{"record":{"id":"7f2e869ca60bbe80","repo":"ahmetb/kubectx","slug":"current-context-is-not-set-7f2e86","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"current-context is not set","messagePattern":"current-context is not set","errorType":"console","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"cmd/kubens/switch.go","lineNumber":57,"sourceCode":"\tif err := kc.Parse(); err != nil {\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"kubeconfig error: %w\", err)\n\t}\n\n\ttoNS, err := switchNamespace(kc, s.Target, s.Force)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn err\n\t}\n\terr = printer.Success(stderr, \"Active namespace is \\\"%s\\\"\", printer.SuccessColor.Sprint(toNS))\n\treturn err\n}\n\nfunc switchNamespace(kc *kubeconfig.Kubeconfig, ns string, force bool) (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\tif ctx == \"\" {\n\t\treturn \"\", errors.New(\"current-context is not set\")\n\t}\n\tcurNS, err := kc.NamespaceOfContext(ctx)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn \"\", fmt.Errorf(\"failed to get current namespace: %w\", err)\n\t}\n\n\tf := NewNSFile(ctx)\n\tprev, err := f.Load()\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn \"\", fmt.Errorf(\"failed to load previous namespace from file: %w\", err)\n\t}\n\n\tif ns == \"-\" {\n\t\tif prev == \"\" {\n\t\t\treturn \"\", fmt.Errorf(\"No previous namespace found for current context (%s)\", ctx)\n\t\t}\n\t\tns = prev\n\t}","sourceCodeStart":39,"sourceCodeEnd":75,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/ahmetb/kubectx/blob/12ad6fb22e8c546ee2b54e7de38aa51c906832f7/cmd/kubens/switch.go#L39-L75","documentation":"Guard error in switchNamespace (kubens/switch.go): the resolved current context is an empty string, so there is no context whose namespace preference could be modified. `kubens <NS>` requires an active context in the kubeconfig to persist the namespace setting.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at cmd/kubens/switch.go:57 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":["Run `kubectx <NAME>` to set an active context, then retry `kubens <NS>`","Verify the kubeconfig is not empty via `kubectl config view`"],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"validation","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"}