{"record":{"id":"660a1acb9c4ac53b","repo":"kubernetes/kops","slug":"error-deleting-s-configuration-q-v","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"error deleting %s configuration %q: %v","messagePattern":"error deleting (.+?) configuration %q: (.+?)","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"pkg/client/simple/vfsclientset/commonvfs.go","lineNumber":212,"sourceCode":"\t\tobjectMeta.SetCreationTimestamp(metav1.NewTime(time.Now().UTC()))\n\t}\n\n\terr = c.writeConfig(ctx, cluster, c.basePath.Join(objectMeta.GetName()), i, vfs.WriteOptionOnlyIfExists)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"error writing %s: %v\", c.kind, err)\n\t}\n\n\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)","sourceCodeStart":194,"sourceCodeEnd":230,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/blob/4c8573c808a73d578c5eadc86d410646ea0b0d73/pkg/client/simple/vfsclientset/commonvfs.go#L194-L230","documentation":"delete() removes the configuration file for a named object from the VFS state store. NotExist is treated as success; any other Remove error is wrapped with this message including kind and name. It means the state-store could not perform the deletion.","triggerScenarios":"DeleteAutoScalingGroup / ReleaseAddress / DeleteDhcpOptions / DeleteEgressOnlyInternetGateway / DeleteInternetGateway / DeleteKeyPair call delete() and vfs Remove fails with permission-denied, network error, or backend failure.","commonSituations":"Credentials lacking s3:DeleteObject, bucket versioning/retention policies blocking deletes, API throttling, network outage during teardown (`kops delete cluster`).","solutions":["Inspect the wrapped %v error and fix backend permissions or connectivity.","Check IAM policy allows DeleteObject on the state bucket.","Retry after transient errors (throttling, network).","Verify the name/kind matches the actually stored object."],"exampleFix":"// before\npolicy with only s3:GetObject,s3:PutObject\n// after\npolicy actions [\"s3:GetObject\",\"s3:PutObject\",\"s3:DeleteObject\"] on arn:aws:s3:::my-state-bucket/*","handlingStrategy":"retry","validationCode":"names, err := listChildNames(ctx, basePath)\nif err != nil {\n    return fmt.Errorf(\"cannot list state store before delete: %w\", err)\n}\n// confirm target exists before deleting","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"if err := client.Delete(ctx, name, metav1.DeleteOptions{}); err != nil {\n    if strings.Contains(err.Error(), \"error deleting\") && isTransient(err) {\n        return retryWithBackoff(func() error { return client.Delete(ctx, name, metav1.DeleteOptions{}) })\n    }\n    return err\n} // NotExist is already treated as success by the library","preventionTips":["Grant s3:DeleteObject (or equivalent) on the state bucket","Account for bucket versioning/retention policies","Retry throttled deletes with backoff"],"tags":["vfs","delete","state-store"],"backgroundTag":"state-store-delete-failed","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"}