{"record":{"id":"ac80a8e6102ba2a0","repo":"kubernetes/kops","slug":"error-finishing-target-v","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"error finishing target: %v","messagePattern":"error finishing target: (.+?)","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"nodeup/pkg/bootstrap/install.go","lineNumber":69,"sourceCode":"\t\tTasks: tasks,\n\t}\n\ti.Build(buildContext)\n\n\ttarget := &install.InstallTarget{}\n\n\tcontext, err := fi.NewInstallContext(ctx, target, tasks)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"error building context: %v\", err)\n\t}\n\n\terr = context.RunTasks(i.RunTasksOptions)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"error running tasks: %v\", err)\n\t}\n\n\terr = target.Finish(tasks)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"error finishing target: %v\", err)\n\t}\n\n\treturn nil\n}\n\nfunc (i *Installation) Build(c *fi.InstallModelBuilderContext) {\n\tc.AddTask(i.buildEnvFile())\n\tc.AddTask(i.buildSystemdJob())\n}\n\nfunc (i *Installation) buildEnvFile() *nodetasks.InstallFile {\n\tenvVars := make(map[string]string)\n\n\tif os.Getenv(\"AWS_REGION\") != \"\" {\n\t\tenvVars[\"AWS_REGION\"] = os.Getenv(\"AWS_REGION\")\n\t}\n\n\t// Pass in required credentials when using user-defined s3 endpoint","sourceCodeStart":51,"sourceCodeEnd":87,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/blob/4c8573c808a73d578c5eadc86d410646ea0b0d73/nodeup/pkg/bootstrap/install.go#L51-L87","documentation":"nodeup's install-mode Run wraps a failure of target.Finish(tasks), the final phase that commits the completed install (enabling/starting the generated systemd job) after all tasks succeeded. It fires when finalization fails — e.g. the systemd job cannot be started — leaving tasks built but the install not activated. Common situations: systemd unit validation failure, daemon-reload/start failure, or the env file referencing missing paths. Solutions: inspect the wrapped error and nodeup logs for the failing task; verify the generated systemd unit with `systemd-analyze verify`; check that the env file paths exist and are readable; re-run nodeup (tasks are idempotent) after fixing; if the unit start fails, use `journalctl -u <unit>` for the service-side cause.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at nodeup/pkg/bootstrap/install.go:69 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":["Check the wrapped error from InstallTarget.Finish — commonly a failed systemd daemon-reload or unit-file finalization on the node","Verify disk space and permissions on the node's systemd paths (/etc/systemd, /lib/systemd)","Re-run nodeup/bootstrap with verbose logging to identify which task's finish step failed"],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"retry","validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"backgroundTag":null,"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"}