puppetlabs/puppet · error · IniParseError

Cannot read nonexistent file %{file}

Error message

Cannot read nonexistent file %{file}

What it means

Error "Cannot read nonexistent file %{file}" thrown in puppetlabs/puppet.

Source

Thrown at lib/puppet/util/inifile.rb:140

    attr_accessor :destroy_empty

    # @!attribute [rw] file_collection
    #   @return [Puppet::Util::IniConfig::FileCollection]
    attr_accessor :file_collection

    def initialize(file, options = {})
      @file = file
      @contents = []
      @filetype = Puppet::Util::FileType.filetype(:flat).new(file)

      @destroy_empty = options.fetch(:destroy_empty, false)
    end

    # Read and parse the on-disk file associated with this object
    def read
      text = @filetype.read
      if text.nil?
        raise IniParseError, _("Cannot read nonexistent file %{file}") % { file: @file.inspect }
      end

      parse(text)
    end

    INI_COMMENT = Regexp.union(
      /^\s*$/,
      /^[#;]/,
      /^\s*rem\s/i
    )
    INI_CONTINUATION = /^[ \t\r\n\f]/
    INI_SECTION_NAME = /^\[([^\]]+)\]/
    INI_PROPERTY     = /^\s*([^\s=]+)\s*=\s*(.*)$/

    # @api private
    def parse(text)
      section = nil   # The name of the current section
      optname = nil   # The name of the last option in section

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/puppet/util/inifile.rb:140 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of puppetlabs/puppet@e227c27540 (2026-08-21). Data as JSON: /api/errors/d4b0dc86f1ec43c9. Report an issue: GitHub.