{"record":{"id":"0ca65f7765e6684e","repo":"kubernetes/kops","slug":"error-listing-s-in-state-store-v","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"error listing %s in state store: %v","messagePattern":"error listing (.+?) in state store: (.+?)","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"pkg/client/simple/vfsclientset/commonvfs.go","lineNumber":220,"sourceCode":"\treturn nil\n}\n\nfunc (c *VFSClientBase) delete(ctx context.Context, name string, options metav1.DeleteOptions) error {\n\tp := c.basePath.Join(name)\n\terr := p.Remove(ctx)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\tif os.IsNotExist(err) {\n\t\t\treturn nil\n\t\t}\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"error deleting %s configuration %q: %v\", c.kind, name, err)\n\t}\n\treturn nil\n}\n\nfunc (c *VFSClientBase) listNames(ctx context.Context) ([]string, error) {\n\tkeys, err := listChildNames(ctx, c.basePath)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn nil, fmt.Errorf(\"error listing %s in state store: %v\", c.kind, err)\n\t}\n\n\t// Seems to be an assumption in k8s APIs that items are always returned sorted\n\tsort.Strings(keys)\n\n\treturn keys, nil\n}\n\nfunc (c *VFSClientBase) readAll(ctx context.Context, items interface{}) (interface{}, error) {\n\tsliceValue := reflect.ValueOf(items)\n\tsliceType := reflect.TypeOf(items)\n\tif sliceType.Kind() != reflect.Slice {\n\t\treturn nil, fmt.Errorf(\"expected slice, got %T\", items)\n\t}\n\n\tnames, err := c.listNames(ctx)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn nil, err","sourceCodeStart":202,"sourceCodeEnd":238,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/blob/4c8573c808a73d578c5eadc86d410646ea0b0d73/pkg/client/simple/vfsclientset/commonvfs.go#L202-L238","documentation":"listNames enumerates child names of the clientset basePath via listChildNames. Any listing error from the VFS backend is wrapped as \"error listing <kind> in state store\". It means the state-store directory could not be read at all.","triggerScenarios":"List/readAll calls listNames and the vfs directory listing fails: missing basePath, permission denied, invalid credentials, or backend unreachable.","commonSituations":"`kops get` against a deleted or never-initialized state bucket, expired cloud credentials, wrong KOPS_STATE_STORE path, network partition, bucket region mismatch.","solutions":["Validate the state store location exists and is readable (aws s3 ls s3://bucket/cluster-name/instancegroups).","Refresh cloud credentials.","Correct KOPS_STATE_STORE / --state flag value.","Retry after network issues resolve."],"exampleFix":"// before\nKOPS_STATE_STORE=s3://old-bucket kops get instancegroups\n// after\nKOPS_STATE_STORE=s3://my-state-bucket kops get instancegroups","handlingStrategy":"try-catch","validationCode":"_, err := store.ReadFile(ctx, basePath)\nif err != nil {\n    return fmt.Errorf(\"state store base path unreadable: %w\", err)\n}","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"items, err := client.List(ctx, metav1.ListOptions{})\nif err != nil {\n    if strings.Contains(err.Error(), \"error listing\") {\n        // check credentials / KOPS_STATE_STORE, then retry\n        return refreshCredsAndRetry()\n    }\n    return err\n}","preventionTips":["Confirm KOPS_STATE_STORE before running read commands","Refresh cloud credentials (aws sso login) in scripts","Preflight the bucket with `aws s3 ls` in CI"],"tags":["vfs","state-store","list"],"backgroundTag":"state-store-unreachable","analyzedSha":"4c8573c808a73d578c5eadc86d410646ea0b0d73","analyzedAt":"2026-09-05T04:13:19.212Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-05T04:13:19.212Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-12T07:17:12.445Z"}