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title: kubectl commands are failing due to proxy
slug: install-10x/kubectl-commands-are-failing-due-to-proxy
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createdAt: 2025-12-09T12:27:36.889Z
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Kubectl commands may fail with the following error:

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E0403 14:04:05.944359 3116197 memcache.go:265] couldn't get current server API group list: Get "https\://swimlane.dev.swimlane.example.com:6443/api?timeout=32s": Service Unavailable

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1. Check if there is a proxy enabled in the environment

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env | grep -i proxy
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The resulting output should be as below if there is a proxy enabled in place:
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https\_proxy=http\://192.168.x.x:8080
http\_proxy=http\://192.168.x.x:8080
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2. Disable proxy from the node

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export no\_proxy=127.0.0.1,192.168.x.x,.default,kubernetes,.local,localhost,.svc,load balancer fqdn
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The above should also be added to **$HOME/.bashrc **otherwise a node reboot will wipe it.
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3. Check to make sure the proxy is disabled.

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env | grep -i proxy
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The output from above should now be as below.
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https\_proxy=http\://192.168.x.x:8080
http\_proxy=http\://192.168.x.x:8080
no\_proxy=127.0.0.1,192.168.x.x,.default,kubernetes,.local,localhost,.svc,load balancer fqdn
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4. kubectl commands should work now.