kubernetes/kops · error

creating clientset: %w

Error message

creating clientset: %w

What it means

Building the kubernetes.Clientset from the provided rest.Config failed while initializing the pod log dumper; the config is structurally invalid for client-go (bad host URL, auth setup, or TLS data), before any request is made.

Source

Thrown at pkg/dump/podlogs.go:52

const (
	podLogDumpConcurrency = 20
)

type podLogDumper struct {
	k8sClient    *kubernetes.Clientset
	artifactsDir string
}

type podLogDumpResult struct {
	err error
}

func NewPodLogDumper(k8sConfig *rest.Config, artifactsDir string) (*podLogDumper, error) {
	k8sConfig.QPS = 50
	k8sConfig.Burst = 100
	clientSet, err := kubernetes.NewForConfig(k8sConfig)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("creating clientset: %w", err)
	}
	return &podLogDumper{
		k8sClient:    clientSet,
		artifactsDir: artifactsDir,
	}, nil
}

func (d *podLogDumper) DumpLogs(ctx context.Context) error {
	klog.Info("Dumping k8s pod logs")

	allPods, err := d.k8sClient.CoreV1().Pods(v1.NamespaceAll).List(ctx, metav1.ListOptions{})
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("listing pods: %w", err)
	}

	jobs := make(chan v1.Pod, len(allPods.Items))
	results := make(chan podLogDumpResult, len(allPods.Items))

View on GitHub (pinned to 4c8573c808)

Solutions

1. Regenerate kubeconfig via kops export kubeconfig
2. Validate the rest config (server URL, CA data, credentials)
3. Check env overrides (KUBECONFIG, proxy variables) pointing at a broken config

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at pkg/dump/podlogs.go:52 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/b81e9b24b25399db. Report an issue: GitHub.