docker/cli · error

error closing temp file: %w

Error message

error closing temp file: %w

What it means

Error "error closing temp file: %w" thrown in docker/cli.

Source

Thrown at cli/config/configfile/file.go:226

		return err
	}
	defer func() {
		// ignore error as the file may already be closed when we reach this.
		_ = temp.Close()
		if retErr != nil {
			if err := os.Remove(temp.Name()); err != nil {
				logrus.WithError(err).WithField("file", temp.Name()).Debug("Error cleaning up temp file")
			}
		}
	}()

	err = c.SaveToWriter(temp)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	if err := temp.Close(); err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("error closing temp file: %w", err)
	}

	// Handle situation where the configfile is a symlink, and allow for dangling symlinks
	cfgFile := c.Filename
	if f, err := filepath.EvalSymlinks(cfgFile); err == nil {
		cfgFile = f
	} else if os.IsNotExist(err) {
		// extract the path from the error if the configfile does not exist or is a dangling symlink
		var pathError *os.PathError
		if errors.As(err, &pathError) {
			cfgFile = pathError.Path
		}
	}

	// Try copying the current config file (if any) ownership and permissions
	copyFilePermissions(cfgFile, temp.Name())
	return os.Rename(temp.Name(), cfgFile)
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cli/config/configfile/file.go:226 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of docker/cli@e9452d6e78 (2026-08-01). Data as JSON: /data/errors/a5980a36609c6478.json. Report an issue: GitHub.