{"record":{"id":"a5f85d58db93d385","repo":"ahmetb/kubectx","slug":"failed-to-switch-context-w","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"failed to switch context: %w","messagePattern":"failed to switch context: %w","errorType":"console","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"cmd/kubectx/fzf.go","lineNumber":84,"sourceCode":"\tcmd.Stdin = &in\n\tcmd.Stderr = stderr\n\tcmd.Stdout = &out\n\n\tcmd.Env = append(os.Environ(),\n\t\tfmt.Sprintf(\"%s=1\", env.EnvForceColor))\n\tif err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {\n\t\tvar exitErr *exec.ExitError\n\t\tif !errors.As(err, &exitErr) {\n\t\t\treturn err\n\t\t}\n\t}\n\tchoice := strings.TrimSpace(out.String())\n\tif choice == \"\" {\n\t\treturn errors.New(\"you did not choose any of the options\")\n\t}\n\tname, err := switchContext(choice)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"failed to switch context: %w\", err)\n\t}\n\t_ = printer.Success(stderr, \"Switched to context \\\"%s\\\".\", printer.SuccessColor.Sprint(name))\n\treturn nil\n}\n\nfunc (op InteractiveDeleteOp) Run(_, stderr io.Writer) error {\n\tif err := checkIsolatedMode(); err != nil {\n\t\treturn err\n\t}\n\t// parse kubeconfig just to see if it can be loaded\n\tkc := new(kubeconfig.Kubeconfig).WithLoader(kubeconfig.DefaultLoader)\n\tdefer kc.Close()\n\tif err := kc.Parse(); err != nil {\n\t\tif cmdutil.IsNotFoundErr(err) {\n\t\t\tprinter.Warning(stderr, \"kubeconfig file not found\")\n\t\t\treturn nil\n\t\t}\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"kubeconfig error: %w\", err)","sourceCodeStart":66,"sourceCodeEnd":102,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/ahmetb/kubectx/blob/12ad6fb22e8c546ee2b54e7de38aa51c906832f7/cmd/kubectx/fzf.go#L66-L102","documentation":"Wrapper error in InteractiveSwitchOp.Run: switchContext(choice) failed after the user picked a context in fzf — the switch itself (kubeconfig parse, current-context write, save, previous-context recording) errored. The pick succeeded but applying it did not; cause wrapped with %w.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at cmd/kubectx/fzf.go:84 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":["Check the wrapped cause (commonly kubeconfig write/save failures)","Ensure the kubeconfig file is writable and retry"],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"try-catch","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"}