Bootc operator reports partially the bootc error. In the status of the bootc node it appears like:
- lastTransitionTime: "2026-08-10T11:42:54Z"
message: 'bootc stage failed: running bootc switch: exit status 1'
observedGeneration: 1
reason: Error
status: "True"
type: Degraded
while running bootc manually reports the full error:
[root@worker ~]# bootc switch ghcr.io/bootc-dev/bink/node@sha256:9ce7d6d15b8558c226b4c41f3b27bf1722897b0c8a66c7a84a2877bca8d049f7
error: Switching: Switching (ostree): Preparing import: Fetching manifest: Target image does not have ostree.bootable label
How to reproduce
Try to apply this bootc pool:
apiVersion: node.bootc.dev/v1alpha1
kind: BootcNodePool
metadata:
name: workers
spec:
nodeSelector:
matchLabels:
node-role.kubernetes.io/worker: ""
image:
ref: ghcr.io/bootc-dev/bink/node@sha256:9ce7d6d15b8558c226b4c41f3b27bf1722897b0c8a66c7a84a2877bca8d049f7
Bootc operator reports partially the bootc error. In the status of the bootc node it appears like:
while running bootc manually reports the full error:
How to reproduce
Try to apply this bootc pool: