kubernetes/kops · error

writing file %q: %w

Error message

writing file %q: %w

What it means

Writing the fetched log bytes into the already-created output file failed mid-write; ENOSPC or an I/O error on the local artifacts filesystem.

Source

Thrown at pkg/dump/podlogs.go:149

				}
			}
		}

		results <- podLogDumpResult{err: podErr}
	}
}

func writeContainerLogs(filePath string, contents []byte) error {
	resFile, err := os.Create(filePath)
	defer func(resFile *os.File) {
		_ = resFile.Close()
	}(resFile)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("creating file %q: %w", filePath, err)
	}
	_, err = resFile.Write(contents)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("writing file %q: %w", filePath, err)
	}
	return nil
}

View on GitHub (pinned to 4c8573c808)

Solutions

1. Free disk space in the artifacts location
2. Check for I/O errors on the target filesystem
3. Re-run the dump

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at pkg/dump/podlogs.go:149 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/fec59f0c5bce02f3. Report an issue: GitHub.