{"record":{"id":"8437d2a790e94ae7","repo":"kubernetes/kops","slug":"error-updating-akamai-linode-subnet-q-w","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"error updating Akamai (Linode) Subnet %q: %w","messagePattern":"error updating Akamai \\(Linode\\) Subnet %q: %w","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/linodetasks/subnet.go","lineNumber":164,"sourceCode":"\t\t\tfi.ValueOf(expected.VPC.ID),\n\t\t)\n\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"error creating Akamai (Linode) Subnet %q: %w\", fi.ValueOf(expected.Name), err)\n\t\t}\n\t\texpected.ID = new(subnet.ID)\n\t\treturn nil\n\t}\n\n\tif changes == nil || (changes.Name == nil && changes.IPv4 == nil) {\n\t\texpected.ID = actual.ID\n\t\treturn nil\n\t}\n\n\tsubnet, err := t.Cloud.Client().UpdateVPCSubnet(context.Background(), fi.ValueOf(actual.VPC.ID), fi.ValueOf(actual.ID), linodego.VPCSubnetUpdateOptions{\n\t\tLabel: fi.ValueOf(expected.Name),\n\t})\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"error updating Akamai (Linode) Subnet %q: %w\", fi.ValueOf(expected.Name), err)\n\t}\n\texpected.ID = new(subnet.ID)\n\n\treturn nil\n}\n","sourceCodeStart":146,"sourceCodeEnd":170,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/blob/4c8573c808a73d578c5eadc86d410646ea0b0d73/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/linodetasks/subnet.go#L146-L170","documentation":"This error is wrapped by RenderLinode in the Linode subnet task when the linodego UpdateVPCSubnet API call fails. kOps found a drift between the expected and actual VPC subnet and attempted to update the subnet's label, but the Akamai (Linode) API rejected or failed the request. The original linodego error is preserved via %w so callers can unwrap it.","triggerScenarios":"Calling cloud.Client().UpdateVPCSubnet(ctx, vpcID, subnetID, linodego.VPCSubnetUpdateOptions{Label: expected.Name}) returns a non-nil error during a kOps cluster update when the subnet's label has drifted.","commonSituations":"The VPC or subnet was deleted out-of-band so the ID is stale; label violates Linode naming rules; API token lacks vpc read/write OAuth scopes; Linode API rate limiting or transient 5xx; region undergoing maintenance.","solutions":["Inspect the wrapped cause with errors.Unwrap / %v of the error to see the exact Linode API message and status code","Verify the VPC ID and subnet ID still exist in the Linode account (linode-cli vpcs view) and re-run if they were deleted out-of-band","Ensure the API token has vpcs:read_write scope and is not expired","Retry after a short delay if the cause is a rate limit (429) or transient 5xx","If label drift is unwanted, align the kOps cluster spec subnet name with the actual Linode subnet label instead of updating"],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"try-catch","validationCode":"// before calling kops update\nif subnetID == \"\" || vpcID == \"\" {\n  return fmt.Errorf(\"vpc/subnet IDs must be resolved before update\")\n}\n// verify the subnet still exists via linodego\nif _, err := client.GetVPCSubnet(ctx, vpcID, subnetID); err != nil {\n  return fmt.Errorf(\"subnet %s no longer exists: %w\", subnetID, err)\n}","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"err := task.Run(ctx)\nvar apiErr *linodego.Error\nif errors.As(err, &apiErr) {\n  switch apiErr.Code {\n  case 404:\n    // subnet deleted out-of-band: re-import or recreate\n  case 429:\n    // retry with backoff\n  default:\n    log.Errorf(\"subnet update failed: %v\", apiErr)\n  }\n}","preventionTips":["Keep the Linode API token scoped with vpcs:read_write and rotated before expiry","Avoid editing Linode VPC subnets outside of kOps to prevent label drift","Add retry-with-backoff around kops update for 429/5xx responses","Periodically run kops edit/diff to catch drift before applying updates"],"tags":["linode","akamai","subnet","api-error","infrastructure"],"backgroundTag":"linode-api-call-failed","analyzedSha":"4c8573c808a73d578c5eadc86d410646ea0b0d73","analyzedAt":"2026-09-05T04:13:19.212Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-05T04:13:19.212Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-12T12:17:11.808Z"}