chocolatey/choco · error · ApplicationException

No configuration value by the name '{0}'

Error message

No configuration value by the name '{0}'

What it means

Thrown by ChocolateyConfigSettingsService.GetConfig when the config key name in configuration.ConfigCommand.Name does not match any ConfigFileConfigSetting in ConfigFileSettings.ConfigSettings (case-insensitive via IsEqualTo). This occurs during 'choco config get --name=<x>' when <x> is not a known configuration key. Unlike features (which are boolean toggles), config settings are key-value pairs like cacheLocation or commandExecutionTimeoutSeconds.

Source

Thrown at src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/ChocolateyConfigSettingsService.cs:508

                else
                {
                    if (!configuration.RegularOutput && configuration.IncludeHeaders && !hasHeaderRowBeenOutput)
                    {
                        OutputHelpers.LimitedOutput("Name", "Value", "Description");
                        hasHeaderRowBeenOutput = true;
                    }

                    OutputHelpers.LimitedOutput(config.Key, config.Value, config.Description);
                }
            }
        }

        public void GetConfig(ChocolateyConfiguration configuration)
        {
            var config = GetConfigValue(configuration.ConfigCommand.Name);
            if (config == null)
            {
                throw new ApplicationException("No configuration value by the name '{0}'".FormatWith(configuration.ConfigCommand.Name));
            }

            this.Log().Info("{0}".FormatWith(config.Value));
        }

        public ConfigFileConfigSetting GetConfigValue(string configKeyName)
        {
            var config = ConfigFileSettings.ConfigSettings.FirstOrDefault(p => p.Key.IsEqualTo(configKeyName));
            if (config == null)
            {
                return null;
            }

            return config;
        }

        public void SetConfig(ChocolateyConfiguration configuration)
        {

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Solutions

1. Run 'choco config list' to see all available config keys and their current values
2. Use the exact key name from the list output
3. Check whether the setting is a 'feature' (use 'choco feature') vs a 'config' (use 'choco config')
4. Consult current documentation for renamed settings

Example fix

// before
choco config get --name=cache

// after (correct key name)
choco config get --name=cacheLocation
// discover names:
choco config list

// Validate config key exists before calling GetConfig
var knownKeys = configFileSettings.ConfigSettings.Select(c => c.Key).ToList();
if (!knownKeys.Any(k => k.Equals(keyName, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)))
{
    Console.Error.WriteLine($"Config '{keyName}' not found. Available: {string.Join(", ", knownKeys)}");
    return;
}

public static bool ConfigKeyExists(ConfigFileSettings settings, string keyName)
{
    return settings.ConfigSettings.Any(c => c.Key.Equals(keyName, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
}

try
{
    configService.GetConfig(configuration);
}
catch (ApplicationException ex) when (ex.Message.Contains("No configuration value"))
{
    logger.Error($"Config key '{configuration.ConfigCommand.Name}' not found. Run 'choco config list'.");
}

When it happens

Trigger: Running 'choco config get --name=nonexistent'. Typo in the config key name. The setting was removed or renamed in a newer Chocolatey version. User confuses a feature name with a config setting name. Config file was manually edited and settings were deleted.

Common situations: User mixes up 'feature' names (boolean toggles) with 'config' names (key-value settings). Outdated documentation references a renamed setting. Misspelling the long config key name. Fresh install where the setting hasn't been registered yet.

Related errors

• No feature value by the name '{0}'
• Feature '{0}' not found
• A single config command must be listed. Please see the help
• When specifying the subcommand '{0}', you must also specify
• When specifying the subcommand '{0}', you must also specify

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