kubernetes/kops · error · errCtrImport

%w: error loading docker image with '%s': %v: %s

Error message

%w: error loading docker image with '%s': %v: %s

What it means

Error "%w: error loading docker image with '%s': %v: %s" thrown in kubernetes/kops.

Source

Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/nodeup/nodetasks/load_image.go:170

	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("error opening verified image file: %v", err)
	}
	defer file.Close()

	reader, err := maybeGzipReader(file)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("error decoding image archive from %q: %v", url, err)
	}
	defer reader.Close()

	args := []string{"ctr", "--namespace", "k8s.io", "images", "import", "-"}
	human := strings.Join(args, " ")

	klog.Infof("running command %s", human)
	cmd := exec.Command(args[0], args[1:]...)
	cmd.Stdin = reader
	if output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("%w: error loading docker image with '%s': %v: %s", errCtrImport, human, err, string(output))
	}
	return nil
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/nodeup/nodetasks/load_image.go:170 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/f76c704c596895ec. Report an issue: GitHub.