kubernetes/kops · error

parsing secret from %q: %v

Error message

parsing secret from %q: %v

What it means

Error "parsing secret from %q: %v" thrown in kubernetes/kops.

Source

Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/secrets/vfs_secretstorereader.go:86

		return nil, err
	}
	if s == nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("secret %q not found", id)
	}
	return s, nil
}

func (c *VFSSecretStoreReader) loadSecret(ctx context.Context, p vfs.Path) (*fi.Secret, error) {
	data, err := p.ReadFile(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
			return nil, nil
		}
	}
	s := &fi.Secret{}
	err = json.Unmarshal(data, s)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("parsing secret from %q: %v", p, err)
	}
	return s, nil
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/secrets/vfs_secretstorereader.go:86 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/4594e424b1a5ed2d. Report an issue: GitHub.