kubernetes/kops · error

error creating directories %q: %v

Error message

error creating directories %q: %v

What it means

Error "error creating directories %q: %v" thrown in kubernetes/kops.

Source

Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/nodeup/nodetasks/package.go:294

	// Not adding ctx to signature as RenderLocal seems to be part of a common interface
	ctx := context.TODO()
	packageManagerLock.Lock()
	defer packageManagerLock.Unlock()

	d, err := distributions.FindDistribution("/")
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("unknown or unsupported distro: %v", err)
	}

	if a == nil || changes.Version != nil {
		klog.Infof("Installing package %q (dependencies: %v)", e.Name, e.Deps)
		var pkgs []string

		if e.Source != nil {
			// Install a deb or rpm.
			err := os.MkdirAll(localPackageDir, 0o755)
			if err != nil {
				return fmt.Errorf("error creating directories %q: %v", localPackageDir, err)
			}

			// Append file extension for local files
			var ext string
			if d.IsDebianFamily() {
				ext = ".deb"
			} else if d.IsRHELFamily() {
				ext = ".rpm"
			} else {
				return fmt.Errorf("unsupported package system")
			}

			// Download all the debs/rpms.
			pkgs = make([]string, 1+len(e.Deps))
			for i, pkg := range append([]*Package{e}, e.Deps...) {
				local := path.Join(localPackageDir, pkg.Name+ext)
				pkgs[i] = local
				var hash *hashing.Hash

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/nodeup/nodetasks/package.go:294 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/d375b1860c9649c2. Report an issue: GitHub.