docker/cli · error

failed to retrieve TLS files for context %q: %w

Error message

failed to retrieve TLS files for context %q: %w

What it means

Error "failed to retrieve TLS files for context %q: %w" thrown in docker/cli.

Source

Thrown at cli/context/tlsdata.go:48

		Files: make(map[string][]byte),
	}
	if data.CA != nil {
		result.Files[caKey] = data.CA
	}
	if data.Cert != nil {
		result.Files[certKey] = data.Cert
	}
	if data.Key != nil {
		result.Files[keyKey] = data.Key
	}
	return &result
}

// LoadTLSData loads TLS data from the store
func LoadTLSData(s store.Reader, contextName, endpointName string) (*TLSData, error) {
	tlsFiles, err := s.ListTLSFiles(contextName)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to retrieve TLS files for context %q: %w", contextName, err)
	}
	if epTLSFiles, ok := tlsFiles[endpointName]; ok {
		var tlsData TLSData
		for _, f := range epTLSFiles {
			data, err := s.GetTLSData(contextName, endpointName, f)
			if err != nil {
				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to retrieve TLS data (%s) for context %q: %w", f, contextName, err)
			}
			switch f {
			case caKey:
				tlsData.CA = data
			case certKey:
				tlsData.Cert = data
			case keyKey:
				tlsData.Key = data
			default:
				logrus.Warnf("unknown file in context %s TLS bundle: %s", contextName, f)
			}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cli/context/tlsdata.go:48 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/f22fafdccb85a92c.json. Report an issue: GitHub.