{"record":{"id":"772077cf7adb2f07","repo":"kubernetes/kops","slug":"error-reading-group-file-q","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"error reading group file %q","messagePattern":"error reading group file %q","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"upup/pkg/fi/users.go","lineNumber":119,"sourceCode":"\t\t\treturn v, nil\n\t\t}\n\t}\n\treturn nil, nil\n}\n\ntype Group struct {\n\tName string\n\tGid  int\n\t// Members []string\n}\n\nfunc parseGroups() (map[string]*Group, error) {\n\tgroups := make(map[string]*Group)\n\n\tpath := \"/etc/group\"\n\tb, err := os.ReadFile(path)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn nil, fmt.Errorf(\"error reading group file %q\", path)\n\t}\n\tfor _, line := range strings.Split(string(b), \"\\n\") {\n\t\tline = strings.TrimSpace(line)\n\t\tif line == \"\" {\n\t\t\tcontinue\n\t\t}\n\t\ttokens := strings.Split(line, \":\")\n\n\t\tif len(tokens) < 4 {\n\t\t\tklog.Warningf(\"Ignoring malformed /etc/group line (too few tokens): %q\", line)\n\t\t\tcontinue\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tgid, err := strconv.Atoi(tokens[2])\n\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\tklog.Warningf(\"Ignoring malformed /etc/group line (bad gid): %q\", line)\n\t\t\tcontinue\n\t\t}","sourceCodeStart":101,"sourceCodeEnd":137,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/blob/4c8573c808a73d578c5eadc86d410646ea0b0d73/upup/pkg/fi/users.go#L101-L137","documentation":"Error \"error reading group file %q\" thrown in kubernetes/kops.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/users.go:119 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":[],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":null,"validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"4c8573c808a73d578c5eadc86d410646ea0b0d73","analyzedAt":"2026-09-05T04:13:19.212Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-05T04:13:19.212Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-12T12:17:11.808Z"}