kubernetes/kops · error

error writing addons file %s: %v

Error message

error writing addons file %s: %v

What it means

Writing the serialized addons manifest to the 'default' path under the cluster's config base in the state store failed at the VFS layer; typically an S3/GCS permission, bucket, or network error during Replace.

Source

Thrown at pkg/client/simple/vfsclientset/addons.go:93

			return errors.ToAggregate()
		}
	}

	b, err := addons.ToYAML()
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	configPath := c.basePath.Join("default")

	acl, err := acls.GetACL(ctx, configPath, c.cluster)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	rs := bytes.NewReader(b)
	if err := configPath.WriteFile(ctx, rs, acl); err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("error writing addons file %s: %v", configPath, err)
	}

	return nil
}

func (c *vfsAddonsClient) List(ctx context.Context) (kubemanifest.ObjectList, error) {
	configPath := c.basePath.Join("default")

	b, err := configPath.ReadFile(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
			return nil, nil
		}
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error reading addons file %s: %v", configPath, err)
	}

	objects, err := kubemanifest.LoadObjectsFrom(b)
	if err != nil {

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Solutions

1. Verify write permissions and ACL settings on the state store bucket
2. Check network access to the state store endpoint
3. Retry the operation once access is confirmed

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at pkg/client/simple/vfsclientset/addons.go:93 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/9c3203e8fe5c18d8. Report an issue: GitHub.