fs: validate filesystem path argument properly. (#3470)

FS should fail for invalid paths like

 - file:///
 - ftp://
 - http://

cmd/server-main.go

@@ -111,8 +111,7 @@ func parseStorageEndpoints(eps []string) (endpoints []*url.URL, err error) {
 				// we return error as port is configurable only
 				// using "--address :port"
 				if port != "" {
-					errorIf(fmt.Errorf("Invalid argument %s, port configurable using --address :<port>", u.Host), "")
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("Invalid Argument %s, port configurable using --address :<port>", u.Host)
-					return nil, errInvalidArgument
 				}
 				u.Host = net.JoinHostPort(u.Host, globalMinioPort)
 			} else {
@@ -120,8 +119,7 @@ func parseStorageEndpoints(eps []string) (endpoints []*url.URL, err error) {
 				// i.e if "--address host:port" is specified
 				// port info in u.Host is mandatory else return error.
 				if port == "" {
-					errorIf(fmt.Errorf("Invalid argument %s, port mandatory when --address <host>:<port> is used", u.Host), "")
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("Invalid Argument %s, port mandatory when --address <host>:<port> is used", u.Host)
-					return nil, errInvalidArgument
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -326,7 +324,12 @@ func checkServerSyntax(c *cli.Context) {
 	if len(endpoints) > 1 {
 		// Validate if we have sufficient disks for XL setup.
 		err = checkSufficientDisks(endpoints)
-		fatalIf(err, "Storage endpoint error.")
+		fatalIf(err, "Invalid number of disks supplied.")
+	} else {
+		// Validate if we have invalid disk for FS setup.
+		if endpoints[0].Host != "" && endpoints[0].Scheme != "" {
+			fatalIf(errInvalidArgument, "%s, FS setup expects a filesystem path", endpoints[0])
+		}
 	}
 
 	if !isDistributedSetup(endpoints) {

cmd/server-main_test.go

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"flag"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
@@ -182,17 +183,27 @@ func TestParseStorageEndpoints(t *testing.T) {
 		expectedErr     error
 	}{
 		{"", "http://localhost/export", nil},
-		{"testhost", "http://localhost/export", errInvalidArgument},
+		{
-		{"", "http://localhost:9000/export", errInvalidArgument},
+			"testhost",
+			"http://localhost/export",
+			errors.New("Invalid Argument localhost, port mandatory when --address <host>:<port> is used"),
+		},
+		{
+			"",
+			"http://localhost:9000/export",
+			errors.New("Invalid Argument localhost:9000, port configurable using --address :<port>"),
+		},
 		{"testhost", "http://localhost:9000/export", nil},
 	}
 	for i, test := range testCases {
 		globalMinioHost = test.globalMinioHost
 		_, err := parseStorageEndpoints([]string{test.host})
-		if err != test.expectedErr {
+		if err != nil {
+			if err.Error() != test.expectedErr.Error() {
 				t.Errorf("Test %d : got %v, expected %v", i+1, err, test.expectedErr)
 			}
 		}
+	}
 	// Should be reset back to "" so that we don't affect other tests.
 	globalMinioHost = ""
 }