{"record":{"id":"5f332f0cee917b67","repo":"ahmetb/kubectx","slug":"kubeconfig-error-w-5f332f","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"kubeconfig error: %w","messagePattern":"kubeconfig error: %w","errorType":"console","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"cmd/kubens/unset.go","lineNumber":33,"sourceCode":"package main\n\nimport (\n\t\"errors\"\n\t\"fmt\"\n\t\"io\"\n\n\t\"github.com/ahmetb/kubectx/internal/kubeconfig\"\n\t\"github.com/ahmetb/kubectx/internal/printer\"\n)\n\n// UnsetOp indicates intention to remove current namespace preference.\ntype UnsetOp struct{}\n\nfunc (_ UnsetOp) Run(_, stderr io.Writer) error {\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)\n\t}\n\n\tns, err := clearNamespace(kc)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn err\n\t}\n\terr = printer.Success(stderr, \"Active namespace is \\\"%s\\\".\", printer.SuccessColor.Sprint(ns))\n\treturn err\n}\n\nfunc clearNamespace(kc *kubeconfig.Kubeconfig) (string, error) {\n\tctx, err := kc.GetCurrentContext()\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn \"\", fmt.Errorf(\"failed to get current context: %w\", err)\n\t}\n\tns := \"default\"\n\tif ctx == \"\" {\n\t\treturn \"\", errors.New(\"current-context is not set\")","sourceCodeStart":15,"sourceCodeEnd":51,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/ahmetb/kubectx/blob/12ad6fb22e8c546ee2b54e7de38aa51c906832f7/cmd/kubens/unset.go#L15-L51","documentation":"UnsetOp.Run wraps any error from kc.Parse() (kubeconfig.Kubeconfig with DefaultLoader) as \"kubeconfig error: %w\". Parsing fails when the kubeconfig file is missing, unreadable, or not valid YAML/schema-conformant Kubernetes client config.","triggerScenarios":"Calling the kubens unset command (UnsetOp.Run) when DefaultLoader cannot locate or read KUBECONFIG / ~/.kube/config, or the file contains malformed YAML or fields violating the kubeconfig schema.","commonSituations":"KUBECONFIG env var pointing to a nonexistent or corrupt file; hand-edited kubeconfig with wrong indentation or tabs; a partial/truncated download; mixing files in KUBECONFIG where one is invalid.","solutions":["Run kubectl config view --raw to locate and inspect the invalid kubeconfig file.","Validate/fix YAML syntax (tabs vs spaces, bad indentation) or restore the file from backup.","Check the KUBECONFIG environment variable points to the intended, existing file path.","Recreate the file: kubectl config set-cluster/set-context or regenerate via your cloud provider CLI."],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"// Go: validate the kubeconfig parses before running unset\nkc := new(kubeconfig.Kubeconfig).WithLoader(kubeconfig.DefaultLoader)\nif err := kc.Parse(); err != nil {\n\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"kubeconfig invalid, run 'kubectl config view' to inspect: %w\", err)\n}","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"if err := unsetOp.Run(os.Args, os.Stderr); err != nil {\n\tif strings.HasPrefix(err.Error(), \"kubeconfig error:\") {\n\t\tfmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, \"Fix or restore your kubeconfig (check KUBECONFIG path and YAML syntax).\")\n\t}\n\treturn err\n}","preventionTips":["Always validate edits with kubectl config view after hand-editing kubeconfig.","Use spaces, never tabs, in kubeconfig YAML.","Back up ~/.kube/config before manual changes or tool merges.","Keep each file listed in KUBECONFIG independently valid."],"tags":["kubeconfig","yaml","config-file"],"backgroundTag":"kubeconfig-parse-error","analyzedSha":"12ad6fb22e8c546ee2b54e7de38aa51c906832f7","analyzedAt":"2026-09-02T12:23:10.107Z","contentChangedAt":null,"schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-09T16:17:10.729Z"}