{"record":{"id":"da30b674b2cd6692","repo":"kubernetes/kops","slug":"error-building-path-for-q-v","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"error building path for %q: %v","messagePattern":"error building path for %q: (.+?)","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"cmd/kops/util/factory.go","lineNumber":142,"sourceCode":"\t\t\t\treturn nil, fmt.Errorf(\"error loading kubeconfig for %q\", registryPath)\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\tkopsClient, err := kopsclient.NewForConfig(config)\n\t\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\t\treturn nil, fmt.Errorf(\"error building kops API client: %v\", err)\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\tf.clientset = api.NewRESTClientset(\n\t\t\t\tf.VFSContext(),\n\t\t\t\t&url.URL{\n\t\t\t\t\tScheme: \"k8s\",\n\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\tkopsClient.Kops(),\n\t\t\t)\n\t\t} else {\n\t\t\tbasePath, err := f.VFSContext().BuildVfsPath(registryPath)\n\t\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\t\treturn nil, fmt.Errorf(\"error building path for %q: %v\", registryPath, err)\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\tif !vfs.IsClusterReadable(basePath) {\n\t\t\t\treturn nil, field.Invalid(field.NewPath(\"State Store\"), registryPath, INVALID_STATE_ERROR)\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\tf.clientset = vfsclientset.NewVFSClientset(f.VFSContext(), basePath)\n\t\t}\n\t\tif strings.HasPrefix(registryPath, \"file://\") {\n\t\t\tklog.Warning(\"The local filesystem state store is not functional for running clusters\")\n\t\t}\n\t}\n\n\treturn f.clientset, nil\n}\n\n// KopsStateStore returns the configured KOPS_STATE_STORE in use\nfunc (f *Factory) KopsStateStore() string {","sourceCodeStart":124,"sourceCodeEnd":160,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/blob/4c8573c808a73d578c5eadc86d410646ea0b0d73/cmd/kops/util/factory.go#L124-L160","documentation":"KopsClient wraps VFSContext.BuildVfsPath failure for the configured state-store registry path (e.g. an invalid s3:// or gs:// URL or malformed -ostate path) when falling back to a file/VFS-based clientset. It means the kops state store location is invalid or unreachable at the path level, before any client is constructed; the underlying error is appended.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at cmd/kops/util/factory.go:142 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":["Use a supported scheme like s3://bucket/path or gs://bucket/path","Check for typos in the --state flag","Set KOPS_STATE_STORE to a valid VFS path"],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"validation","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"}