory-walk-failed","analyzedSha":"e2d772072efadbe41d2946d97d79be55532dbab5","analyzedAt":"2026-09-05T20:56:53.631Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-05T20:56:53.631Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-14T05:17:10.506Z"}