{"record":{"id":"c7f6c40bfcd3d529","repo":"kubernetes/kops","slug":"loading-kubecfg-settings-for-q-w","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"loading kubecfg settings for %q: %w","messagePattern":"loading kubecfg settings for %q: %w","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"cmd/kops/util/factory.go","lineNumber":295,"sourceCode":"\n\t// backwards compatibility\n\tif options.Admin == 0 {\n\t\toptions.Admin = kubeconfig.DefaultKubecfgAdminLifetime\n\t}\n\n\tif options.UseKubeconfig {\n\t\t// Get the kubeconfig from the context\n\t\tklog.Infof(\"--use-kubeconfig is set; loading connectivity information from kubeconfig (instead of generating it)\")\n\n\t\tclusterName := cluster.ObjectMeta.Name\n\n\t\tclientGetter := genericclioptions.NewConfigFlags(true)\n\t\tcontextName := clusterName\n\t\tclientGetter.Context = &contextName\n\n\t\trestConfig, err := clientGetter.ToRESTConfig()\n\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\treturn nil, fmt.Errorf(\"loading kubecfg settings for %q: %w\", clusterName, err)\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tconfigureRESTConfig(restConfig)\n\n\t\tif options.OverrideAPIServer != \"\" {\n\t\t\tklog.Infof(\"overriding API server with %q\", options.OverrideAPIServer)\n\t\t\trestConfig.Host = options.OverrideAPIServer\n\t\t}\n\n\t\treturn restConfig, nil\n\t}\n\n\tconf, err := kubeconfig.BuildKubecfg(\n\t\tctx,\n\t\tcluster,\n\t\tkeyStore,\n\t\tsecretStore,\n\t\tcloud,","sourceCodeStart":277,"sourceCodeEnd":313,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/blob/4c8573c808a73d578c5eadc86d410646ea0b0d73/cmd/kops/util/factory.go#L277-L313","documentation":"Wraps a failure of clientGetter.ToRESTConfig in buildRESTConfig when --use-kubeconfig is set: kOps tried to reuse the user's kubeconfig context for the cluster instead of generating admin credentials, but no valid context/connectivity info could be loaded for that cluster name.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at cmd/kops/util/factory.go:295 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":["Create the cluster context via kops export kubecfg","Drop --use-kubeconfig to let kOps generate credentials","Point KUBECONFIG at the right file"],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"try-catch","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"}