vmctl import to instance with httpAuth_username/password : missing error message on auth failure about vmctl

[ulikl]

Hi @hagen1778
thank you very much, the request error is shown now immediately.

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Found 5 timeseries to import. Continue? [Y/n] Y
2020/08/05 09:37:32 Import process failed:
test1_value{id="1",x="2",db="migtest"} for timestamps range 1595578136075 - 1595578136075
test2_w{id="1",x="2",db="migtest"} for timestamps range 1595578161760 - 1595578161760
test_influxline_field2{tag1="value1",tag2="value2",db="migtest"} for timestamps range 1593184 - 1593184
 with error: import request error for "http://127.0.0.1:8428": unexpected response code 401:

[hagen1778]

Hello @ulikl!
Have you tried following flags:

./vmctl influx --help | grep basic
   --vm-user value         VictoriaMetrics username for basic auth [$VM_USERNAME]
   --vm-password value     VictoriaMetrics password for basic auth [$VM_PASSWORD]

[ulikl]

@hagen1778 , thanks for the hint. I have I overlooked these options. This works fine.

But the missing error message is really confusing.
Could you improve the error handling?

[hagen1778]

Right! The errors are usually processed and returned to user during the import. In current case the number of series was so small that it "fit" the importer buffers and process exited before reading it. In commit 36b96a8 this issue should be addressed.
Thanks for reporting!