Exiting due to GUEST_START: failed to start node: Failed kubeconfig update: writing kubeconfig: Error creating directory: /home/venkatesh/.kube: mkdir /home/venkatesh/.kube: permission denied

[VenkateshGangitla05]

What Happened?

while starting minikube in WSL I am getting error that :- Exiting due to GUEST_START: failed to start node: Failed kubeconfig update: writing kubeconfig: Error creating directory: /home/venkatesh/.kube: mkdir /home/venkatesh/.kube: permission denied

Note :- I am new to docker and kubernetes and even I am not seeing config file under /home/venkatesh/.kube

versions:-
kubectl version
Client Version: v1.30.0

minikube version: v1.33.0

docker version
Client: Docker Engine - Community
Version: 26.1.0
API version: 1.45
Go version: go1.21.9
Git commit: 9714adc
Built: Mon Apr 22 17:07:12 2024
OS/Arch: linux/amd64
Context: default

Server: Docker Engine - Community
Engine:
Version: 26.1.0
API version: 1.45 (minimum version 1.24)
Go version: go1.21.9
Git commit: c8af8eb
Built: Mon Apr 22 17:07:12 2024
OS/Arch: linux/amd64
Experimental: false
containerd:
Version: 1.6.31
GitCommit: e377cd56a71523140ca6ae87e30244719194a521
runc:
Version: 1.1.12
GitCommit: v1.1.12-0-g51d5e94
docker-init:
Version: 0.19.0
GitCommit: de40ad0

Attach the log file

logs.txt
logs.txt

Operating System

Windows

Driver

None

[VenkateshGangitla05]

hi,

After I have created directory, I am getting error that: -
command I used :- minikube start
😄 minikube v1.33.0 on Ubuntu 20.04 (amd64)
✨ Using the docker driver based on existing profile
👍 Starting "minikube" primary control-plane node in "minikube" cluster
🚜 Pulling base image v0.0.43 ...
🏃 Updating the running docker "minikube" container ...
🐳 Preparing Kubernetes v1.30.0 on Docker 26.0.1 ...
🤦 Unable to restart control-plane node(s), will reset cluster:
▪ Generating certificates and keys ...
▪ Booting up control plane ...
▪ Configuring RBAC rules ...
🔗 Configuring bridge CNI (Container Networking Interface) ...

🚫 Exiting due to HOST_KUBECONFIG_PERMISSION: Failed kubeconfig update: writing kubeconfig: Error writing file /home/venkatesh/.kube/config: open /home/venkatesh/.kube/config: permission denied
Suggestion: Run: 'sudo chown $USER $HOME/.kube/config && chmod 600 $HOME/.kube/config'

I followed suggestion and executed this command:-
sudo chown $USER $HOME/.kube/config && chmod 600 $HOME/.kube/config
but getting error that: - chown: cannot access '/home/venkatesh/.kube/config': No such file or directory

will someone help me on this

#Exiting due to GUEST_START: failed to start node: Failed kubeconfig update: writing kubeconfig:

[VenkateshGangitla05]

sudo chown $USER $HOME/.kube && chmod 700 $HOME/.kube
sudo chmod 777 $HOME/.kube

these two commands help me to fix the issue.