#5273·microk8s

Worker nodes lose control plane connection after snap restart

Author: mithucste30Created Oct 23, 2025Updated Sep 19, 2026
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Description: When executing sudo snap restart microk8s on a worker node, the kubeconfig files are regenerated with 127.0.0.1 instead of the control plane IP, causing the worker to become unhealthy.

Root Cause: The restart process calls create_user_certs_and_configs() which uses create_user_kubeconfigs() (designed for control plane) instead of create_worker_kubeconfigs() (designed for workers).

Expected Behavior: Worker nodes should maintain their connection to the control plane after restart.

Actual Behavior: Worker nodes regenerate kubeconfig with localhost, breaking cluster connectivity.

Affected Files:

  • /var/snap/microk8s/current/credentials/kubelet.config
  • /var/snap/microk8s/current/credentials/client.config

Proposed Fix: Detect worker node configuration (--start-control-plane=false) and call create_worker_kubeconfigs() with the stored control plane IP.

MicroK8s Version: 1.32/stable 8355