kubernetes/kops · error

creating/updating public ip address: %w

Error message

creating/updating public ip address: %w

What it means

BeginCreateOrUpdate for the public IP address failed to start the LRO; fires on ARM validation errors (bad SKU/allocation method), public IP quota exhaustion, or authorization failures.

Source

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

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// PublicIPAddressesClient is a client for public IP addresses.
type PublicIPAddressesClient interface {
	CreateOrUpdate(ctx context.Context, resourceGroupName, publicIPAddressName string, parameters network.PublicIPAddress) (*network.PublicIPAddress, error)
	List(ctx context.Context, resourceGroupName string) ([]*network.PublicIPAddress, error)
	Delete(ctx context.Context, resourceGroupName, publicIPAddressName string) error
}

type publicIPAddressesClientImpl struct {
	c *network.PublicIPAddressesClient
}

var _ PublicIPAddressesClient = (*publicIPAddressesClientImpl)(nil)

func (c *publicIPAddressesClientImpl) CreateOrUpdate(ctx context.Context, resourceGroupName, publicIPAddressName string, parameters network.PublicIPAddress) (*network.PublicIPAddress, error) {
	future, err := c.c.BeginCreateOrUpdate(ctx, resourceGroupName, publicIPAddressName, parameters, nil)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("creating/updating public ip address: %w", err)
	}
	resp, err := future.PollUntilDone(ctx, nil)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("waiting for public ip address create/update completion: %w", err)
	}
	return &resp.PublicIPAddress, err
}

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

	var l []*network.PublicIPAddress
	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. Request public IP quota increase if quota is exhausted
3. Verify Network Contributor permissions

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/azure/publicipaddress.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/b9867be15feff37e. Report an issue: GitHub.