Unsupported initializer error opening snapshot in GItpod (internal) preview environment (breaks without OTS)

[jldec]

• In a PR /werft with-preview
• Start a workspace and invoke "Gitpod: Share Workspace Snapshot"
• Try to open snaphot URL in a new browser window

cannot initialize workspace: cannot inject initializer secrets: unsupported workspace initializer in walkInitializer - this is a bug in Gitpod

[geropl]

@kylos101 Do you have some context on what might be going wrong here? 🤔 Could this be due to PVC rollout/testing?

@jldec Do you have a workspace ID handy?

[kylos101]

@geropl I do not. Maybe?

This problem appears to be isolated to preview environments, so maybe a bad configuration.

For example, it works in production (this is a restoration of a snapshot):
https://indigo-galliform-h9ipi64ih2w.ws-us64.gitpod.io/

But, it does not work in preview environments:

1. I created a snapshot from here https://gitpodio-templatepython-8u29h503rdm.ws.furisto-pv3c4b0b465b.preview.gitpod-dev.com/
2. But the related snapshot cannot be loaded, https://furisto-pv3c4b0b465b.preview.gitpod-dev.com#snapshot/e64a6fb5-948a-4562-b2d4-56fc9b5e3387, and gets the same error @jldec shared initially

[kylos101]

Ah, I think this may be related to OTS, hint cannot inject initializer secrets. Ref.

[kylos101]

I just added this to the related epic, #10134, we haven't enabled OTS in production, and don't plan too soon. But, when we do, we'll tackle this issue as part of that epic.

[geropl]

For example, it works in production

👍

But, it does not work in preview environments:

💡

Ah, I think this may be related to OTS

@kylos101 thx for sharing those insights