kubernetes/kops · error

field %s is not a pointer

Error message

field %s is not a pointer

What it means

Error "field %s is not a pointer" thrown in kubernetes/kops.

Source

Thrown at util/pkg/reflectutils/set_fields.go:60

		jsonName = strings.TrimSuffix(jsonName, ",omitempty")
		fieldsByJsonName[jsonName] = fd
	}

	setFields := sets.New[string]()
	for _, field := range fields {
		fd, ok := fieldsByJsonName[field]
		if !ok {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("field %s is not known", field)
		}

		fieldVal := val.FieldByIndex(fd.Index)
		switch fieldVal.Kind() {
		case reflect.Ptr:
			if !fieldVal.IsNil() {
				setFields.Insert(field)
			}
		default:
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("field %s is not a pointer", fd.Name)
		}

	}

	return setFields, nil
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at util/pkg/reflectutils/set_fields.go:60 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/8889ae4245a72c2d. Report an issue: GitHub.