crowdsecurity/crowdsec · error

expected zero or one value for 'max_buffer_size'

Error message

expected zero or one value for 'max_buffer_size'

What it means

DSN validation in file ConfigureByDSN: the max_buffer_size query parameter is repeated in the file:// DSN. Exactly one integer value is expected, since it configures the line scanner buffer for a single file reader.

Source

Thrown at pkg/acquisition/modules/file/config.go:188

			return fmt.Errorf("could not parse file args: %w", err)
		}

		for key, value := range params {
			switch key {
			case "log_level":
				if len(value) != 1 {
					return errors.New("expected zero or one value for 'log_level'")
				}

				lvl, err := log.ParseLevel(value[0])
				if err != nil {
					return fmt.Errorf("unknown level %s: %w", value[0], err)
				}

				s.logger.Logger.SetLevel(lvl)
			case "max_buffer_size":
				if len(value) != 1 {
					return errors.New("expected zero or one value for 'max_buffer_size'")
				}

				maxBufferSize, err := strconv.Atoi(value[0])
				if err != nil {
					return fmt.Errorf("could not parse max_buffer_size %s: %w", value[0], err)
				}

				s.config.MaxBufferSize = maxBufferSize
			default:
				return fmt.Errorf("unknown parameter %s", key)
			}
		}
	}

	s.config.Labels = labels
	s.config.Mode = configuration.CAT_MODE
	s.config.UniqueId = uuid

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Solutions

1. Pass max_buffer_size once with a single integer (bytes), e.g. ?max_buffer_size=65536
2. Raise it only for very long lines; non-numeric values fail separately with a parse error

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at pkg/acquisition/modules/file/config.go:188 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of crowdsecurity/crowdsec@909b515798 (2026-09-06). Data as JSON: /api/errors/fa5c08ae4753269d. Report an issue: GitHub.