jackc/pgx · error

failed to read service file: %v

Error message

failed to read service file: %v

What it means

Error "failed to read service file: %v" thrown in jackc/pgx.

Source

Thrown at pgconn/config.go:788

		key = canonicalConnStringKey(key)

		if key == "" {
			return nil, errors.New("invalid keyword/value")
		}

		if key == "user" && val == "" {
			continue
		}
		settings[key] = val
	}

	return settings, nil
}

func parseServiceSettings(servicefilePath, serviceName string) (map[string]string, error) {
	servicefile, err := pgservicefile.ReadServicefile(servicefilePath)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read service file: %v", servicefilePath)
	}

	service, err := servicefile.GetService(serviceName)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to find service: %v", serviceName)
	}

	settings := make(map[string]string, len(service.Settings))
	for k, v := range service.Settings {
		settings[canonicalConnStringKey(k)] = v
	}

	return settings, nil
}

// configTLS uses libpq's TLS parameters to construct  []*tls.Config. It is
// necessary to allow returning multiple TLS configs as sslmode "allow" and
// "prefer" allow fallback.

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at pgconn/config.go:788 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of jackc/pgx@ec1a0befd2 (2026-08-04). Data as JSON: /data/errors/ef3b292201c6720a.json. Report an issue: GitHub.