[bug] Fix #2463

cmd/root.go

@@ -115,12 +115,12 @@ func loadConfiguration() (*config.Config, error) {
 	k8sCfg := client.NewConfig(k8sFlags)
 	k9sCfg := config.NewConfig(k8sCfg)
 	if err := k9sCfg.Load(config.AppConfigFile); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return k9sCfg, err
 	}
 	k9sCfg.K9s.Override(k9sFlags)
 	if err := k9sCfg.Refine(k8sFlags, k9sFlags, k8sCfg); err != nil {
 		log.Error().Err(err).Msgf("config refine failed")
-		return nil, err
+		return k9sCfg, err
 	}
 	conn, err := client.InitConnection(k8sCfg)
 	k9sCfg.SetConnection(conn)
@@ -129,16 +129,16 @@ func loadConfiguration() (*config.Config, error) {
 	}
 	// Try to access server version if that fail. Connectivity issue?
 	if !conn.CheckConnectivity() {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot connect to context: %s", k9sCfg.K9s.ActiveContextName())
+		return k9sCfg, fmt.Errorf("cannot connect to context: %s", k9sCfg.K9s.ActiveContextName())
 	}
 	if !conn.ConnectionOK() {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("k8s connection failed for context: %s", k9sCfg.K9s.ActiveContextName())
+		return k9sCfg, fmt.Errorf("k8s connection failed for context: %s", k9sCfg.K9s.ActiveContextName())
 	}
 
 	log.Info().Msg("✅ Kubernetes connectivity")
 	if err := k9sCfg.Save(); err != nil {
 		log.Error().Err(err).Msg("Config save")
-		return nil, err
+		return k9sCfg, err
 	}
 
 	return k9sCfg, nil

go.mod

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/adrg/xdg v0.4.0
 	github.com/anchore/clio v0.0.0-20231016125544-c98a83e1c7fc
 	github.com/anchore/grype v0.74.0
+	github.com/anchore/syft v0.100.0
 	github.com/atotto/clipboard v0.1.4
 	github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.2.1
 	github.com/derailed/popeye v0.11.2
@@ -71,7 +72,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/anchore/go-version v1.2.2-0.20210903204242-51efa5b487c4 // indirect
 	github.com/anchore/packageurl-go v0.1.1-0.20230104203445-02e0a6721501 // indirect
 	github.com/anchore/stereoscope v0.0.0-20231220161148-590920dabc54 // indirect
-	github.com/anchore/syft v0.100.0 // indirect
 	github.com/andybalholm/brotli v1.0.4 // indirect
 	github.com/apparentlymart/go-textseg/v15 v15.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/aquasecurity/go-pep440-version v0.0.0-20210121094942-22b2f8951d46 // indirect