kubernetes/kops · error

unable to remap crictl binaries asset: %v

Error message

unable to remap crictl binaries asset: %v

What it means

The asset builder failed while remapping the crictl download URL to a mirror or location configured for the cluster (e.g. a copy-to-S3/asset-base-url rewrite). The %v detail carries the remapping error; the original URL itself parsed fine.

Source

Thrown at pkg/nodemodel/wellknownassets/crictl.go:51

func FindCrictlAsset(ig model.InstanceGroup, assetBuilder *assets.AssetBuilder, arch architectures.Architecture) (*assets.FileAsset, error) {
	var assetURL string
	switch arch {
	case architectures.ArchitectureAmd64:
		assetURL = crictlAssetUrlAmd64
	case architectures.ArchitectureArm64:
		assetURL = crictlAssetUrlArm64
	default:
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown arch for crictl binaries asset: %s", arch)
	}

	u, err := url.Parse(assetURL)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to parse crictl binaries asset URL %q: %v", assetURL, err)
	}

	asset, err := assetBuilder.RemapFile(u, nil)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to remap crictl binaries asset: %v", err)
	}

	return asset, err
}

View on GitHub (pinned to 4c8573c808)

Solutions

1. Check asset remapping configuration (e.g. --kubernetes-version asset overrides, copy-to-S3 destination)
2. Inspect the wrapped error for the failing mirror/upload step
3. Disable or fix the asset base URL override if misconfigured

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at pkg/nodemodel/wellknownassets/crictl.go:51 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/0b7d376fc36fee5e. Report an issue: GitHub.