kubernetes/kops · error

error reading symlink target: %v

Error message

error reading symlink target: %v

What it means

Error "error reading symlink target: %v" thrown in kubernetes/kops.

Source

Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/nodeup/nodetasks/file.go:180

	} else {
		actual.Owner = new(strconv.Itoa(uid))
	}

	gid := int(stat.Sys().(*syscall.Stat_t).Gid)
	group, err := fi.LookupGroupByID(gid)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	if group != nil {
		actual.Group = new(group.Name)
	} else {
		actual.Group = new(strconv.Itoa(gid))
	}

	if (stat.Mode() & os.ModeSymlink) != 0 {
		target, err := os.Readlink(p)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error reading symlink target: %v", err)
		}

		actual.Type = FileType_Symlink
		actual.Symlink = new(target)
	} else if (stat.Mode() & os.ModeDir) != 0 {
		actual.Type = FileType_Directory
	} else {
		actual.Type = FileType_File
		actual.Contents = fi.NewFileResource(p)
	}

	return actual, nil
}

func (e *InstallFile) Find(_ *fi.InstallContext) (*InstallFile, error) {
	actual, err := e.File.Find(nil)
	if actual == nil || err != nil {
		return nil, err

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/nodeup/nodetasks/file.go:180 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/4da5a413e1aa0f81. Report an issue: GitHub.