s3-ack operator giving error /github.com/aws-controllers-k8s/s3-controller/cmd/controller/main.go:75

[jstrahle]

Describe the bug
Getting the following error with OpenShift and S3-ack operator and the operator pod is in Error state:

main.main
/github.com/aws-controllers-k8s/s3-controller/cmd/controller/main.go:75
runtime.main
/usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:285

Steps to reproduce

1. Install s3-ack operator version 1.1.3 on OpenShift 4.18.20.
2. Install operator: AWS Controllers for Kubernetes - Amazon S3
3. Create configmap:

kind: ConfigMap
apiVersion: v1
metadata:
  name: ack-s3-user-config
  namespace: ack-system
data:
  AWS_ENDPOINT_URL: ''
  LEADER_ELECTION_NAMESPACE: ''
  ACK_LOG_LEVEL: debug
  ENABLE_LEADER_ELECTION: 'true'
  ACK_RESOURCE_TAGS: environment=dev
  ENABLE_CARM: 'false'
  ACK_ENABLE_DEVELOPMENT_LOGGING: 'true'
  ACK_WATCH_NAMESPACE: ''
  AWS_REGION: eu-central-1
  RECONCILE_DEFAULT_MAX_CONCURRENT_SYNCS: '1'
  FEATURE_FLAGS: ''
  FEATURE_GATES: ''

4. Restart operator deployment rollout

Expected outcome
Operator pod should work normally without any errors.

Environment

• OpenShift 4.18.20
• AWS service targeted: S3

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[cheeseandcereal]

Can you please provide additional details like logs from the errored pod? There aren't enough details here to understand the issue.

[jeffgus]

I'm getting a similar error:

ack-s3-controller-6f8f7b94d7-xd564 controller 2025-11-24T23:05:52.468Z	ERROR	setup	Unable to create controller manager	{"aws.service": "s3", "error": "invalid resource tag: rosa-dev01"}
ack-s3-controller-6f8f7b94d7-xd564 controller main.main
ack-s3-controller-6f8f7b94d7-xd564 controller 	/github.com/aws-controllers-k8s/s3-controller/cmd/controller/main.go:75
ack-s3-controller-6f8f7b94d7-xd564 controller runtime.main
ack-s3-controller-6f8f7b94d7-xd564 controller 	/usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:285

[jeffgus]

Followup: I changed the env variable from 'rosa-dev01' to 'env=rosa-dev01' and now it works. I found this by looking at the source code file pkg/config/config.go, in the runtime repo. It specifically checks for a '='.

[jstrahle]

I'll close the issue as resolved. Thank you @jeffgus !

[jstrahle]

Ah, I accidentally closed this issue. Can someone reopen this. @cheeseandcereal

[jstrahle]

Can you please provide additional details like logs from the errored pod? There aren't enough details here to understand the issue.

The only error I see in the pod logs is:

main.main
/github.com/aws-controllers-k8s/s3-controller/cmd/controller/main.go:75
runtime.main
/usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:285

[a-hilaly]

/reopen

[ack-prow]

@a-hilaly: Reopened this issue.

In response to this:

/reopen

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[jstrahle]

I was able to track down the problem: ARN was missing from the ServiceAccount annotations.