Merge pull request #432 from DopplerHQ/errormsg

Provide clearer error message when failing to mount secrets
DopplerHQ · Oct 5, 2023 · de16510 · de16510
2 parents 7aef471 + eee225e
commit de16510
Showing 1 changed file with 1 addition and 1 deletion.
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/secrets.go b/pkg/controllers/secrets.go
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ func MountSecrets(secrets []byte, mountPath string, maxReads int) (string, func(
 	}
 
 	if err := utils.CreateNamedPipe(mountPath, 0600); err != nil {
-		return "", nil, Error{Err: err, Message: "Unable to mount secrets file"}
+		return "", nil, Error{Err: err, Message: "Unable to mount secrets file. This may be due to another running instance of the Doppler CLI, or due to an improper shutdown. If this is unexpected, delete the file and try again."}
 	}
 
 	fifoCleanupStarted := false