{"record":{"id":"4d5f38f4d547a54c","repo":"ahmetb/kubectx","slug":"failed-to-switch-context-w-4d5f38","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"failed to switch context: %w","messagePattern":"failed to switch context: %w","errorType":"console","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"cmd/kubectx/switch.go","lineNumber":43,"sourceCode":"\n// SwitchOp indicates intention to switch contexts.\ntype SwitchOp struct {\n\tTarget string // '-' for back and forth, or NAME\n}\n\nfunc (op SwitchOp) Run(_, stderr io.Writer) error {\n\tif err := checkIsolatedMode(); err != nil {\n\t\treturn err\n\t}\n\tvar newCtx string\n\tvar err error\n\tif op.Target == \"-\" {\n\t\tnewCtx, err = swapContext()\n\t} else {\n\t\tnewCtx, err = switchContext(op.Target)\n\t}\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"failed to switch context: %w\", err)\n\t}\n\tif err = printer.Success(stderr, \"Switched to context \\\"%s\\\".\", printer.SuccessColor.Sprint(newCtx)); err != nil {\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"print error: %w\", err)\n\t}\n\treturn nil\n}\n\n// switchContext switches to specified context name.\nfunc switchContext(name string) (string, error) {\n\tprevCtxFile, err := kubectxPrevCtxFile()\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn \"\", fmt.Errorf(\"failed to determine state file: %w\", err)\n\t}\n\n\tkc := new(kubeconfig.Kubeconfig).WithLoader(kubeconfig.DefaultLoader)\n\tdefer kc.Close()\n\tif err := kc.Parse(); err != nil {\n\t\treturn \"\", fmt.Errorf(\"kubeconfig error: %w\", err)","sourceCodeStart":25,"sourceCodeEnd":61,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/ahmetb/kubectx/blob/12ad6fb22e8c546ee2b54e7de38aa51c906832f7/cmd/kubectx/switch.go#L25-L61","documentation":"Umbrella wrapper: either swapContext (target '-') or switchContext (named target) failed, and this message adds no diagnosis beyond 'failed to switch context'. The real cause is in the wrapped error — common cases: unknown context name, unwritable kubeconfig, or unreadable state file.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at cmd/kubectx/switch.go:43 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":["Read the wrapped error: 'no context exists with the name' means a typo/unknown context; 'failed to save kubeconfig' means a permission problem","Verify the context name with kubectx or kubectl config get-contexts","For '-', ensure a previous switch was made (state file must exist)"],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"try-catch","validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"12ad6fb22e8c546ee2b54e7de38aa51c906832f7","analyzedAt":"2026-09-02T12:23:10.107Z","contentChangedAt":null,"schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-09T16:17:10.729Z"}