kubernetes/kops · error

updating Cilium IPSec secret: %v

Error message

updating Cilium IPSec secret: %v

What it means

With --force, RunCreateSecretCiliumEncryptionConfig calls ReplaceSecret to overwrite the 'ciliumpassword' secret; this wraps that replace call failing - a state store write error (permissions, connectivity, or object-store fault).

Source

Thrown at cmd/kops/create_secret_ciliumpassword.go:138

		return fmt.Errorf("unable to parse YAML %v: %v", options.CiliumPasswordFilePath, err)
	}

	secret := &fi.Secret{
		Data: data,
	}

	if !options.Force {
		_, created, err := secretStore.GetOrCreateSecret(ctx, "ciliumpassword", secret)
		if err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("error adding Cilium IPSec secret: %v", err)
		}
		if !created {
			return fmt.Errorf("failed to create the Cilium IPSec secret as it already exists. Pass the `--force` flag to replace an existing secret")
		}
	} else {
		_, err := secretStore.ReplaceSecret("ciliumpassword", secret)
		if err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("updating Cilium IPSec secret: %v", err)
		}
	}

	return nil
}

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Solutions

1. Inspect the wrapped error for the state store failure
2. Verify write permissions on the secret store
3. Retry once state store connectivity is restored

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cmd/kops/create_secret_ciliumpassword.go:138 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/387126a356c9c5d7. Report an issue: GitHub.