{"record":{"id":"c4fc5ac9fa84ec46","repo":"juicedata/juicefs","slug":"failed-to-get-current-file-path-s","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Failed to get current file path: %s","messagePattern":"Failed to get current file path: (.+?)","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"pkg/winfsp/winfs.go","lineNumber":1227,"sourceCode":"\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"Failed to open registry key: %s\", err)\n\t\t}\n\t}\n\tdefer k.Close()\n\n\terr = k.SetStringValue(\"CommandLine\", cmdLine)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"Failed to set registry key: %s\", err)\n\t}\n\n\tsecurityDescriptor := winfspSecurityDescriptor\n\terr = k.SetStringValue(\"Security\", securityDescriptor)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"Failed to set registry key: %s\", err)\n\t}\n\n\tfilePath, err := os.Executable()\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"Failed to get current file path: %s\", err)\n\t}\n\n\terr = k.SetStringValue(\"Executable\", filePath)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"Failed to set registry key: %s\", err)\n\t}\n\n\terr = k.SetDWordValue(\"JobControl\", 1)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"Failed to set registry key: %s\", err)\n\t}\n\n\tif logPath != \"\" {\n\t\terr = k.SetStringValue(\"Stderr\", logPath)\n\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"Failed to set registry key: %s\", err)\n\t\t}\n\t} else {","sourceCodeStart":1209,"sourceCodeEnd":1245,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/juicedata/juicefs/blob/c9a67b23e8e08ec23ec331aa6f1675e2319e921c/pkg/winfsp/winfs.go#L1209-L1245","documentation":"Thrown during WinFsp registry service registration when os.Executable() fails to resolve the path of the running juicefs binary. The wrapper function needs the executable path to write the 'Executable' value into the WinFsp launch service registry key. If Windows cannot determine the current process path, registration aborts so no half-configured service is left behind.","triggerScenarios":"Calling the WinFsp mount path (mount as a Windows service via updateWinFspRegService) when os.Executable() returns an error — e.g. the executable was deleted or renamed while running, the binary lives on a removed/unavailable network drive, or the process was started in an unusual way that loses the module path.","commonSituations":"Running juicefs.exe from a temp directory and deleting/replacing it mid-run; starting the binary from a network share that dropped; exotic launch mechanisms (some installers/services) that obscure the executable path.","solutions":["Ensure the juicefs.exe binary is not deleted or renamed while it is running; copy it to a stable local path before mounting.","Re-run the mount from a normal local disk location (e.g. C:\\Program Files\\JuiceFS\\juicefs.exe).","Check disk/AV software that may quarantine or move the running executable.","Retry the mount command after restoring the binary; os.Executable() errors are usually transient."],"exampleFix":"// before (binary replaced while running)\njuicefs.exe mount redis://... X:\n// after (stable install path)\ncopy juicefs.exe C:\\Tools\\juicefs.exe\nC:\\Tools\\juicefs.exe mount redis://... X:","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"if _, err := os.Executable(); err != nil { return fmt.Errorf(\"cannot resolve executable path: %w\", err) }","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"if err := mountViaWinFsp(...); err != nil && strings.Contains(err.Error(), \"Failed to get current file path\") { /* restore/relocate the binary and retry */ }","preventionTips":["Install juicefs.exe at a stable local path before mounting","Never delete/rename the running executable","Avoid running the binary from network or removable drives"],"tags":["windows","winfsp","registry","filesystem"],"backgroundTag":"file-not-found","analyzedSha":"c9a67b23e8e08ec23ec331aa6f1675e2319e921c","analyzedAt":"2026-09-06T17:55:48.476Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-06T17:55:48.476Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-14T05:17:10.506Z"}