hashicorp/nomad · error

invalid enforcement %q

Error message

invalid enforcement %q

What it means

NodeIntroductionConfig.Validate found an Enforcement value outside the allowed set (none, warn, strict); the multierror records the invalid enum value.

Source

Thrown at nomad/structs/node.go:931

	newCI := *n
	return &newCI
}

// Validate checks that the node introduction configuration is valid.
func (n *NodeIntroductionConfig) Validate() error {

	if n == nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("cannot be empty")
	}

	var mErr *multierror.Error

	switch n.Enforcement {
	case NodeIntroductionEnforcementNone,
		NodeIntroductionEnforcementWarn,
		NodeIntroductionEnforcementStrict:
	default:
		mErr = multierror.Append(mErr, fmt.Errorf("invalid enforcement %q", n.Enforcement))
	}

	if n.DefaultIdentityTTL < 1 {
		mErr = multierror.Append(mErr, errors.New("default_identity_ttl must be greater than 0"))
	}

	if n.MaxIdentityTTL < 1 {
		mErr = multierror.Append(mErr, errors.New("max_identity_ttl must be greater than 0"))
	}

	if n.MaxIdentityTTL < n.DefaultIdentityTTL {
		mErr = multierror.Append(mErr, errors.New(
			"max_identity_ttl must be greater than or equal to default_identity_ttl",
		))
	}

	return mErr.ErrorOrNil()
}

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Solutions

1. Set enforcement to one of "none", "warn", or "strict"
2. Remove the invalid value to use the default

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at nomad/structs/node.go:931 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/97be0fcc428e1f16. Report an issue: GitHub.