kubernetes/kops · error

error changing owner/group on %q: %v

Error message

error changing owner/group on %q: %v

What it means

Error "error changing owner/group on %q: %v" thrown in kubernetes/kops.

Source

Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/nodeup/nodetasks/file.go:311

			}
			changed = true
		}
	default:
		return fmt.Errorf("File type=%q not valid/supported", e.Type)
	}

	if changes.Mode != nil {
		modeChanged, err := fi.EnsureFileMode(e.Path, fileMode)
		if err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("error changing mode on %q: %v", e.Path, err)
		}
		changed = changed || modeChanged
	}

	if changes.Owner != nil || changes.Group != nil {
		ownerChanged, err := fi.EnsureFileOwner(e.Path, fi.ValueOf(e.Owner), fi.ValueOf(e.Group))
		if err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("error changing owner/group on %q: %v", e.Path, err)
		}
		changed = changed || ownerChanged
	}

	if changed && e.OnChangeExecute != nil {
		for _, args := range e.OnChangeExecute {
			human := strings.Join(args, " ")

			klog.Infof("Changed; will execute OnChangeExecute command: %q", human)

			cmd := exec.Command(args[0], args[1:]...)
			output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
			if err != nil {
				return fmt.Errorf("error executing command %q: %v\nOutput: %s", human, err, output)
			}
		}
	}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/nodeup/nodetasks/file.go:311 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/10d71720daf0a4bc. Report an issue: GitHub.