kubernetes/kops · error

adding dockerconfig secret: %v

Error message

adding dockerconfig secret: %v

What it means

RunCreateSecretDockerConfig calls GetOrCreateSecret to store the parsed config as the 'dockerconfig' secret; this wraps that store call failing - a state store write error such as permissions, connectivity, or an object-store fault. The JSON was already validated.

Source

Thrown at cmd/kops/create_secret_dockerconfig.go:135

		if err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("reading Docker config %v: %v", options.DockerConfigPath, err)
		}
	}

	var parsedData map[string]interface{}
	err = json.Unmarshal(data, &parsedData)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("unable to parse JSON %v: %v", options.DockerConfigPath, err)
	}

	secret := &fi.Secret{
		Data: data,
	}

	if !options.Force {
		_, created, err := secretStore.GetOrCreateSecret(ctx, "dockerconfig", secret)
		if err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("adding dockerconfig secret: %v", err)
		}
		if !created {
			return fmt.Errorf("failed to create the dockerconfig secret as it already exists. Pass the `--force` flag to replace an existing secret")
		}
	} else {
		_, err := secretStore.ReplaceSecret("dockerconfig", secret)
		if err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("updating dockerconfig secret: %v", err)
		}
	}

	return nil
}

View on GitHub (pinned to 4c8573c808)

Solutions

1. Inspect the wrapped error for the state store failure reason
2. Verify write access to the cluster secret store
3. Retry after state store connectivity is confirmed

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cmd/kops/create_secret_dockerconfig.go:135 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of kubernetes/kops@4c8573c808 (2026-09-05). Data as JSON: /api/errors/388855c1df8107b2. Report an issue: GitHub.