kubernetes/kops · error

error reading group file %q

Error message

error reading group file %q

What it means

Error "error reading group file %q" thrown in kubernetes/kops.

Source

Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/users.go:119

			return v, nil
		}
	}
	return nil, nil
}

type Group struct {
	Name string
	Gid  int
	// Members []string
}

func parseGroups() (map[string]*Group, error) {
	groups := make(map[string]*Group)

	path := "/etc/group"
	b, err := os.ReadFile(path)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error reading group file %q", path)
	}
	for _, line := range strings.Split(string(b), "\n") {
		line = strings.TrimSpace(line)
		if line == "" {
			continue
		}
		tokens := strings.Split(line, ":")

		if len(tokens) < 4 {
			klog.Warningf("Ignoring malformed /etc/group line (too few tokens): %q", line)
			continue
		}

		gid, err := strconv.Atoi(tokens[2])
		if err != nil {
			klog.Warningf("Ignoring malformed /etc/group line (bad gid): %q", line)
			continue
		}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/users.go:119 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/772077cf7adb2f07. Report an issue: GitHub.