docker/cli · error

failed to list TLS files for endpoint %s: %w

Error message

failed to list TLS files for endpoint %s: %w

What it means

Error "failed to list TLS files for endpoint %s: %w" thrown in docker/cli.

Source

Thrown at cli/context/store/tlsstore.go:80

func (s *tlsStore) listContextData(name string) (map[string]EndpointFiles, error) {
	contextDir := s.contextDir(name)
	epFSs, err := os.ReadDir(contextDir)
	if err != nil {
		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
			return map[string]EndpointFiles{}, nil
		}
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to list TLS files for context %s: %w", name, err)
	}
	r := make(map[string]EndpointFiles)
	for _, epFS := range epFSs {
		if epFS.IsDir() {
			fss, err := os.ReadDir(filepath.Join(contextDir, epFS.Name()))
			if os.IsNotExist(err) {
				continue
			}
			if err != nil {
				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to list TLS files for endpoint %s: %w", epFS.Name(), err)
			}
			var files EndpointFiles
			for _, fs := range fss {
				if !fs.IsDir() {
					files = append(files, fs.Name())
				}
			}
			r[epFS.Name()] = files
		}
	}
	return r, nil
}

// EndpointFiles is a slice of strings representing file names
type EndpointFiles []string

View on GitHub (pinned to e9452d6e78)

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cli/context/store/tlsstore.go:80 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/5768885019ce4af6.json. Report an issue: GitHub.