Creating a Kubernetes job results in 'batch/, Kind=Job matches multiple kinds' - kubernetes

Question

I recently upgraded from Kubernetes 1.2.0 to Kubernetes 1.3.0, and now I get the following error when I try to start a job:
$ kubectl create -f pijob.yaml
unable to recognize "pijob.yaml": batch/, Kind=Job matches multiple kinds [batch/v1, Kind=Job batch/v2alpha1, Kind=Job]
where pijob.yaml is the job definition from the tutorial:
apiVersion: batch/v1
kind: Job
metadata:
name: pi
spec:
template:
metadata:
name: pi
spec:
containers:
- name: pi
image: perl
command: ["perl", "-Mbignum=bpi", "-wle", "print bpi(2000)"]
restartPolicy: Never
The error is confusing because it suggests that apiVersion: batch/v1, Kind: Job should be valid. If I try apiVersion: batch/v2alpha1, Kind: Job, I also get an error:
$ kubectl create -f pijob.yaml
error validating "pijob.yaml": error validating data: couldn't find type: v2alpha1.Job
What am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

Have you tried with apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1?

Answer 2

check your kubernetes server and client version and make same one.
[root#allinone dan]# kubectl version
Client Version: version.Info{Major:"1", Minor:"3", GitVersion:"v1.3.0", GitCommit:"86dc49aa137175378ac7fba7751c3d3e7f18e5fc", GitTreeState:"clean", BuildDate:"2016-12-15T16:57:18Z", GoVersion:"go1.6.3", Compiler:"gc", Platform:"linux/amd64"}
Server Version: version.Info{Major:"1", Minor:"5", GitVersion:"v1.5.1", GitCommit:"82450d03cb057bab0950214ef122b67c83fb11df", GitTreeState:"clean", BuildDate:"2016-12-14T00:52:01Z", GoVersion:"go1.7.4", Compiler:"gc", Platform:"linux/amd64"}
[root#allinone dan]# kubectl create -f ./job.yaml
error: unable to recognize "./job.yaml": batch/, Kind=Job matches multiple kinds [batch/v1, Kind=Job batch/v2alpha1, Kind=Job]
[root#allinone dan]# wget https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/v1.5.1/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl
[root#allinone dan]# chmod +x kubectl
[root#allinone dan]# mv kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl
[root#allinone dan]# kubectl version
Client Version: version.Info{Major:"1", Minor:"5", GitVersion:"v1.5.1", GitCommit:"82450d03cb057bab0950214ef122b67c83fb11df", GitTreeState:"clean", BuildDate:"2016-12-14T00:57:05Z", GoVersion:"go1.7.4", Compiler:"gc", Platform:"linux/amd64"}
Server Version: version.Info{Major:"1", Minor:"5", GitVersion:"v1.5.1", GitCommit:"82450d03cb057bab0950214ef122b67c83fb11df", GitTreeState:"clean", BuildDate:"2016-12-14T00:52:01Z", GoVersion:"go1.7.4", Compiler:"gc", Platform:"linux/amd64"}
[root#allinone dan]# kubectl create -f ./job.yaml
job "pi" created

Answer 3

I had the same error, so I followed the method below:
[root#host141 tensorflow]#wget https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/v1.5.1/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl ./
[root#host141 tensorflow]# cp /usr/bin/kubectl /usr/bin/kubectl.bak
[root#host141 tensorflow]# cp kubectl /usr/bin/kubectl
[root#host141 tensorflow]# kubectl version
Client Version: version.Info{Major:"1", Minor:"5", GitVersion:"v1.5.1", GitCommit:"82450d03cb057bab0950214ef122b67c83fb11df", GitTreeState:"clean", BuildDate:"2016-12-14T00:57:05Z", GoVersion:"go1.7.4", Compiler:"gc", Platform:"linux/amd64"}
Server Version: version.Info{Major:"1", Minor:"3", GitVersion:"v1.3.0", GitCommit:"86dc49aa137175378ac7fba7751c3d3e7f18e5fc", GitTreeState:"clean", BuildDate:"2016-12-15T16:57:18Z", GoVersion:"go1.6.3", Compiler:"gc", Platform:"linux/amd64"}
Than I create the job and didn't have any errors left.

Answer 4

I had the same error message, it turned out that I was not logged in...