ahmetb/kubectx · error

kubeconfig error: %w

Error message

kubeconfig error: %w

What it means

Generic kubeconfig parse guard in UnsetOp.Run: loading or decoding the kubeconfig failed before current-context could be cleared. Wrapped error shows whether a file was unreadable (load) or invalid YAML (decode).

Source

Thrown at cmd/kubectx/unset.go:35

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"

	"github.com/ahmetb/kubectx/internal/kubeconfig"
	"github.com/ahmetb/kubectx/internal/printer"
)

// UnsetOp indicates intention to remove current-context preference.
type UnsetOp struct{}

func (_ UnsetOp) Run(_, stderr io.Writer) error {
	if err := checkIsolatedMode(); err != nil {
		return err
	}
	kc := new(kubeconfig.Kubeconfig).WithLoader(kubeconfig.DefaultLoader)
	defer kc.Close()
	if err := kc.Parse(); err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("kubeconfig error: %w", err)
	}

	if err := kc.UnsetCurrentContext(); err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("error while modifying current-context: %w", err)
	}
	if err := kc.Save(); err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to save kubeconfig file after modification: %w", err)
	}

	err := printer.Success(stderr, "Active context unset for kubectl.")
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("write error: %w", err)
	}
	return nil
}

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Solutions

1. Verify KUBECONFIG paths exist and are readable
2. Lint the YAML of each kubeconfig file
3. Repair or remove the broken file and rerun kubectx -u

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cmd/kubectx/unset.go:35 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of ahmetb/kubectx@12ad6fb22e (2026-09-02). Data as JSON: /api/errors/0a4b3ee9571176cf. Report an issue: GitHub.