Kubernetes error when deleting network.
Error from server (NotFound): error when deleting "k8s-configuration/ingress-nginx.yml": serviceaccounts "ingress-nginx" not found
Error from server (NotFound): error when deleting "k8s-configuration/ingress-nginx.yml": configmaps "ingress-nginx-controller" not found
Error from server (NotFound): error when deleting "k8s-configuration/ingress-nginx.yml": clusterroles.rbac.authorization.k8s.io "ingress-nginx" not found
Error from server (NotFound): error when deleting "k8s-configuration/ingress-nginx.yml": clusterrolebindings.rbac.authorization.k8s.io "ingress-nginx" not found
Error from server (NotFound): error when deleting "k8s-configuration/ingress-nginx.yml": roles.rbac.authorization.k8s.io "ingress-nginx" not found
Error from server (NotFound): error when deleting "k8s-configuration/ingress-nginx.yml": rolebindings.rbac.authorization.k8s.io "ingress-nginx" not found
Error from server (NotFound): error when deleting "k8s-configuration/ingress-nginx.yml": services "ingress-nginx-controller-admission" not found
Error from server (NotFound): error when deleting "k8s-configuration/ingress-nginx.yml": services "ingress-nginx-controller" not found
Error from server (NotFound): error when deleting "k8s-configuration/ingress-nginx.yml": deployments.apps "ingress-nginx-controller" not found
Error from server (NotFound): error when deleting "k8s-configuration/ingress-nginx.yml": ingressclasses.networking.k8s.io "nginx" not found
Error from server (NotFound): error when deleting "k8s-configuration/ingress-nginx.yml": validatingwebhookconfigurations.admissionregistration.k8s.io "ingress-nginx-admission" not found
Error from server (NotFound): error when deleting "k8s-configuration/ingress-nginx.yml": serviceaccounts "ingress-nginx-admission" not found
Error from server (NotFound): error when deleting "k8s-configuration/ingress-nginx.yml": clusterroles.rbac.authorization.k8s.io "ingress-nginx-admission" not found
Error from server (NotFound): error when deleting "k8s-configuration/ingress-nginx.yml": clusterrolebindings.rbac.authorization.k8s.io "ingress-nginx-admission" not found
Error from server (NotFound): error when deleting "k8s-configuration/ingress-nginx.yml": roles.rbac.authorization.k8s.io "ingress-nginx-admission" not found
Error from server (NotFound): error when deleting "k8s-configuration/ingress-nginx.yml": rolebindings.rbac.authorization.k8s.io "ingress-nginx-admission" not found
Error from server (NotFound): error when deleting "k8s-configuration/ingress-nginx.yml": jobs.batch "ingress-nginx-admission-create" not found
Error from server (NotFound): error when deleting "k8s-configuration/ingress-nginx.yml": jobs.batch "ingress-nginx-admission-patch" not found
The error message:
Error from server (Forbidden): error when creating "k8s-configuration/ingress-nginx.yml": serviceaccounts "ingress-nginx" is forbidden: unable to create new content in namespace ingress-nginx because it is being terminated
means that the namespace ingress-nginx is in the process of being deleted, so Kubernetes is not allowing any new resources (like a service account) to be created inside it.
How to Fix This - Check the namespace status
kubectl get namespaces
If you see ingress-nginx with a Terminating status, then it’s stuck during deletion.
Force Delete the Stuck Namespace
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Edit the namespace and remove finalizers:
kubectl get namespace ingress-nginx -o json > tmp-ingress-nginx.json
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Open the file and remove the "finalizers" section. It looks like:
"spec": {
"finalizers": [
"kubernetes"
]
}
Just remove that array entirely (or set it to an empty list []).
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Apply the edited JSON back:
kubectl replace --raw "/api/v1/namespaces/ingress-nginx/finalize" -f ./tmp-ingress-nginx.json
🔁 Recreate the Namespace
Once deleted:
kubectl create namespace ingress-nginx
Then re-run your ingress-nginx.yml creation command.