# Cni plugin is not initializing

**URL:** <https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/cni-plugin-is-not-initializing/32082>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Created:** [April 7, 2025, 3:24pm UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/cni-plugin-is-not-initializing/32082 "2025-04-07T15:24:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![mmercaldi\_flagship](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e79b87/32.png) [@mmercaldi\_flagship](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/mmercaldi_flagship)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2025, 3:24pm UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/cni-plugin-is-not-initializing/32082/1 "2025-04-07T15:24:19Z")

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### Cluster information:

Kubernetes version: 1.32.3  
Cloud being used: bare-metal  
Installation method: K8s/kubeadmin  
Host OS: almalinux 9  
CNI and version: Calico 3.29.3  
CRI and version: containderd 1.7.27

I had to completed rebuild my kubernetes setup however I am stuck on my cni not fully initializing:  
NAMESPACE NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE  
kube-system calico-kube-controllers-79949b87d-f6p5t 0/1 Pending 0 2d11h  
kube-system calico-node-bplrw 1/1 Running 0 2d11h  
kube-system coredns-668d6bf9bc-7nxgx 0/1 Pending 0 2d11h  
kube-system coredns-668d6bf9bc-gvg8g 0/1 Pending 0 2d11h  
kube-system etcd-flagship-kubernetes 1/1 Running 70 2d11h  
kube-system kube-apiserver-flagship-kubernetes 1/1 Running 69 2d11h  
kube-system kube-controller-manager-flagship-kubernetes 1/1 Running 0 2d11h  
kube-system kube-proxy-xcqrx 1/1 Running 0 2d11h  
kube-system kube-scheduler-flagship-kubernetes 1/1 Running 76 2d11h  
kubelet.go:3002] “Container runtime network not ready” networkReady=“NetworkReady=f  
alse reason:NetworkPluginNotReady message:Network plugin returns error: cni plugin not initialized”

Does anyone have any ideas as to what I should do?

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**Author:** ![zyliu404](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.kubernetes.io/zyliu404/32/17253_2.png) [@zyliu404](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/zyliu404)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2025, 2:16am UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/cni-plugin-is-not-initializing/32082/2 "2025-05-09T02:16:03Z")

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You can see more detailed information by executing “crictl info” on node