kubernetes/kops · error

creating subnets client: %w

Error message

creating subnets client: %w

What it means

The Azure SDK constructor network.NewSubnetsClient failed while newAzureCloud built its clients — typically an invalid subscription ID or credential pipeline error.

Source

Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/azure/subnet.go:79

	}
	return l, nil
}

func (c *subnetsClientImpl) Delete(ctx context.Context, resourceGroupName, vnetName, subnetName string) error {
	future, err := c.c.BeginDelete(ctx, resourceGroupName, vnetName, subnetName, nil)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("deleting subnet: %w", err)
	}
	if _, err := future.PollUntilDone(ctx, nil); err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("waiting for subnet deletion completion: %w", err)
	}
	return nil
}

func newSubnetsClientImpl(subscriptionID string, cred *azidentity.DefaultAzureCredential) (*subnetsClientImpl, error) {
	c, err := network.NewSubnetsClient(subscriptionID, cred, nil)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("creating subnets client: %w", err)
	}
	return &subnetsClientImpl{
		c: c,
	}, nil
}

View on GitHub (pinned to 4c8573c808)

Solutions

1. Verify AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID and credential environment variables

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/azure/subnet.go:79 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/d7ff4944f5f49c83. Report an issue: GitHub.