goharbor/harbor · error

multiple entries found for username: %s

Error message

multiple entries found for username: %s

What it means

Error "multiple entries found for username: %s" thrown in goharbor/harbor.

Source

Thrown at src/core/auth/uaa/uaa.go:118

		log.Warningf("Failed to update user profile, user: %s, error: %v", user.Username, err2)
	}
	return nil
}

// SearchUser search user on uaa server, transform it to Harbor's user model
func (u *Auth) SearchUser(ctx context.Context, username string) (*models.User, error) {
	if err := u.ensureClient(ctx); err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	l, err := u.client.SearchUser(username)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	if len(l) == 0 {
		return nil, nil
	}
	if len(l) > 1 {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("multiple entries found for username: %s", username)
	}
	e := l[0]
	email := ""
	if len(e.Emails) > 0 {
		email = e.Emails[0].Value
	}
	return &models.User{
		Username: username,
		Email:    email,
	}, nil
}

func (u *Auth) ensureClient(ctx context.Context) error {
	var cfg *uaa.ClientConfig
	UAASettings, err := config.UAASettings(ctx)
	//	log.Debugf("Uaa settings: %+v", UAASettings)
	if err != nil {
		log.Warningf("Failed to get UAA setting from Admin Server, error: %v", err)

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/core/auth/uaa/uaa.go:118 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of goharbor/harbor@7b2fd08cc5 (2026-08-16). Data as JSON: /api/errors/29791fc822e18c7d. Report an issue: GitHub.