docker/cli · error

unable to create docker endpoint config: %w

Error message

unable to create docker endpoint config: %w

What it means

Error "unable to create docker endpoint config: %w" thrown in docker/cli.

Source

Thrown at cli/command/context/update.go:78

	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	dockerContext, err := command.GetDockerContext(c)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	if opts.description != "" {
		dockerContext.Description = opts.description
	}

	c.Metadata = dockerContext

	tlsDataToReset := make(map[string]*store.EndpointTLSData)

	if opts.endpoint != nil {
		dockerEP, dockerTLS, err := getDockerEndpointMetadataAndTLS(s, opts.endpoint)
		if err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("unable to create docker endpoint config: %w", err)
		}
		c.Endpoints[docker.DockerEndpoint] = dockerEP
		tlsDataToReset[docker.DockerEndpoint] = dockerTLS
	}
	if err := validateEndpoints(c); err != nil {
		return err
	}
	if err := s.CreateOrUpdate(c); err != nil {
		return err
	}
	for ep, tlsData := range tlsDataToReset {
		if err := s.ResetEndpointTLSMaterial(name, ep, tlsData); err != nil {
			return err
		}
	}

	_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(dockerCLI.Out(), name)
	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(dockerCLI.Err(), "Successfully updated context %q\n", name)

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cli/command/context/update.go:78 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/2a0faaa4052fa81c.json. Report an issue: GitHub.