Make error message more specific

SarahFrench · SarahFrench · commit a9f391a4c472 · 2025-10-02T12:21:33.000+01:00
diff --git a/internal/command/meta_backend.go b/internal/command/meta_backend.go
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ func (m *Meta) backendFromConfig(opts *BackendOpts) (backend.Backend, tfdiags.Di
 	statePath := filepath.Join(m.DataDir(), DefaultStateFilename)
 	sMgr := &clistate.LocalState{Path: statePath}
 	if err := sMgr.RefreshState(); err != nil {
-		diags = diags.Append(fmt.Errorf("Failed to load state: %s", err))
+		diags = diags.Append(fmt.Errorf("Failed to load the backend state file: %s", err))
 		return nil, diags
 	}
 

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ func (m Meta) backendFromConfig(opts BackendOpts) (backend.Backend, tfdiags.Di`
`695`	`695`	`statePath := filepath.Join(m.DataDir(), DefaultStateFilename)`
`696`	`696`	`sMgr := &clistate.LocalState{Path: statePath}`
`697`	`697`	`if err := sMgr.RefreshState(); err != nil {`
`698`		`- diags = diags.Append(fmt.Errorf("Failed to load state: %s", err))`
	`698`	`+ diags = diags.Append(fmt.Errorf("Failed to load the backend state file: %s", err))`
`699`	`699`	`return nil, diags`
`700`	`700`	`}`
`701`	`701`