{"record":{"id":"81fbc3da4d27916e","repo":"kubernetes/kops","slug":"updating-q-w","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"updating %q: %w","messagePattern":"updating %q: %w","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"channels/pkg/cmd/apply_channel.go","lineNumber":288,"sourceCode":"\t\treturn nil\n\t}\n\n\tpruner := &channels.Pruner{\n\t\tClient:     dynamicClient,\n\t\tRESTMapper: restMapper,\n\t}\n\n\tapplier := &channels.ClientApplier{\n\t\tClient:     dynamicClient,\n\t\tRESTMapper: restMapper,\n\t}\n\n\tvar merr error\n\n\tfor _, needUpdate := range needUpdates {\n\t\tupdate, err := needUpdate.EnsureUpdated(ctx, vfsContext, k8sClient, cmClient, pruner, applier, channelVersions[needUpdate.GetNamespace()+\":\"+needUpdate.Name])\n\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\tmerr = multierr.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf(\"updating %q: %w\", needUpdate.Name, err))\n\t\t} else if update != nil {\n\t\t\tfmt.Printf(\"Updated %q\\n\", update.Name)\n\t\t}\n\t}\n\n\treturn merr\n}\n\nfunc getUpdates(ctx context.Context, menu *channels.AddonMenu, k8sClient kubernetes.Interface, cmClient certmanager.Interface, channelVersions map[string]*channels.ChannelVersion) ([]*channels.AddonUpdate, []*channels.Addon, error) {\n\tvar updates []*channels.AddonUpdate\n\tvar needUpdates []*channels.Addon\n\tfor _, addon := range menu.Addons {\n\t\tupdate, err := addon.GetRequiredUpdates(ctx, k8sClient, cmClient, channelVersions[addon.GetNamespace()+\":\"+addon.Name])\n\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\treturn nil, nil, fmt.Errorf(\"error checking for required update: %v\", err)\n\t\t}\n\t\tif update != nil {\n\t\t\tupdates = append(updates, update)","sourceCodeStart":270,"sourceCodeEnd":306,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/blob/4c8573c808a73d578c5eadc86d410646ea0b0d73/channels/pkg/cmd/apply_channel.go#L270-L306","documentation":"applyMenu calls needUpdate.EnsureUpdated for every addon requiring an update. Failures are wrapped as 'updating %q: %w' (keyed by addon name) and accumulated via multierr, so one failing addon does not prevent attempting the rest.","triggerScenarios":"EnsureUpdated fails during `kops apply channel`: API errors creating/updating addon manifests, cert-manager interface errors, VFS fetch failures for addon assets, or applier errors.","commonSituations":"RBAC denying creation of the addon's resources, manifests rejected by the API server (invalid spec, conflicts), transient network errors, addons requiring a newer Kubernetes version than the cluster.","solutions":["Read which addon names failed and their wrapped causes from the multierr output","Check API server events and RBAC for the failing addon's resources","Upgrade the cluster if the addon requires newer Kubernetes APIs","Re-run `kops apply channel`; the operation is idempotent and retryable"],"exampleFix":"// before\nkops apply channel https://.../addon.yaml  # updating \"dns-controller\": ...\n// after\nkubectl -n kube-system describe addon dns-controller  # inspect state\n# fix cause (e.g. RBAC), then re-run\nkops apply channel https://.../addon.yaml","handlingStrategy":"retry","validationCode":"allowed, err := k8sClient.AuthorizationV1().SelfSubjectAccessReviews().Create(ctx, &authv1.SelfSubjectAccessReview{\n\tSpec: authv1.SelfSubjectAccessReviewSpec{ResourceAttributes: &authv1.ResourceAttributes{Verb: \"create\", Resource: \"addons\"}},\n}, metav1.CreateOptions{})\nif err != nil || !allowed.Status.Allowed {\n\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"insufficient RBAC to apply addons\")\n}","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"err := retry.OnError(wait.Backoff{Steps: 3, Duration: 2 * time.Second}, isTransient, func() error {\n\treturn needUpdate.EnsureUpdated(ctx, vfsContext, k8sClient, cmClient, pruner, applier, cv)\n})\nif err != nil {\n\tlog.Printf(\"addon %q failed after retries: %v\", needUpdate.Name, err)\n}","preventionTips":["Re-run apply after fixing causes; EnsureUpdated is idempotent","Check API server events for rejected manifests","Match addon requirements to the cluster Kubernetes version"],"tags":["addons","kubernetes-api","apply","error-wrapping"],"backgroundTag":"addon-update-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"}