{"record":{"id":"f7866440405fd8ec","repo":"ahmetb/kubectx","slug":"failed-to-save-modified-kubeconfig-file-w","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"failed to save modified kubeconfig file: %w","messagePattern":"failed to save modified kubeconfig file: %w","errorType":"console","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"cmd/kubectx/delete.go","lineNumber":86,"sourceCode":"\t\t\treturn deleteName, false, errors.New(\"can't use '.' as the no active context is set\")\n\t\t}\n\t\twasActiveContext = true\n\t\tname = cur\n\t}\n\n\texists, err := kc.ContextExists(name)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn name, false, fmt.Errorf(\"failed to check context: %w\", err)\n\t}\n\tif !exists {\n\t\treturn name, false, errors.New(\"context does not exist\")\n\t}\n\n\tif err := kc.DeleteContextEntry(name); err != nil {\n\t\treturn name, false, fmt.Errorf(\"failed to modify yaml doc: %w\", err)\n\t}\n\tif err := kc.Save(); err != nil {\n\t\treturn name, wasActiveContext, fmt.Errorf(\"failed to save modified kubeconfig file: %w\", err)\n\t}\n\treturn name, wasActiveContext, nil\n}\n","sourceCodeStart":68,"sourceCodeEnd":90,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/ahmetb/kubectx/blob/12ad6fb22e8c546ee2b54e7de38aa51c906832f7/cmd/kubectx/delete.go#L68-L90","documentation":"Wrapper error in deleteContext: kc.Save() failed to write the modified kubeconfig back to disk (permission denied, read-only file, disk error). The context was removed in memory but persistence failed, so the on-disk kubeconfig may be unchanged.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at cmd/kubectx/delete.go:86 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":["Check write permissions on the kubeconfig file","Verify the file is not opened read-only or on a full disk","Retry the delete after restoring write access"],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"try-catch","validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"12ad6fb22e8c546ee2b54e7de38aa51c906832f7","analyzedAt":"2026-09-02T12:23:10.107Z","contentChangedAt":null,"schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-09T16:17:10.729Z"}