getsops/sops · error

Cannot use more than one of encrypted_suffix, unencrypted_su

Error message

Cannot use more than one of encrypted_suffix, unencrypted_suffix, encrypted_regex, unencrypted_regex, encrypted_comment_regex, or unencrypted_comment_regex in the same file

What it means

Error "Cannot use more than one of encrypted_suffix, unencrypted_suffix, encrypted_regex, unencrypted_regex, encrypted_comment_regex, or unencrypted_comment_regex in the same file" thrown in getsops/sops.

Source

Thrown at stores/stores.go:293

	}
	if m.EncryptedSuffix != "" {
		cryptRuleCount++
	}
	if m.UnencryptedRegex != "" {
		cryptRuleCount++
	}
	if m.EncryptedRegex != "" {
		cryptRuleCount++
	}
	if m.UnencryptedCommentRegex != "" {
		cryptRuleCount++
	}
	if m.EncryptedCommentRegex != "" {
		cryptRuleCount++
	}

	if cryptRuleCount > 1 {
		return sops.Metadata{}, fmt.Errorf("Cannot use more than one of encrypted_suffix, unencrypted_suffix, encrypted_regex, unencrypted_regex, encrypted_comment_regex, or unencrypted_comment_regex in the same file")
	}

	if cryptRuleCount == 0 {
		m.UnencryptedSuffix = sops.DefaultUnencryptedSuffix
	}
	return sops.Metadata{
		KeyGroups:                 groups,
		ShamirThreshold:           m.ShamirThreshold,
		Version:                   m.Version,
		MessageAuthenticationCode: m.MessageAuthenticationCode,
		UnencryptedSuffix:         m.UnencryptedSuffix,
		EncryptedSuffix:           m.EncryptedSuffix,
		UnencryptedRegex:          m.UnencryptedRegex,
		EncryptedRegex:            m.EncryptedRegex,
		UnencryptedCommentRegex:   m.UnencryptedCommentRegex,
		EncryptedCommentRegex:     m.EncryptedCommentRegex,
		MACOnlyEncrypted:          m.MACOnlyEncrypted,
		LastModified:              lastModified,

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at stores/stores.go:293 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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