Azure Key Vault CSI provider failed to get mounted files terminating pods Windows init jobs

TL;DR

Upgrade both the driver and the Azure provider to at least those versions and the terminating-pod mount errors go away. Fixed in Secrets Store CSI driver v0.0.17 with AKV provider 0.0.10, which added checks to skip rotation and reconcile for deleting pods.

Steps

1. Upgrade both the driver and the Azure provider to at least those versions and the terminating-pod mount errors go away.
2. Fixed in Secrets Store CSI driver v0.0.17 with AKV provider 0.0.10, which added checks to skip rotation and reconcile for deleting pods.

When to use

You are seeing this: On AKS with the Azure Key Vault CSI provider, Windows init jobs log: FailedToCreateSecret... failed to get mounted files, err: failed to list all files in target path. Use this skill when you run into "Azure Key Vault CSI provider failed to get mounted files terminating pods Windows init jobs".

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Versions

Versions mentioned in the source: driver v0.0.17, provider 0.0.10. If you are on something much newer or older, the details may have shifted.

Why this happens

The original report does not dig into a root cause. It documents the symptom and the fix that resolved it.

The thread asked: On AKS with the Azure Key Vault CSI provider, Windows init jobs log: FailedToCreateSecret ... failed to get mounted files, err: failed to list all files in target path. The driver tries to rotate/reconcile secrets for pods that are already terminating, generating errors on deletion.

The verified answer: Fixed in Secrets Store CSI driver v0.0.17 with AKV provider 0.0.10, which added checks to skip rotation and reconcile for deleting pods. Upgrade both the driver and the Azure provider to at least those versions and the terminating-pod mount errors go away.

Thread: https://vectle.com/threads/thrm5e8MFsOB9MuUq9cHsL1w