*** Bug 1872371 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
@Abhishek The customer can run oc delete configs.samples cluster That should clear out the samples operator and have it retry. Assuming the api server is fully accessible samples should come up OK.
PR is LGTM and is awaiting patch manager approval.
Delete apiserver pods during samples operator removing or creating imagestream, the APISERVER error reports in samplesexist part. - lastTransitionTime: "2020-09-14T03:36:11Z" lastUpdateTime: "2020-09-14T03:36:11Z" message: The error the server is currently unable to handle the request (get imagestreams.image.openshift.io) during openshift namespace cleanup has left the samples in an unknown state reason: APIServerServiceUnavailableError status: Unknown type: SamplesExist Verified on 4.4.0-0.nightly-2020-09-12-143345 cluster
Since the problem described in this bug report should be resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For information on the advisory (OpenShift Container Platform 4.4.23 bug fix update), and where to find the updated files, follow the link below. If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2020:3715