{"record":{"id":"e7e447d4e8bbf15c","repo":"kubernetes/kops","slug":"error-getting-section-of-s-v","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"error getting section of %s: %v","messagePattern":"error getting section of (.+?): (.+?)","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"util/pkg/vfs/swiftfs.go","lineNumber":129,"sourceCode":"\t\treturn \"\", fmt.Errorf(\"can not find home directory\")\n\t}\n\tf := filepath.Join(homeDir, \".openstack\", \"config\")\n\tklog.V(2).Infof(\"using openstack config found in %s\", f)\n\treturn f, nil\n}\n\nfunc (oc OpenstackConfig) getSection(name string, items []string) (map[string]string, error) {\n\tfilename, err := oc.filename()\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn nil, err\n\t}\n\tconfig, err := ini.Load(filename)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn nil, fmt.Errorf(\"error loading config file: %v\", err)\n\t}\n\tsection, err := config.GetSection(name)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn nil, fmt.Errorf(\"error getting section of %s: %v\", name, err)\n\t}\n\tvalues := make(map[string]string)\n\tfor _, item := range items {\n\t\tvalues[item] = section.Key(item).String()\n\t}\n\treturn values, nil\n}\n\nfunc (oc OpenstackConfig) GetCredential() (gophercloud.AuthOptions, error) {\n\t// prioritize environment config\n\tenv, enverr := openstack.AuthOptionsFromEnv()\n\tif enverr != nil {\n\t\tklog.Warningf(\"Could not initialize OpenStack config from environment: %v\", enverr)\n\t\t// fallback to config file\n\t\treturn oc.getCredentialFromFile()\n\t}\n\n\tif env.ApplicationCredentialID != \"\" && env.Username == \"\" {","sourceCodeStart":111,"sourceCodeEnd":147,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/blob/4c8573c808a73d578c5eadc86d410646ea0b0d73/util/pkg/vfs/swiftfs.go#L111-L147","documentation":"After loading the INI file, getSection calls config.GetSection(name) to fetch the named section (e.g. 'Global', credential, or service sections). If the section header is absent, the error is wrapped as 'error getting section of %s' with the section name.","triggerScenarios":"GetRegion/GetServiceConfig/getCredentialFromFile -> getSection when the INI file exists but lacks the requested [section], e.g. no [Global] section when reading 'region', or the credential/service section name doesn't match what the code requests.","commonSituations":"Config file written with wrong casing or missing brackets ([global] vs [Global] depending on ini matching), section renamed in a newer kops version, or a minimal config with only some sections.","solutions":["Add the missing section header to the config file, e.g. [Global] for region lookup.","Match section names exactly as the file shows in the error message (%s).","Check ini case-sensitivity: use the section name spelled as expected by kops ([Global]).","Verify the correct file is being read (OPENSTACK_CREDENTIAL_FILE may point elsewhere than you think)."],"exampleFix":"// before\n[global]\nregion = RegionOne\n// after\n[Global]\nregion = RegionOne","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"// Check required sections exist in the INI before calling kops\ncfg, err := ini.Load(configPath)\nif err != nil { return err }\nfor _, sec := range []string{\"Global\"} {\n\tif _, err := cfg.GetSection(sec); err != nil {\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"section [%s] missing in %s\", sec, configPath)\n\t}\n}","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":["Match section names exactly as the error reports","Use [Global] with capital G for region lookups","After kops upgrades, re-check section name expectations","Keep one canonical config file referenced by OPENSTACK_CREDENTIAL_FILE"],"tags":["openstack","ini","config","section"],"backgroundTag":"missing-config-section","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"}