{"record":{"id":"ef117dad25b24bf3","repo":"kubernetes/kops","slug":"error-removing-file-s-w-ef117d","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"error removing file %s: %w","messagePattern":"error removing file (.+?): %w","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"util/pkg/vfs/memfs.go","lineNumber":200,"sourceCode":"func (p *MemFSPath) String() string {\n\treturn p.Path()\n}\n\nfunc (p *MemFSPath) Remove(ctx context.Context) error {\n\tp.contents = nil\n\treturn nil\n}\n\nfunc (p *MemFSPath) RemoveAll(ctx context.Context) error {\n\ttree, err := p.ReadTree(ctx)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn err\n\t}\n\n\tfor _, filePath := range tree {\n\t\terr := filePath.Remove(ctx)\n\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"error removing file %s: %w\", filePath, err)\n\t\t}\n\t}\n\n\treturn nil\n}\n\nfunc (p *MemFSPath) RemoveAllVersions(ctx context.Context) error {\n\treturn p.Remove(ctx)\n}\n\nfunc (p *MemFSPath) Location() string {\n\treturn p.location\n}\n\nfunc (p *MemFSPath) IsPublic() (bool, error) {\n\tif p.acl == nil {\n\t\treturn false, nil\n\t}","sourceCodeStart":182,"sourceCodeEnd":218,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/blob/4c8573c808a73d578c5eadc86d410646ea0b0d73/util/pkg/vfs/memfs.go#L182-L218","documentation":"Returned by MemFSPath.RemoveAll when deleting one of the paths gathered from ReadTree fails. The inner Remove on an in-memory path virtually never errors, so this guard fires only if the tree contains a path whose removal misbehaves — effectively an internal-consistency check while purging a memfs subtree.","triggerScenarios":"Calling RemoveAll on a memfs directory where a child path's Remove fails (e.g. permission denied by the path's ACL during the ACL check performed by Remove).","commonSituations":"In-memory VFS used in tests/terraform rendering where an ACL restricts deletion of some descendant; partially deleted trees left behind after this error.","solutions":["Inspect the wrapped error and offending path (%s/%w) to see which child failed and why","Fix the ACL on the failing child path so Remove passes its permission check","If idempotent cleanup is desired, tolerate not-exist errors: iterate the tree yourself and ignore vfs.ErrNotExist per child"],"exampleFix":"// before\ntree, _ := dir.ReadTree(ctx)\nfor _, p := range tree { p.Remove(ctx) } // one failure aborts\n// after\nfor _, p := range tree {\n    if err := p.Remove(ctx); err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {\n        return fmt.Errorf(\"error removing file %s: %w\", p, err)\n    }\n}","handlingStrategy":"try-catch","validationCode":"null","typeGuard":"null","tryCatchPattern":"if err := dir.RemoveAll(ctx); err != nil {\n    var pe *pathError\n    klog.Warningf(\"partial RemoveAll: %v\", err) // err names offending file and cause\n}","preventionTips":["Ensure ACLs allow deletion of all descendants before RemoveAll","Make cleanup idempotent: tolerate os.IsNotExist per child","Log the wrapped path to repair partially deleted trees"],"tags":["vfs","memfs","file-removal"],"backgroundTag":"remove-failed","analyzedSha":"4c8573c808a73d578c5eadc86d410646ea0b0d73","analyzedAt":"2026-09-05T04:13:19.212Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-05T04:13:19.212Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-12T07:17:12.445Z"}