kubernetes/kops · error

error pruning manifest: %w

Error message

error pruning manifest: %w

What it means

In updateAddon, the pruner failed while pruning objects listed in the manifest according to the addon's prune spec. The apply step may have succeeded; this wraps the prune failure, and both errors are accumulated via multierr.

Source

Thrown at channels/pkg/channels/addon.go:208

	}

	klog.Infof("Applying update from %q", manifestURL)

	// We copy the manifest to a temp file because it is likely e.g. an s3 URL, which kubectl can't read
	data, err := vfsContext.ReadFile(manifestURL.String())
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("error reading manifest: %w", err)
	}

	var merr error
	var applyError, pruneError error

	if applyError = applier.Apply(ctx, data); applyError != nil {
		merr = multierr.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("error applying update: %w", applyError))
	}

	if pruneError = pruner.Prune(ctx, data, a.Spec.Prune); pruneError != nil {
		merr = multierr.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("error pruning manifest: %w", pruneError))
	}

	if applyError != nil && pruneError == nil {
		// If we failed to apply, but not prune, we should try to apply again
		if err := applier.Apply(ctx, data); err != nil {
			merr = multierr.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("error applying update after prune: %w", err))
		} else {
			// If we succeeded to apply after prune, clear the errors
			merr = nil
		}
	}

	if merr != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("error updating addon from %q: %w", manifestURL, merr)
	}

	if err := a.AddNeedsUpdateLabel(ctx, k8sClient, required); err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("error adding needs-update label: %v", err)

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Solutions

1. Inspect the wrapped error for the Kubernetes API failure during prune listing or deletion
2. Check that the prune label/field selectors and namespaces in the addon spec are valid
3. Verify RBAC permissions allow deleting the pruned resources

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at channels/pkg/channels/addon.go:208 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/ca396f04ccb53133. Report an issue: GitHub.