Error setting up kubeconfig: writing kubeconfig: Error writing file : open : no such file or directory Posted on 29 March 2019 by kosmas Reply emailFacebookTwitterLinkedin Problem You get the following error when trying to start minikube: Error setting up kubeconfig: writing kubeconfig: Error writing file : open : no such file or directory Solution Unset the KUBECONFIG variable like: unset KUBECONFIG