{"record":{"id":"3240ec97bc6386e4","repo":"plandex-ai/plandex","slug":"failed-to-remove-s-s","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"failed to remove %s: %s","messagePattern":"failed to remove (.+?): (.+?)","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"app/cli/lib/apply.go","lineNumber":727,"sourceCode":"\t\t\t\texists = true\n\t\t\t\tmode = info.Mode()\n\t\t\t} else {\n\t\t\t\tif os.IsNotExist(err) {\n\t\t\t\t\texists = false\n\t\t\t\t} else {\n\t\t\t\t\terrCh <- fmt.Errorf(\"failed to check if %s exists: %s\", dstPath, err.Error())\n\t\t\t\t\treturn\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tif exists {\n\t\t\t\tcontent, err := os.ReadFile(dstPath)\n\t\t\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\t\t\terrCh <- fmt.Errorf(\"failed to read %s: %s\", dstPath, err.Error())\n\t\t\t\t\treturn\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\terr = os.Remove(dstPath)\n\t\t\t\tif err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {\n\t\t\t\t\terrCh <- fmt.Errorf(\"failed to remove %s: %s\", dstPath, err.Error())\n\t\t\t\t\treturn\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tmu.Lock()\n\t\t\t\ttoRevert[dstPath] = types.ApplyReversion{Content: string(content), Mode: mode}\n\t\t\t\tmu.Unlock()\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\terrCh <- nil\n\t\t}(path, remove)\n\t}\n\n\tfor i := 0; i < totalOps; i++ {\n\t\terr := <-errCh\n\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\treturn nil, nil, err\n\t\t}\n\t}\n\n\treturn updatedFiles, &types.ApplyRollbackPlan{","sourceCodeStart":709,"sourceCodeEnd":745,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex/blob/e2d772072efadbe41d2946d97d79be55532dbab5/app/cli/lib/apply.go#L709-L745","documentation":"After snapshotting content for rollback, ApplyFiles deletes the file with os.Remove. If removal fails for any reason other than the file already not existing, this error is emitted and the apply aborts.","triggerScenarios":"os.Remove(dstPath) fails and the error is not os.IsNotExist — write permission missing on the containing directory, file is a non-empty directory, file is immutable, or the filesystem is read-only.","commonSituations":"Directory not writable by the current user (removal requires directory write permission, not file permission); plan tries to remove a directory path; immutable/locked files on mounted volumes.","solutions":["Ensure the containing directory is writable (chmod/chown the directory)","If the target is a directory, remove it with rm -rf manually or fix the plan (os.Remove doesn't recurse)","Remove immutable attributes (chattr -i) if set","Re-run apply on a read-write filesystem from the correct project root"],"exampleFix":"// before\ndrwxr-xr-x 2 user user .    # cwd not writable -> cannot unlink files\n// after\n$ chmod u+w .   # or chown the directory\n$ plandex apply","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"// removal requires write permission on the PARENT directory\nparent := filepath.Dir(dstPath)\nif err := syscall.Access(parent, syscall.W_OK); err != nil {\n  return fmt.Errorf(\"%s not writable; cannot unlink files in it\", parent)\n}\nif info, err := os.Stat(dstPath); err == nil && info.IsDir() {\n  return fmt.Errorf(\"%s is a directory; os.Remove cannot recurse\", dstPath)\n}","typeGuard":"func canUnlink(path string) bool {\n  return syscall.Access(filepath.Dir(path), syscall.W_OK) == nil\n}","tryCatchPattern":"if err := os.Remove(dstPath); err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {\n  if errors.Is(err, fs.ErrPermission) { /* make parent writable */ }\n  return fmt.Errorf(\"remove %s: %w\", dstPath, err)\n}","preventionTips":["Remember: unlinking needs write permission on the directory, not the file","Use rm -rf (or recursive removal) for directories, not file-removal plans","Clear immutable flags on files that must be deleted","Ensure the project filesystem is writable before applying"],"tags":["go","filesystem","remove","permissions"],"backgroundTag":"file-remove-failed","analyzedSha":"e2d772072efadbe41d2946d97d79be55532dbab5","analyzedAt":"2026-09-05T20:56:53.631Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-05T20:56:53.631Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-12T22:17:10.623Z"}