kubernetes/kops · error

found secret with no primary data: %s

Error message

found secret with no primary data: %s

What it means

Error "found secret with no primary data: %s" thrown in kubernetes/kops.

Source

Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/secrets/clientset_secretstore.go:75

	return c
}

func (c *ClientsetSecretStore) MirrorTo(ctx context.Context, basedir vfs.Path) error {
	list, err := c.clientset.Keysets(c.namespace).List(ctx, metav1.ListOptions{})
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("error listing keysets: %v", err)
	}

	for i := range list.Items {
		keyset := &list.Items[i]

		if keyset.Spec.Type != kops.SecretTypeSecret {
			continue
		}

		primary := fi.FindPrimary(keyset)
		if primary == nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("found secret with no primary data: %s", keyset.Name)
		}

		name := strings.TrimPrefix(keyset.Name, NamePrefix)
		p := BuildVfsSecretPath(basedir, name)

		s := &fi.Secret{
			Data: primary.PrivateMaterial,
		}
		data, err := json.Marshal(s)
		if err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("error serializing secret: %v", err)
		}

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

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/secrets/clientset_secretstore.go:75 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/a26742268b730cd4. Report an issue: GitHub.