kubernetes/kops · error

error creating symlink %q -> %q: %v

Error message

error creating symlink %q -> %q: %v

What it means

Error "error creating symlink %q -> %q: %v" thrown in kubernetes/kops.

Source

Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/nodeup/nodetasks/file.go:270

	}

	if a != nil {
		if e.IfNotExists {
			klog.V(2).Infof("file exists and IfNotExists set; skipping %q", e.Path)
			return nil
		}
	}

	changed := false
	switch e.Type {
	case FileType_Symlink:
		if changes.Symlink != nil {
			// This will currently fail if the target already exists.
			// That's probably a good thing for now ... it is hard to know what to do here!
			klog.Infof("Creating symlink %q -> %q", e.Path, *changes.Symlink)
			err := os.Symlink(*changes.Symlink, e.Path)
			if err != nil {
				return fmt.Errorf("error creating symlink %q -> %q: %v", e.Path, *changes.Symlink, err)
			}
			changed = true
		}
	case FileType_Directory:
		if a == nil {
			parent := filepath.Dir(strings.TrimSuffix(e.Path, "/"))
			err := os.MkdirAll(parent, dirMode)
			if err != nil {
				return fmt.Errorf("error creating parent directories %q: %v", parent, err)
			}

			err = os.MkdirAll(e.Path, fileMode)
			if err != nil {
				return fmt.Errorf("error creating directory %q: %v", e.Path, err)
			}
			changed = true
		}
	case FileType_File:

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/nodeup/nodetasks/file.go:270 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/d7439c4a674fb916. Report an issue: GitHub.