{"record":{"id":"677662873ccc2597","repo":"apache/answer","slug":"read-config-file-failed-w","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"read config file failed: %w","messagePattern":"read config file failed: %w","errorType":"error_code","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"internal/cli/reset_password.go","lineNumber":74,"sourceCode":"\nvar charset = []string{\n\tcharsetLower,\n\tcharsetUpper,\n\tcharsetDigits,\n\tcharsetSpecial,\n}\n\ntype ResetPasswordOptions struct {\n\tEmail    string\n\tPassword string\n}\n\nfunc ResetPassword(ctx context.Context, dataDirPath string, opts *ResetPasswordOptions) error {\n\tpath.FormatAllPath(dataDirPath)\n\n\tconfig, err := conf.ReadConfig(path.GetConfigFilePath())\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"read config file failed: %w\", err)\n\t}\n\n\tdb, err := initDatabase(config.Data.Database.Driver, config.Data.Database.Connection)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"connect database failed: %w\", err)\n\t}\n\tdefer func() {\n\t\t_ = db.Close()\n\t}()\n\n\tcache, cacheCleanup, err := data.NewCache(config.Data.Cache)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"initialize cache failed: %w\", err)\n\t}\n\tdefer cacheCleanup()\n\n\tdataData, dataCleanup, err := data.NewData(db, cache)\n\tif err != nil {","sourceCodeStart":56,"sourceCodeEnd":92,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/apache/answer/blob/3b9f1370612e690a0b7f230f05e688930db4c6d3/internal/cli/reset_password.go#L56-L92","documentation":"ResetPassword wraps a failure from conf.ReadConfig(path.GetConfigFilePath()), which parses the app config file (TOML/etc.). The CLI cannot read or parse the configuration, so it cannot obtain database settings to proceed.","triggerScenarios":"ResetPassword called with a dataDirPath whose config file is missing, unreadable, or malformed — commonly because InstallConfigFile was never run in that data dir.","commonSituations":"Wrong --data-dir passed on the CLI, config file deleted, config edited with syntax errors, permission issues after container image changes.","solutions":["Verify the config file exists at path.GetConfigFilePath() (run environment init first).","Check file permissions for the running user.","Validate the config file syntax; re-install a fresh copy if it was hand-edited badly."],"exampleFix":"// before\nerr := cli.ResetPassword(ctx, \"/opt/appdata\", opts)\n// after\nif _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(\"/opt/appdata\", \"config.toml\")); err != nil {\n    return fmt.Errorf(\"config file missing in data dir; run init first: %w\", err)\n}\nerr := cli.ResetPassword(ctx, \"/opt/appdata\", opts)","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"cfgPath := filepath.Join(dataDirPath, \"config.toml\")\nif _, err := os.Stat(cfgPath); err != nil {\n    return fmt.Errorf(\"config file missing; run init: %w\", err)\n}","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"if err := cli.ResetPassword(ctx, dataDir, opts); err != nil {\n    if strings.Contains(err.Error(), \"read config file failed\") {\n        log.Fatalf(\"init environment first or fix data dir: %v\", err)\n    }\n}","preventionTips":["Always run environment init before reset-password","Pass the correct --data-dir flag","Validate config file syntax after manual edits"],"tags":["config","cli","filesystem"],"backgroundTag":"missing-config-file","analyzedSha":"3b9f1370612e690a0b7f230f05e688930db4c6d3","analyzedAt":"2026-09-05T18:18:39.533Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-05T18:18:39.533Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-12T22:17:10.623Z"}