{"record":{"id":"10e1477c08056d87","repo":"kubernetes/kops","slug":"creating-role-assignments-client-w","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"creating role assignments client: %w","messagePattern":"creating role assignments client: %w","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/azure/roleassignment.go","lineNumber":77,"sourceCode":"\t\t\treturn nil, fmt.Errorf(\"listing role assignments: %w\", err)\n\t\t}\n\t\tl = append(l, resp.Value...)\n\t}\n\treturn l, nil\n}\n\nfunc (c *roleAssignmentsClientImpl) Delete(ctx context.Context, scope, raName string) error {\n\t_, err := c.c.Delete(ctx, scope, raName, nil)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"deleting role assignment: %w\", err)\n\t}\n\treturn nil\n}\n\nfunc newRoleAssignmentsClientImpl(subscriptionID string, cred *azidentity.DefaultAzureCredential) (*roleAssignmentsClientImpl, error) {\n\tc, err := authz.NewRoleAssignmentsClient(subscriptionID, cred, nil)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn nil, fmt.Errorf(\"creating role assignments client: %w\", err)\n\t}\n\treturn &roleAssignmentsClientImpl{\n\t\tc: c,\n\t}, nil\n}\n","sourceCodeStart":59,"sourceCodeEnd":83,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/blob/4c8573c808a73d578c5eadc86d410646ea0b0d73/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/azure/roleassignment.go#L59-L83","documentation":"This error is wrapped when authz.NewRoleAssignmentsClient fails to construct the Azure SDK RoleAssignmentsClient for the given subscription ID and credential. Failure here means the client object could not be created before any Azure API call is made. It propagates out of newRoleAssignmentsClientImpl during newAzureCloud, aborting cloud initialization.","triggerScenarios":"authz.NewRoleAssignmentsClient(subscriptionID, cred, nil) returns a non-nil err, typically when subscriptionID is empty/invalid or the credential is nil/invalid for the SDK's pipeline setup.","commonSituations":"Missing or malformed AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID; DefaultAzureCredential constructed with no available auth source (no env vars, no az login, no managed identity); SDK version mismatch where client constructor validates inputs strictly.","solutions":["Verify AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID is set to a valid GUID before calling newAzureCloud","Ensure DefaultAzureCredential is created successfully and an auth chain exists (env vars, az login, or managed identity)","Check the wrapped %w error for the root cause and fix the underlying configuration","Confirm the azure-sdk-for-go azidentity and authorization module versions are compatible"],"exampleFix":"// before\ncloud, err := azure.NewAzureCloud(...)\n// after\nif os.Getenv(\"AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID\") == \"\" {\n\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID must be set\")\n}\ncloud, err := azure.NewAzureCloud(...)","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"if subID == \"\" || _, err := uuid.Parse(os.Getenv(\"AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID\")); err != nil {\n\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"valid AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID required\")\n}\nif _, err := azidentity.NewDefaultAzureCredential(nil); err != nil {\n\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"no Azure credential available: %w\", err)\n}","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"client, err := newAzureCloud(...)\nif err != nil {\n\tvar credErr *azidentity.CredentialUnavailableError\n\tif errors.As(err, &credErr) { /* fix auth env */ }\n\treturn err\n}","preventionTips":["Always set AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID to a valid GUID","Validate credential availability (az login / managed identity) before cluster ops","Keep azidentity SDK versions current"],"tags":["azure","client-initialization","credentials"],"backgroundTag":"azure-client-creation-failed","analyzedSha":"4c8573c808a73d578c5eadc86d410646ea0b0d73","analyzedAt":"2026-09-05T04:13:19.212Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-05T04:13:19.212Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-12T12:17:11.808Z"}