crowdsecurity/crowdsec · error

test '%s' doesn't exist in '%s', exiting

Error message

test '%s' doesn't exist in '%s', exiting

What it means

RunWithNucleiTemplate first checks that the test directory exists under HubTestPath before executing crowdsec commands for a nuclei-based test. If <HubTestPath>/<Name> is missing, it returns 'test <name> doesn't exist in <path>, exiting'. It is a preflight guard against running commands in a nonexistent runtime.

Source

Thrown at pkg/hubtest/hubtest_item.go:332

			log.Infof("%s - %s", emoji.GreenCircle, line)
		}
	}

	if len(failures) > 0 {
		log.Errorf("Failure log -------------")

		for _, line := range failures {
			log.Infof("%s - %s", emoji.RedCircle, line)
		}
	}

	return nil
}

func (t *HubTestItem) RunWithNucleiTemplate(ctx context.Context) error {
	testPath := filepath.Join(t.HubTestPath, t.Name)
	if _, err := os.Stat(testPath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
		return fmt.Errorf("test '%s' doesn't exist in '%s', exiting", t.Name, t.HubTestPath)
	}

	crowdsecLogFile := filepath.Join(t.RuntimePath, "log", "crowdsec.log")

	// machine add
	cmdArgs := []string{"-c", t.RuntimeConfigFilePath, "machines", "add", "testMachine", "--force", "--auto"}
	cscliRegisterCmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, t.CscliPath, cmdArgs...)
	cscliRegisterCmd.Dir = testPath
	cscliRegisterCmd.Env = []string{"TESTDIR=" + testPath, "DATADIR=" + t.RuntimeHubConfig.InstallDataDir, "TZ=UTC"}

	output, err := cscliRegisterCmd.CombinedOutput()
	if err != nil {
		if !strings.Contains(string(output), "unable to create machine: user 'testMachine': user already exist") {
			fmt.Fprintln(os.Stdout, string(output))
			return fmt.Errorf("fail to run '%s' for test '%s': %w", cscliRegisterCmd.String(), t.Name, err)
		}
	}

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Solutions

1. Verify the directory exists: `ls <HubTestPath>/<testName>`; if missing, re-clone/copy the hub tests or re-run the loader that creates the item.
2. Correct the test name passed to Run so it matches an existing directory exactly.
3. Ensure HubTestPath is set to the actual hub tests directory (check for typos/relative paths) before constructing/running the item.
4. If a previous cleanup deleted it, recreate the test item via LoadTestItem before RunWithNucleiTemplate.

Example fix

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testPath := filepath.Join(hubTestPath, name)
if fi, err := os.Stat(testPath); err != nil || !fi.IsDir() {
    return fmt.Errorf("test %s not present under %s", name, hubTestPath)
}

func testExists(hubTestPath, name string) bool {
    fi, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(hubTestPath, name))
    return err == nil && fi.IsDir()
}

err := item.Run(ctx)
if err != nil && strings.Contains(err.Error(), "doesn't exist in") {
    // reload or re-clone the hub tests, then re-create the item via LoadTestItem
}

When it happens

Trigger: Calling HubTestItem.Run (nuclei path) with a test whose directory was deleted, never created (LoadTestItem/NewTest not run or failed), or whose Name doesn't match an existing directory under HubTestPath.

Common situations: Typo in the test name; tests directory not copied/cloned into place; previous run cleaned up the test directory; running a hub test by name from the wrong working directory so HubTestPath points elsewhere.

Related errors

• ErrNucleiRunFail
• can't find crowdsec binary: %w
• %w: %v
• ErrNucleiTemplateFail
• failed to open

AI-assisted analysis of crowdsecurity/crowdsec@909b515798 (2026-09-06). Data as JSON: /api/errors/809c77e1ba1aa420. Report an issue: GitHub.