hashicorp/nomad · error

failed sve lookup: %s

Error message

failed sve lookup: %s

What it means

Inside varSetTxn, the initial memdb read of the existing variable (namespace/path) failed; the wrapped lookup error aborts the plain variable set with an error response.

Source

Thrown at nomad/state/state_store_variables.go:203

	if ok {
		// If the existing index does not match the provided CAS index arg, then we
		// shouldn't update anything and can safely return early here.
		if sv.ModifyIndex != svEx.ModifyIndex {
			return req.ConflictResponse(idx, svEx)
		}
	}

	// If we made it this far, we should perform the set.
	return s.varSetTxn(tx, idx, req)
}

// varSetTxn is used to insert or update a variable in the state
// store. It is the inner method used and handles only the actual storage.
func (s *StateStore) varSetTxn(tx WriteTxn, idx uint64, req *structs.VarApplyStateRequest) *structs.VarApplyStateResponse {
	sv := req.Var
	existingRaw, err := tx.First(TableVariables, indexID, sv.Namespace, sv.Path)
	if err != nil {
		return req.ErrorResponse(idx, fmt.Errorf("failed sve lookup: %s", err))
	}

	existing, _ := existingRaw.(*structs.VariableEncrypted)

	existingQuota, err := tx.First(TableVariablesQuotas, indexID, sv.Namespace)
	if err != nil {
		return req.ErrorResponse(idx, fmt.Errorf("variable quota lookup failed: %v", err))
	}

	var quotaChange int64
	// Set the CreateIndex and CreateTime
	if existing != nil {

		// If the variable is locked, it can only be updated by providing the correct
		// lock ID.
		if isLocked(existing.Lock, req) {
			zeroVal := &structs.VariableEncrypted{
				VariableMetadata: structs.VariableMetadata{

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Solutions

1. Retry the variable set
2. Check server logs for memdb errors

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at nomad/state/state_store_variables.go:203 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of hashicorp/nomad@482b49bf1a (2026-09-04). Data as JSON: /api/errors/e2cd57b037747e00. Report an issue: GitHub.