{"record":{"id":"ece031c443980c93","repo":"kubernetes/kops","slug":"unable-to-determine-vfs-type-for-q","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"unable to determine vfs type for %q","messagePattern":"unable to determine vfs type for %q","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"pkg/assets/assetcopy/copyfile.go","lineNumber":215,"sourceCode":"\t\t// equivalent gs:// vfsPath. The gs:// form itself was already passed through above.\n\t\tu, err := url.Parse(target)\n\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\treturn \"\", fmt.Errorf(\"Unable to parse Google Cloud Storage URL: %q\", target)\n\t\t}\n\t\tif u.Host == \"storage.googleapis.com\" {\n\t\t\tvfsPath = \"gs:/\" + u.Path\n\t\t}\n\t}\n\n\tif vfsPath == \"\" {\n\t\tklog.Errorf(\"Unable to determine VFS path from supplied URL: %s\", target)\n\t\tklog.Errorf(\"S3, Google Cloud Storage, and File Paths are supported.\")\n\t\tklog.Errorf(\"For S3, please make sure that the supplied file repository URL starts with s3:// or adheres to S3 naming conventions.\")\n\t\tklog.Errorf(\"For GCS, please make sure that the supplied file repository URL starts with gs:// or https://storage.googleapis.com/\")\n\t\tif err != nil { // print the S3 error for more details\n\t\t\treturn \"\", fmt.Errorf(\"Error Details: %v\", err)\n\t\t}\n\t\treturn \"\", fmt.Errorf(\"unable to determine vfs type for %q\", target)\n\t}\n\n\treturn vfsPath, nil\n}\n","sourceCodeStart":197,"sourceCodeEnd":220,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/blob/4c8573c808a73d578c5eadc86d410646ea0b0d73/pkg/assets/assetcopy/copyfile.go#L197-L220","documentation":"Terminal guard in buildVFSPath: after all conversions (S3 HTTPS, GCS HTTPS, pass-through schemes), the target still yielded no VFS path, so the file repository location cannot be interpreted as any supported storage.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at pkg/assets/assetcopy/copyfile.go:215 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":["Set the file repository to s3://, gs://, azureblob://, or a local path","Verify S3 URL follows documented regional naming","Check the printed klog hints for the exact requirement"],"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"}