kubernetes/kops · error

error assigning default machine type for bastions: %v

Error message

error assigning default machine type for bastions: %v

What it means

Error "error assigning default machine type for bastions: %v" thrown in kubernetes/kops.

Source

Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/populate_instancegroup_spec.go:110

	if ig.IsControlPlane() {
		if ig.Spec.MachineType == "" {
			ig.Spec.MachineType, err = defaultMachineType(cloud, cluster, ig)
			if err != nil {
				return nil, fmt.Errorf("assigning default machine type for control-plane nodes: %v", err)
			}

		}
		if ig.Spec.MinSize == nil {
			ig.Spec.MinSize = new(int32(1))
		}
		if ig.Spec.MaxSize == nil {
			ig.Spec.MaxSize = new(int32(1))
		}
	} else if ig.Spec.Role.HasBastion() {
		if ig.Spec.MachineType == "" {
			ig.Spec.MachineType, err = defaultMachineType(cloud, cluster, ig)
			if err != nil {
				return nil, fmt.Errorf("error assigning default machine type for bastions: %v", err)
			}
		}
		if ig.Spec.MinSize == nil {
			ig.Spec.MinSize = new(int32(1))
		}
		if ig.Spec.MaxSize == nil {
			ig.Spec.MaxSize = new(int32(1))
		}
	} else {
		if ig.IsAPIServerOnly() && !featureflag.APIServerNodes.Enabled() {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("apiserver nodes requires the APIServerNodes feature flag to be enabled")
		}
		if !featureflag.ExperimentalRoles.Enabled() {
			switch {
			case ig.Spec.Role.HasEtcd():
				return nil, fmt.Errorf("etcd nodes requires the ExperimentalNodes feature flag to be enabled")
			case ig.Spec.Role.HasScheduler():
				return nil, fmt.Errorf("scheduler nodes requires the ExperimentalNodes feature flag to be enabled")

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/populate_instancegroup_spec.go:110 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/1c67bc6a3411539a. Report an issue: GitHub.