kubernetes/kops · error

error building context: %v

Error message

error building context: %v

What it means

nodeup's install-mode Run wraps a failure of fi.NewInstallContext, which validates and prepares the task graph (env file + systemd job) before RunTasks. It fires when the install context cannot be constructed on the node — e.g. inconsistent task dependencies — and aborts nodeup installation before any task executes.

Source

Thrown at nodeup/pkg/bootstrap/install.go:59

	ctx := context.TODO()

	_, err := distributions.FindDistribution("/")
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("error determining OS distribution: %v", err)
	}

	tasks := make(map[string]fi.InstallTask)

	buildContext := &fi.InstallModelBuilderContext{
		Tasks: tasks,
	}
	i.Build(buildContext)

	target := &install.InstallTarget{}

	context, err := fi.NewInstallContext(ctx, target, tasks)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("error building context: %v", err)
	}

	err = context.RunTasks(i.RunTasksOptions)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("error running tasks: %v", err)
	}

	err = target.Finish(tasks)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("error finishing target: %v", err)
	}

	return nil
}

func (i *Installation) Build(c *fi.InstallModelBuilderContext) {
	c.AddTask(i.buildEnvFile())
	c.AddTask(i.buildSystemdJob())

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Solutions

1. Check nodeup logs for task construction errors
2. Verify the nodeup config from the state store is complete
3. Re-run nodeup after fixing reported task issues

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at nodeup/pkg/bootstrap/install.go:59 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/b2328d2546e0530c. Report an issue: GitHub.