{"record":{"id":"71fec6f82a98d2f8","repo":"abiosoft/colima","slug":"cannot-make-dir-w","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"cannot make dir: %w","messagePattern":"cannot make dir: %w","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"cmd/daemon/daemon.go","lineNumber":27,"sourceCode":"\t\"strconv\"\n\t\"sync\"\n\t\"syscall\"\n\t\"time\"\n\n\t\"github.com/abiosoft/colima/cli\"\n\t\"github.com/abiosoft/colima/daemon/process\"\n\t\"github.com/abiosoft/colima/util/fsutil\"\n\tgodaemon \"github.com/sevlyar/go-daemon\"\n\t\"github.com/sirupsen/logrus\"\n)\n\nvar dir = process.Dir\n\n// daemonize creates the daemon and returns if this is a child process\nfunc daemonize() (ctx *godaemon.Context, child bool, err error) {\n\tdir := dir()\n\tif err := fsutil.MkdirAll(dir, 0755); err != nil {\n\t\treturn nil, false, fmt.Errorf(\"cannot make dir: %w\", err)\n\t}\n\n\tinfo := Info()\n\n\tctx = &godaemon.Context{\n\t\tPidFileName: info.PidFile,\n\t\tPidFilePerm: 0644,\n\t\tLogFileName: info.LogFile,\n\t\tLogFilePerm: 0644,\n\t}\n\n\td, err := ctx.Reborn()\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn ctx, false, fmt.Errorf(\"error starting daemon: %w\", err)\n\t}\n\tif d != nil {\n\t\treturn ctx, false, nil\n\t}","sourceCodeStart":9,"sourceCodeEnd":45,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/blob/c3a5f9184d83a197184f897a9f07eb3c01b3bc88/cmd/daemon/daemon.go#L9-L45","documentation":"Returned by daemonize (cmd/daemon/daemon.go:27) when fsutil.MkdirAll on the daemon's working directory (process.Dir(), home of daemon.pid and daemon.log) fails before the daemon can fork. The %w carries the underlying filesystem error.","triggerScenarios":"The daemon directory cannot be created: its parent (under the colima home) is not writable, a regular file occupies a component of the path, HOME is unset or points somewhere unwritable (launchd/cron contexts), or the volume is read-only/full.","commonSituations":"Running colima from automation where HOME is not set; ~/.colima (or the daemon subdir) was created by root previously; sandboxed/read-only home directories.","solutions":["Create the directory manually to surface the real cause: `mkdir -p <daemon-dir>`","Fix ownership of the colima home: `sudo chown -R $(id -un) ~/.colima`","Ensure HOME is set correctly in launchd/cron/CI environments invoking colima","Remove any regular file occupying the directory path"],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"// Pre-flight: ensure the daemon dir can be created before daemonize()\nif err := fsutil.MkdirAll(process.Dir(), 0755); err != nil {\n    return fmt.Errorf(\"daemon dir not preparable: %w\", err)\n}","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":["Ensure HOME is set and writable in launchd/cron/CI environments that invoke colima","Never run the daemon under sudo; fix ownership with chown if it happened","Keep the colima home (~/.colima) on a writable volume"],"tags":["daemon","filesystem","permissions","colima","go"],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"c3a5f9184d83a197184f897a9f07eb3c01b3bc88","analyzedAt":"2026-08-15T18:58:08.334Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-15T22:17:37.221Z"}