router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI · error

logging: failed to create log directory: %w

Error message

logging: failed to create log directory: %w

What it means

Error "logging: failed to create log directory: %w" thrown in router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI.

Source

Thrown at internal/logging/global_logger.go:197

	}
	return logDir
}

// ConfigureLogOutput switches the global log destination between rotating files and stdout.
// When logsMaxTotalSizeMB > 0, a background cleaner removes the oldest log files in the logs directory
// until the total size is within the limit.
func ConfigureLogOutput(cfg *config.Config) error {
	SetupBaseLogger()

	writerMu.Lock()
	defer writerMu.Unlock()

	logDir := ResolveLogDirectory(cfg)

	protectedPath := ""
	if cfg.LoggingToFile {
		if err := os.MkdirAll(logDir, 0o755); err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("logging: failed to create log directory: %w", err)
		}
		if logWriter != nil {
			_ = logWriter.Close()
		}
		protectedPath = filepath.Join(logDir, "main.log")
		logWriter = &lumberjack.Logger{
			Filename:   protectedPath,
			MaxSize:    10,
			MaxBackups: 0,
			MaxAge:     0,
			Compress:   false,
		}
		log.SetOutput(logWriter)
	} else {
		if logWriter != nil {
			_ = logWriter.Close()
			logWriter = nil
		}

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Solutions

1. Verify the log directory path is writable and parent directories exist.
2. Check the wrapped error for permission failures and fix directory permissions.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at internal/logging/global_logger.go:197 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI@78f0c4079e (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/8215c6ac9c9c7712. Report an issue: GitHub.