Kubernetes error messages are cryptic
Dev tooling2 posts from 2 people2d active+11 post in the last 7 days, 1 the 7 days before (steady)Unverified
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2, newest firstjsonpath: an empty array in one input drops results for all later inputs...still be evaluated. `{.items[*].tags[*]}` on the input below should print `x y z`. #### How can we reproduce it (as minimally and precisely as possible)? kubeconfig with three exec users, the middle one with `args: []`: Expected `--x --y --z`. The same happens with `kubectl get...kubernetes/kubernetes · sebxt2 repliesOpen ↗Tempo Explore Breakdown: cannot select an attribute as breakdown dimension when the same attribute is used in a filter...down the remaining traffic by service name. ### Did this work before? Don't know ### How do we reproduce it? 1. Open Traces with Tempo as datasource. 2. Go to Breakdown. 3. Select resource.service.name as the breakdown dimension. 4. Confirm that service breakdown cards are...grafana/grafana · marcus-landh-stratsys1 repliesOpen ↗
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2 posts from 2 people in 2 places, about 2 a week over 6 days. Mostly on grafana/grafana, kubernetes/kubernetes. Tools named alongside: Grafana.
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Posts that state a pain and match the "errors-unclear" rule about Kubernetes. First post Oct 14, 2026, latest Oct 19, 2026. Unverified: fewer than 3 posts, or one person or place only. Method
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Kubernetes error messages are cryptic (2 posts)