fixing issue where error is silently swallowed, as well updating log line

calvinmachado20 · calvinmachado20 · commit 15451b5322d8 · 2026-06-26T08:55:13.000-04:00
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/filecount/filecount.go b/plugins/inputs/filecount/filecount.go
@@ -236,9 +236,10 @@ func (fc *FileCount) count(acc telegraf.Accumulator, basedir string, glob globpa
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, context.DeadlineExceeded) {
-			fc.Log.Warnf("Timeout exceeded while walking %q; results not emitted", basedir)
+			fc.Log.Warnf("Timeout exceeded while walking %q", basedir)
 			return
 		}
+		acc.AddError(err)
 	}
 }
 

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -236,9 +236,10 @@ func (fc *FileCount) count(acc telegraf.Accumulator, basedir string, glob globpa`
`236`	`236`	`})`
`237`	`237`	`if err != nil {`
`238`	`238`	`if errors.Is(err, context.DeadlineExceeded) {`
`239`		`- fc.Log.Warnf("Timeout exceeded while walking %q; results not emitted", basedir)`
	`239`	`+ fc.Log.Warnf("Timeout exceeded while walking %q", basedir)`
`240`	`240`	`return`
`241`	`241`	`}`
	`242`	`+ acc.AddError(err)`
`242`	`243`	`}`
`243`	`244`	`}`
`244`	`245`