phacility/phabricator · error · PhutilArgumentUsageException

Factor type "%s" is unknown. Use `bin/auth list-factors` to

Error message

Factor type "%s" is unknown. Use `bin/auth list-factors` to get a list of known factor types.

What it means

Error "Factor type "%s" is unknown. Use `bin/auth list-factors` to get a list of known factor types." thrown in phacility/phabricator.

Source

Thrown at src/applications/auth/management/PhabricatorAuthManagementStripWorkflow.php:118

      throw new PhutilArgumentUsageException(
        pht(
          'Specify either specific factors with "--provider", or all factors '.
          'with "--all-types", but not both.'));
    } else if (!$types && !$all_types && !$provider_phids) {
      throw new PhutilArgumentUsageException(
        pht(
          'Use "--type <type>" or "--provider <phid>" to specify which '.
          'factors to strip, or "--all-types" to strip all factors. '.
          'Use `bin/auth list-factors` to show the available factor types '.
          'or `bin/auth list-mfa-providers` to show available providers.'));
    }

    $type_map = PhabricatorAuthFactor::getAllFactors();

    if ($types) {
      foreach ($types as $type) {
        if (!isset($type_map[$type])) {
          throw new PhutilArgumentUsageException(
            pht(
              'Factor type "%s" is unknown. Use `bin/auth list-factors` to '.
              'get a list of known factor types.',
              $type));
        }
      }
    }

    $provider_query = id(new PhabricatorAuthFactorProviderQuery())
      ->setViewer($viewer);

    if ($provider_phids) {
      $provider_query->withPHIDs($provider_phids);
    }

    if ($types) {
      $provider_query->withProviderFactorKeys($types);
    }

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/applications/auth/management/PhabricatorAuthManagementStripWorkflow.php:118 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of phacility/phabricator@5720a38cfe (2026-08-21). Data as JSON: /api/errors/64a077ad76bc09eb. Report an issue: GitHub.