kubernetes/kops · error

error reconfiguring user: %v Output: %s

Error message

error reconfiguring user: %v
Output: %s

What it means

Error "error reconfiguring user: %v Output: %s" thrown in kubernetes/kops.

Source

Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/nodeup/nodetasks/user.go:123

		if changes.UID != 0 {
			args = append(args, "-u", strconv.Itoa(e.UID))
		}
		if changes.Shell != "" {
			args = append(args, "-s", e.Shell)
		}
		if changes.Home != "" {
			args = append(args, "-d", e.Home)
		}

		if len(args) != 0 {
			args = append(args, e.Name)
			klog.Infof("Reconfiguring user %q", e.Name)
			cmd := exec.Command("usermod", args...)
			klog.V(2).Infof("running command: usermod %s", strings.Join(args, " "))
			output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
			if err != nil {
				return fmt.Errorf("error reconfiguring user: %v\nOutput: %s", err, output)
			}
		}
	}

	return nil
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/nodeup/nodetasks/user.go:123 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/90c924408ea920ce. Report an issue: GitHub.