warpdotdev/warp · error · MergeError

permission_update_failed

permission_update_failed

Error message

permission_update_failed

What it means

Error "permission_update_failed" thrown in warpdotdev/warp.

Source

Thrown at resources/bundled/skills/tui-migrate-setup/scripts/merge_mcp_config.py:423

        )
        if not candidate.exists() and not candidate.is_symlink():
            return candidate
    raise MergeError("backup_name_unavailable")


def apply_plan(
    plan: MergePlan,
    destination: Path,
    destination_config: ParsedConfig,
) -> bool:
    """Apply a verified plan. Return whether a content backup was created."""

    if not plan.content_change_required:
        if plan.permission_update_required:
            try:
                os.chmod(destination, 0o600, follow_symlinks=False)
            except (NotImplementedError, OSError) as error:
                raise MergeError("permission_update_failed") from error
        return False

    try:
        destination.parent.mkdir(mode=0o700, parents=True, exist_ok=True)
    except OSError as error:
        raise MergeError("destination_directory_unavailable") from error
    if destination.is_symlink():
        raise MergeError("config_symlink_rejected")

    stage_descriptor: int | None = None
    stage_path: Path | None = None
    try:
        stage_descriptor, stage_name = tempfile.mkstemp(
            prefix=f".{destination.name}.stage-", dir=destination.parent
        )
        stage_path = Path(stage_name)
        os.fchmod(stage_descriptor, 0o600)
        with os.fdopen(stage_descriptor, "wb", closefd=False) as file:

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at resources/bundled/skills/tui-migrate-setup/scripts/merge_mcp_config.py:423 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of warpdotdev/warp@e72fd7aacb (2026-08-16). Data as JSON: /api/errors/b008015cb3cc102f. Report an issue: GitHub.