{"record":{"id":"a42b234388d3ed31","repo":"hyperledger/fabric","slug":"reading-config-updte-envelope-s","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"reading config updte envelope: %s","messagePattern":"reading config updte envelope: (.+?)","errorType":"console","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"cmd/osnadmin/main.go","lineNumber":124,"sourceCode":"\n\tvar marshaledConfigBlock []byte\n\tif *configBlockPath != \"\" {\n\t\tmarshaledConfigBlock, err = os.ReadFile(*configBlockPath)\n\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\treturn \"\", 1, fmt.Errorf(\"reading config block: %s\", err)\n\t\t}\n\n\t\terr = validateBlockChannelID(marshaledConfigBlock, *joinChannelID)\n\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\treturn \"\", 1, err\n\t\t}\n\t}\n\n\tvar marshaledConfigEnvelope []byte\n\tif *configUpdateEnvelopePath != \"\" {\n\t\tmarshaledConfigEnvelope, err = os.ReadFile(*configUpdateEnvelopePath)\n\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\treturn \"\", 1, fmt.Errorf(\"reading config updte envelope: %s\", err)\n\t\t}\n\n\t\terr = validateEnvelopeChannelID(marshaledConfigEnvelope, *updateChannelID)\n\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\treturn \"\", 1, err\n\t\t}\n\t}\n\n\t//\n\t// call the underlying implementations\n\t//\n\tvar resp *http.Response\n\n\tswitch command {\n\tcase join.FullCommand():\n\t\tresp, err = osnadmin.Join(osnURL, marshaledConfigBlock, caCertPool, tlsClientCert)\n\tcase list.FullCommand():\n\t\tif *listChannelID != \"\" {","sourceCodeStart":106,"sourceCodeEnd":142,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/hyperledger/fabric/blob/2736b63f8fd5932511d56fe68b7039d15977f7f6/cmd/osnadmin/main.go#L106-L142","documentation":"osnadmin wraps any failure reading the file given via --configUpdateEnvelope with this error (note the 'updte' typo is in the message itself). It occurs before the envelope is parsed or validated against the channel ID.","triggerScenarios":"Running `osnadmin channel update` with a --configUpdateEnvelope path that does not exist, is unreadable, or is a directory.","commonSituations":"Typo in envelope file path, envelope produced by configtxgen placed elsewhere, permission issues after copying between hosts or containers.","solutions":["Verify the --configUpdateEnvelope path exists and is readable.","Use an absolute path.","Check file permissions.","Regenerate the envelope with configtxgen if missing."],"exampleFix":"// before\nosnadmin channel update --channelID mychannel --configUpdateEnvelope env.pb\n// after\nosnadmin channel update --channelID mychannel --configUpdateEnvelope /absolute/path/to/config_update_envelope.pb","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"path := \"./config_update_envelope.pb\"\nif fi, err := os.Stat(path); err != nil || fi.IsDir() {\n    return fmt.Errorf(\"envelope %s missing or invalid: %w\", path, err)\n}","typeGuard":"func fileExistsNonEmpty(path string) bool {\n    fi, err := os.Stat(path)\n    return err == nil && !fi.IsDir() && fi.Size() > 0\n}","tryCatchPattern":"if err := runOsnadmin(); err != nil {\n    if strings.Contains(err.Error(), \"reading config updte envelope:\") {\n        log.Fatalf(\"check --configUpdateEnvelope path: %v\", err)\n    }\n}","preventionTips":["Generate the envelope with configtxgen into a known absolute path.","Verify file existence before running the update.","Avoid renaming/moving envelopes between generation and use.","Match fabric versions between artifact generation and osnadmin."],"tags":["cli","file-io","hyperledger-fabric"],"backgroundTag":"file-not-found","analyzedSha":"2736b63f8fd5932511d56fe68b7039d15977f7f6","analyzedAt":"2026-09-04T08:52:36.465Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-04T08:52:36.465Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-08T10:18:20.063Z"}