kubernetes/kops · error

creating/updating nat gateway: %w

Error message

creating/updating nat gateway: %w

What it means

BeginCreateOrUpdate for the NAT gateway failed to start the LRO; fires on ARM validation errors (bad public IP prefix references), quota, or authorization failures.

Source

Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/azure/natgateway.go:45

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// NatGatewaysClient is a client for managing Nat Gateways.
type NatGatewaysClient interface {
	CreateOrUpdate(ctx context.Context, resourceGroupName, natGatewayName string, parameters network.NatGateway) (*network.NatGateway, error)
	List(ctx context.Context, resourceGroupName string) ([]*network.NatGateway, error)
	Delete(ctx context.Context, resourceGroupName, natGatewayName string) error
}

type NatGatewaysClientImpl struct {
	c *network.NatGatewaysClient
}

var _ NatGatewaysClient = (*NatGatewaysClientImpl)(nil)

func (c *NatGatewaysClientImpl) CreateOrUpdate(ctx context.Context, resourceGroupName, natGatewayName string, parameters network.NatGateway) (*network.NatGateway, error) {
	future, err := c.c.BeginCreateOrUpdate(ctx, resourceGroupName, natGatewayName, parameters, nil)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("creating/updating nat gateway: %w", err)
	}
	resp, err := future.PollUntilDone(ctx, nil)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("waiting for nat gateway create/update: %w", err)
	}
	return &resp.NatGateway, err
}

func (c *NatGatewaysClientImpl) List(ctx context.Context, resourceGroupName string) ([]*network.NatGateway, error) {
	if resourceGroupName == "" {
		return nil, nil
	}

	var l []*network.NatGateway
	pager := c.c.NewListPager(resourceGroupName, nil)
	for pager.More() {
		resp, err := pager.NextPage(ctx)
		if err != nil {

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Solutions

1. Inspect the wrapped ResponseError code and fix parameters
2. Verify Network Contributor permissions and public IP quota
3. Retry after transient ARM failures

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/azure/natgateway.go:45 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/10721a34785b95b9. Report an issue: GitHub.