{"record":{"id":"58e9d0f98b363cdd","repo":"GoogleContainerTools/skaffold","slug":"getting-current-namespace-w","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"getting current namespace: %w","messagePattern":"getting current namespace: %w","errorType":"validation","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"pkg/skaffold/schema/defaults/defaults.go","lineNumber":322,"sourceCode":"\nfunc withClusterConfig(c *latest.SkaffoldConfig, opts ...func(*latest.ClusterDetails) error) error {\n\tclusterDetails := c.Build.BuildType.Cluster\n\tif clusterDetails == nil {\n\t\treturn nil\n\t}\n\tfor _, o := range opts {\n\t\tif err := o(clusterDetails); err != nil {\n\t\t\treturn err\n\t\t}\n\t}\n\treturn nil\n}\n\nfunc setDefaultClusterNamespace(cluster *latest.ClusterDetails) error {\n\tif cluster.Namespace == \"\" {\n\t\tns, err := currentNamespace()\n\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"getting current namespace: %w\", err)\n\t\t}\n\t\tcluster.Namespace = ns\n\t}\n\treturn nil\n}\n\nfunc setDefaultClusterTimeout(cluster *latest.ClusterDetails) error {\n\tcluster.Timeout = valueOrDefault(cluster.Timeout, kaniko.DefaultTimeout)\n\treturn nil\n}\n\nfunc setDefaultClusterPullSecret(cluster *latest.ClusterDetails) error {\n\tcluster.PullSecretMountPath = valueOrDefault(cluster.PullSecretMountPath, kaniko.DefaultSecretMountPath)\n\tif cluster.PullSecretPath != \"\" {\n\t\tabsPath, err := homedir.Expand(cluster.PullSecretPath)\n\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"unable to expand pullSecretPath %s\", cluster.PullSecretPath)\n\t\t}","sourceCodeStart":304,"sourceCodeEnd":340,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/skaffold/blob/a1189de023efc32d4b8e11f395acc678aa555011/pkg/skaffold/schema/defaults/defaults.go#L304-L340","documentation":"setDefaultClusterNamespace fills in an empty cluster.Namespace by reading the namespace from the current kubectl context (currentNamespace). If that lookup fails, the error is wrapped as \"getting current namespace: %w\" and defaults processing stops.","triggerScenarios":"Calling setDefaultClusterNamespace (during schema defaults for a deploy cluster with no explicit namespace) when currentNamespace() fails — unreadable kubeconfig, no current context, or failure querying the context's namespace.","commonSituations":"kubeconfig missing or invalid, context without a namespace set while kubectl cannot resolve it, running outside a cluster where the expected in-cluster config is absent.","solutions":["Fix kubeconfig validity: `kubectl config current-context` should succeed","Set an explicit namespace in skaffold.yaml deploy.kubectl/cluster config to skip the lookup","Set the namespace in the kube context: `kubectl config set-context --current --namespace=myns`","Regenerate kubeconfig credentials if the context is broken"],"exampleFix":"# before: relies on auto-detection\ndeploy:\n  kubectl: {}\n# after: explicit namespace avoids the lookup\ndeploy:\n  kubectl:\n    flags:\n      - --namespace=myns","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"if cluster.Namespace == \"\" {\n    if err := exec.Command(\"kubectl\", \"config\", \"current-context\").Run(); err != nil {\n        return fmt.Errorf(\"cannot resolve current namespace: %w\", err)\n    }\n}","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":["Set an explicit namespace in skaffold.yaml deploy config to skip auto-detection","Keep kubeconfig valid and a current context selected","Set --namespace on the kube context for multi-namespace workflows"],"tags":["skaffold","kubernetes","namespace","kubeconfig"],"backgroundTag":"current-namespace-lookup-failed","analyzedSha":"a1189de023efc32d4b8e11f395acc678aa555011","analyzedAt":"2026-09-05T12:09:27.064Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-05T12:09:27.064Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-12T17:17:11.597Z"}