getsops/sops · error

failed to parse '%s' age identities: %w

Error message

failed to parse '%s' age identities: %w

What it means

Error "failed to parse '%s' age identities: %w" thrown in getsops/sops.

Source

Thrown at age/encrypted_keys.go:191

					return "", fmt.Errorf("gpg-agent passphrase request errored: %s", err)
				}
				//make sure that we won't store empty pass
				if len(pass) == 0 {
					IncorrectPassphrase()
				}
				return pass, nil
			},
			IncorrectPassphrase: IncorrectPassphrase,
			NoMatchWarning: func() {
				log.Warnf("encrypted identity '%s' didn't match file's recipients", location)
			},
		}}
		return ids, nil
	// An unencrypted age identity file.
	default:
		ids, err := parseIdentities(b, allowMultipleKeysPerLine)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse '%s' age identities: %w", location, err)
		}
		return ids, nil
	}
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at age/encrypted_keys.go:191 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

Understand the failure class

• Parsing and encoding errors: unexpected token, malformed input — why parsers reject input and how to find the real culprit.

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