theonedev/onedev · error · ExplicitException

Target project not found:

Error message

Target project not found: 

What it means

PullRepository.run resolves the configured targetProject path at build time; a null lookup result means no project with that path exists, so the repository cannot be pulled into it. The message carries the path.

Source

Thrown at server-core/src/main/java/io/onedev/server/buildspec/step/PullRepository.java:148

	private static String getLfsDescription() {
		if (!Bootstrap.isInDocker()) {
			return _T("If this option is enabled, git lfs command needs to be installed on OneDev server "
					+ "(even this step runs on other node)");
		} else {
			return null;
		}
	}

	@Override
	public ServerStepResult run(Long buildId, File inputDir, TaskLogger logger) {
		return OneDev.getInstance(SessionService.class).call(() -> {
			var build = OneDev.getInstance(BuildService.class).load(buildId);
			Project project = build.getProject();
			Project targetProject;
			if (getTargetProject() != null) {
				targetProject = getProjectService().findByPath(getTargetProject());
				if (targetProject == null)
					throw new ExplicitException("Target project not found: " + getTargetProject());
			} else {
				targetProject = project;
			}
			boolean authorized = false;
			if (project.isCommitOnBranch(build.getCommitId(), project.getDefaultBranch()) 
					&& project.isSelfOrAncestorOf(targetProject)) {
				authorized = true;
			} else if (getAccessTokenSecret() != null && 
					SecurityUtils.canManageProject(build.getAccessToken(getAccessTokenSecret()).asSubject(), targetProject)) {
				authorized = true;
			}
			if (!authorized) 
				throw new ExplicitException("This build is not authorized to sync to project: " + targetProject.getPath());

			Long userId;
			if (getAccessTokenSecret() != null) {
				userId = build.getAccessToken(getAccessTokenSecret()).getOwner().getId();
			} else {

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Solutions

1. Correct the target project path in the step configuration.
2. Create the project or pick an existing one.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at server-core/src/main/java/io/onedev/server/buildspec/step/PullRepository.java:148 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of theonedev/onedev@d44925c47c (2026-09-06). Data as JSON: /api/errors/c86a61daed494e63. Report an issue: GitHub.