wasmerio/wasmer · error

No owner specified: use --owner XXX

Error message

No owner specified: use --owner XXX

What it means

Error "No owner specified: use --owner XXX" thrown in wasmerio/wasmer.

Source

Thrown at lib/cli/src/commands/app/deploy.rs:212

    ) -> anyhow::Result<String> {
        if let Some(owner) = &self.owner {
            return Ok(owner.clone());
        }

        if let Some(serde_yaml::Value::String(owner)) = &app.get("owner") {
            return Ok(owner.clone());
        }

        if let Some(edge_app) = maybe_edge_app {
            app.as_mapping_mut()
                .unwrap()
                .insert("owner".into(), edge_app.owner.global_name.clone().into());
            return Ok(edge_app.owner.global_name.clone());
        };

        if self.non_interactive {
            // if not interactive we can't prompt the user to choose the owner of the app.
            anyhow::bail!("No owner specified: use --owner XXX");
        }

        let user = wasmer_backend_api::query::current_user_with_namespaces(client, None).await?;
        let owner = crate::utils::prompts::prompt_for_namespace(
            "Who should own this app?",
            None,
            Some(&user),
        )?;

        app.as_mapping_mut()
            .unwrap()
            .insert("owner".into(), owner.clone().into());

        Ok(owner.clone())
    }
    async fn create(&self) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
        eprintln!("It seems you are trying to create a new app!");

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/cli/src/commands/app/deploy.rs:212 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of wasmerio/wasmer@8c4b9ee9d3 (2026-09-01). Data as JSON: /api/errors/1314f89663318c11. Report an issue: GitHub.