Merge pull request #113583 from chendave/POC_resetCfg

kubeadm: implementation of `ResetConfiguration` API types

cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/fuzzer/fuzzer.go

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ func Funcs(codecs runtimeserializer.CodecFactory) []interface{} {
 		fuzzNetworking,
 		fuzzJoinConfiguration,
 		fuzzJoinControlPlane,
+		fuzzResetConfiguration,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -133,3 +134,10 @@ func fuzzJoinConfiguration(obj *kubeadm.JoinConfiguration, c fuzz.Continue) {
 func fuzzJoinControlPlane(obj *kubeadm.JoinControlPlane, c fuzz.Continue) {
 	c.FuzzNoCustom(obj)
 }
+
+func fuzzResetConfiguration(obj *kubeadm.ResetConfiguration, c fuzz.Continue) {
+	c.FuzzNoCustom(obj)
+
+	// Pinning values for fields that get defaults if fuzz value is empty string or nil (thus making the round trip test fail)
+	obj.CertificatesDir = "/tmp"
+}

cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/register.go

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ func addKnownTypes(scheme *runtime.Scheme) error {
 		&InitConfiguration{},
 		&ClusterConfiguration{},
 		&JoinConfiguration{},
+		&ResetConfiguration{},
 	)
 	return nil
 }

cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/types.go

@@ -465,5 +465,35 @@ type ComponentConfig interface {
 	Get() interface{}
 }
 
+// +k8s:deepcopy-gen:interfaces=k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime.Object
+
+// ResetConfiguration contains a list of fields that are specifically "kubeadm reset"-only runtime information.
+type ResetConfiguration struct {
+	metav1.TypeMeta
+
+	// CertificatesDir specifies the directory where the certificates are stored. If specified, it will be cleaned during the reset process.
+	CertificatesDir string
+
+	// CleanupTmpDir specifies whether the "/etc/kubernetes/tmp" directory should be cleaned during the reset process.
+	CleanupTmpDir bool
+
+	// CRISocket is used to retrieve container runtime info and used for the removal of the containers.
+	// If CRISocket is not specified by flag or config file, kubeadm will try to detect one valid CRISocket instead.
+	CRISocket string
+
+	// DryRun tells if the dry run mode is enabled, don't apply any change if it is and just output what would be done.
+	DryRun bool
+
+	// Force flag instructs kubeadm to reset the node without prompting for confirmation.
+	Force bool
+
+	// IgnorePreflightErrors provides a slice of pre-flight errors to be ignored during the reset process, e.g. 'IsPrivilegedUser,Swap'.
+	IgnorePreflightErrors []string
+
+	// SkipPhases is a list of phases to skip during command execution.
+	// The list of phases can be obtained with the "kubeadm reset phase --help" command.
+	SkipPhases []string
+}
+
 // ComponentConfigMap is a map between a group name (as in GVK group) and a ComponentConfig
 type ComponentConfigMap map[string]ComponentConfig

cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/v1beta4/defaults.go

@@ -198,3 +198,10 @@ func SetDefaults_NodeRegistration(obj *NodeRegistrationOptions) {
 		obj.ImagePullPolicy = DefaultImagePullPolicy
 	}
 }
+
+// SetDefaults_ResetConfiguration assigns default values for the ResetConfiguration object
+func SetDefaults_ResetConfiguration(obj *ResetConfiguration) {
+	if obj.CertificatesDir == "" {
+		obj.CertificatesDir = DefaultCertificatesDir
+	}
+}

cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/v1beta4/doc.go

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 //   - TODO https://github.com/kubernetes/kubeadm/issues/2890
 //   - Support custom environment variables in control plane components under `ClusterConfiguration`.
 //     Use `APIServer.ExtraEnvs`, `ControllerManager.ExtraEnvs`, `Scheduler.ExtraEnvs`,  `Etcd.Local.ExtraEnvs`.
+//   - The ResetConfiguration API type is now supported in v1beta4. Users are able to reset a node by passing a --config file to "kubeadm reset".
 //
 // Migration from old kubeadm config versions
 //

cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/v1beta4/register.go

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ func addKnownTypes(scheme *runtime.Scheme) error {
 		&InitConfiguration{},
 		&ClusterConfiguration{},
 		&JoinConfiguration{},
+		&ResetConfiguration{},
 	)
 	metav1.AddToGroupVersion(scheme, SchemeGroupVersion)
 	return nil

cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/v1beta4/types.go

@@ -453,3 +453,40 @@ type Patches struct {
 	// +optional
 	Directory string `json:"directory,omitempty"`
 }
+
+// +k8s:deepcopy-gen:interfaces=k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime.Object
+
+// ResetConfiguration contains a list of fields that are specifically "kubeadm reset"-only runtime information.
+type ResetConfiguration struct {
+	metav1.TypeMeta `json:",inline"`
+
+	// CleanupTmpDir specifies whether the "/etc/kubernetes/tmp" directory should be cleaned during the reset process.
+	// +optional
+	CleanupTmpDir bool `json:"cleanupTmpDir,omitempty"`
+
+	// CertificatesDir specifies the directory where the certificates are stored. If specified, it will be cleaned during the reset process.
+	// +optional
+	CertificatesDir string `json:"certificatesDir,omitempty"`
+
+	// CRISocket is used to retrieve container runtime info and used for the removal of the containers.
+	// If CRISocket is not specified by flag or config file, kubeadm will try to detect one valid CRISocket instead.
+	// +optional
+	CRISocket string `json:"criSocket,omitempty"`
+
+	// DryRun tells if the dry run mode is enabled, don't apply any change if it is and just output what would be done.
+	// +optional
+	DryRun bool `json:"dryRun,omitempty"`
+
+	// Force flag instructs kubeadm to reset the node without prompting for confirmation.
+	// +optional
+	Force bool `json:"force,omitempty"`
+
+	// IgnorePreflightErrors provides a slice of pre-flight errors to be ignored during the reset process, e.g. 'IsPrivilegedUser,Swap'.
+	// +optional
+	IgnorePreflightErrors []string `json:"ignorePreflightErrors,omitempty"`
+
+	// SkipPhases is a list of phases to skip during command execution.
+	// The list of phases can be obtained with the "kubeadm reset phase --help" command.
+	// +optional
+	SkipPhases []string `json:"skipPhases,omitempty"`
+}

cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/v1beta4/zz_generated.conversion.go

@@ -219,6 +219,16 @@ func RegisterConversions(s *runtime.Scheme) error {
 	}); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	if err := s.AddGeneratedConversionFunc((*ResetConfiguration)(nil), (*kubeadm.ResetConfiguration)(nil), func(a, b interface{}, scope conversion.Scope) error {
+		return Convert_v1beta4_ResetConfiguration_To_kubeadm_ResetConfiguration(a.(*ResetConfiguration), b.(*kubeadm.ResetConfiguration), scope)
+	}); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := s.AddGeneratedConversionFunc((*kubeadm.ResetConfiguration)(nil), (*ResetConfiguration)(nil), func(a, b interface{}, scope conversion.Scope) error {
+		return Convert_kubeadm_ResetConfiguration_To_v1beta4_ResetConfiguration(a.(*kubeadm.ResetConfiguration), b.(*ResetConfiguration), scope)
+	}); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	if err := s.AddConversionFunc((*kubeadm.InitConfiguration)(nil), (*InitConfiguration)(nil), func(a, b interface{}, scope conversion.Scope) error {
 		return Convert_kubeadm_InitConfiguration_To_v1beta4_InitConfiguration(a.(*kubeadm.InitConfiguration), b.(*InitConfiguration), scope)
 	}); err != nil {
@@ -769,3 +779,35 @@ func autoConvert_kubeadm_Patches_To_v1beta4_Patches(in *kubeadm.Patches, out *Pa
 func Convert_kubeadm_Patches_To_v1beta4_Patches(in *kubeadm.Patches, out *Patches, s conversion.Scope) error {
 	return autoConvert_kubeadm_Patches_To_v1beta4_Patches(in, out, s)
 }
+
+func autoConvert_v1beta4_ResetConfiguration_To_kubeadm_ResetConfiguration(in *ResetConfiguration, out *kubeadm.ResetConfiguration, s conversion.Scope) error {
+	out.CleanupTmpDir = in.CleanupTmpDir
+	out.CertificatesDir = in.CertificatesDir
+	out.CRISocket = in.CRISocket
+	out.DryRun = in.DryRun
+	out.Force = in.Force
+	out.IgnorePreflightErrors = *(*[]string)(unsafe.Pointer(&in.IgnorePreflightErrors))
+	out.SkipPhases = *(*[]string)(unsafe.Pointer(&in.SkipPhases))
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Convert_v1beta4_ResetConfiguration_To_kubeadm_ResetConfiguration is an autogenerated conversion function.
+func Convert_v1beta4_ResetConfiguration_To_kubeadm_ResetConfiguration(in *ResetConfiguration, out *kubeadm.ResetConfiguration, s conversion.Scope) error {
+	return autoConvert_v1beta4_ResetConfiguration_To_kubeadm_ResetConfiguration(in, out, s)
+}
+
+func autoConvert_kubeadm_ResetConfiguration_To_v1beta4_ResetConfiguration(in *kubeadm.ResetConfiguration, out *ResetConfiguration, s conversion.Scope) error {
+	out.CertificatesDir = in.CertificatesDir
+	out.CleanupTmpDir = in.CleanupTmpDir
+	out.CRISocket = in.CRISocket
+	out.DryRun = in.DryRun
+	out.Force = in.Force
+	out.IgnorePreflightErrors = *(*[]string)(unsafe.Pointer(&in.IgnorePreflightErrors))
+	out.SkipPhases = *(*[]string)(unsafe.Pointer(&in.SkipPhases))
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Convert_kubeadm_ResetConfiguration_To_v1beta4_ResetConfiguration is an autogenerated conversion function.
+func Convert_kubeadm_ResetConfiguration_To_v1beta4_ResetConfiguration(in *kubeadm.ResetConfiguration, out *ResetConfiguration, s conversion.Scope) error {
+	return autoConvert_kubeadm_ResetConfiguration_To_v1beta4_ResetConfiguration(in, out, s)
+}

cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/v1beta4/zz_generated.deepcopy.go

@@ -518,3 +518,38 @@ func (in *Patches) DeepCopy() *Patches {
 	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
 	return out
 }
+
+// DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
+func (in *ResetConfiguration) DeepCopyInto(out *ResetConfiguration) {
+	*out = *in
+	out.TypeMeta = in.TypeMeta
+	if in.IgnorePreflightErrors != nil {
+		in, out := &in.IgnorePreflightErrors, &out.IgnorePreflightErrors
+		*out = make([]string, len(*in))
+		copy(*out, *in)
+	}
+	if in.SkipPhases != nil {
+		in, out := &in.SkipPhases, &out.SkipPhases
+		*out = make([]string, len(*in))
+		copy(*out, *in)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+// DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new ResetConfiguration.
+func (in *ResetConfiguration) DeepCopy() *ResetConfiguration {
+	if in == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := new(ResetConfiguration)
+	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
+	return out
+}
+
+// DeepCopyObject is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new runtime.Object.
+func (in *ResetConfiguration) DeepCopyObject() runtime.Object {
+	if c := in.DeepCopy(); c != nil {
+		return c
+	}
+	return nil
+}

cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/v1beta4/zz_generated.defaults.go

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ func RegisterDefaults(scheme *runtime.Scheme) error {
 	scheme.AddTypeDefaultingFunc(&ClusterConfiguration{}, func(obj interface{}) { SetObjectDefaults_ClusterConfiguration(obj.(*ClusterConfiguration)) })
 	scheme.AddTypeDefaultingFunc(&InitConfiguration{}, func(obj interface{}) { SetObjectDefaults_InitConfiguration(obj.(*InitConfiguration)) })
 	scheme.AddTypeDefaultingFunc(&JoinConfiguration{}, func(obj interface{}) { SetObjectDefaults_JoinConfiguration(obj.(*JoinConfiguration)) })
+	scheme.AddTypeDefaultingFunc(&ResetConfiguration{}, func(obj interface{}) { SetObjectDefaults_ResetConfiguration(obj.(*ResetConfiguration)) })
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -91,3 +92,7 @@ func SetObjectDefaults_JoinConfiguration(in *JoinConfiguration) {
 		SetDefaults_APIEndpoint(&in.ControlPlane.LocalAPIEndpoint)
 	}
 }
+
+func SetObjectDefaults_ResetConfiguration(in *ResetConfiguration) {
+	SetDefaults_ResetConfiguration(in)
+}

cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/validation/validation.go

@@ -655,3 +655,11 @@ func ValidateImageRepository(imageRepository string, fldPath *field.Path) field.
 
 	return allErrs
 }
+
+// ValidateResetConfiguration validates a ResetConfiguration object and collects all encountered errors
+func ValidateResetConfiguration(c *kubeadm.ResetConfiguration) field.ErrorList {
+	allErrs := field.ErrorList{}
+	allErrs = append(allErrs, ValidateSocketPath(c.CRISocket, field.NewPath("criSocket"))...)
+	allErrs = append(allErrs, ValidateAbsolutePath(c.CertificatesDir, field.NewPath("certificatesDir"))...)
+	return allErrs
+}

cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/validation/validation_test.go

@@ -1323,3 +1323,22 @@ func TestValidateImageRepository(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestValidateAbsolutePath(t *testing.T) {
+	var tests = []struct {
+		name           string
+		path           string
+		expectedErrors bool
+	}{
+		{name: "valid absolute path", path: "/etc/cert/dir", expectedErrors: false},
+		{name: "relative path", path: "./tmp", expectedErrors: true},
+		{name: "invalid path", path: "foo..", expectedErrors: true},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		actual := ValidateAbsolutePath(tc.path, field.NewPath("certificatesDir"))
+		actualErrors := len(actual) > 0
+		if actualErrors != tc.expectedErrors {
+			t.Errorf("error: validate absolute path: %q\n\texpected: %t\n\t  actual: %t", tc.path, tc.expectedErrors, actualErrors)
+		}
+	}
+}

cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/zz_generated.deepcopy.go

@@ -548,3 +548,38 @@ func (in *Patches) DeepCopy() *Patches {
 	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
 	return out
 }
+
+// DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
+func (in *ResetConfiguration) DeepCopyInto(out *ResetConfiguration) {
+	*out = *in
+	out.TypeMeta = in.TypeMeta
+	if in.IgnorePreflightErrors != nil {
+		in, out := &in.IgnorePreflightErrors, &out.IgnorePreflightErrors
+		*out = make([]string, len(*in))
+		copy(*out, *in)
+	}
+	if in.SkipPhases != nil {
+		in, out := &in.SkipPhases, &out.SkipPhases
+		*out = make([]string, len(*in))
+		copy(*out, *in)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+// DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new ResetConfiguration.
+func (in *ResetConfiguration) DeepCopy() *ResetConfiguration {
+	if in == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := new(ResetConfiguration)
+	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
+	return out
+}
+
+// DeepCopyObject is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new runtime.Object.
+func (in *ResetConfiguration) DeepCopyObject() runtime.Object {
+	if c := in.DeepCopy(); c != nil {
+		return c
+	}
+	return nil
+}

cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/reset/data.go

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ type resetData interface {
 	InputReader() io.Reader
 	IgnorePreflightErrors() sets.Set[string]
 	Cfg() *kubeadmapi.InitConfiguration
+	ResetCfg() *kubeadmapi.ResetConfiguration
 	DryRun() bool
 	Client() clientset.Interface
 	CertificatesDir() string

cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/reset/data_test.go

@@ -31,12 +31,13 @@ type testData struct{}
 // testData must satisfy resetData.
 var _ resetData = &testData{}
 
-func (t *testData) ForceReset() bool                        { return false }
-func (t *testData) InputReader() io.Reader                  { return nil }
-func (t *testData) IgnorePreflightErrors() sets.Set[string] { return nil }
-func (t *testData) Cfg() *kubeadmapi.InitConfiguration      { return nil }
-func (t *testData) DryRun() bool                            { return false }
-func (t *testData) Client() clientset.Interface             { return nil }
-func (t *testData) CertificatesDir() string                 { return "" }
-func (t *testData) CRISocketPath() string                   { return "" }
-func (t *testData) CleanupTmpDir() bool                     { return false }
+func (t *testData) ForceReset() bool                         { return false }
+func (t *testData) InputReader() io.Reader                   { return nil }
+func (t *testData) IgnorePreflightErrors() sets.Set[string]  { return nil }
+func (t *testData) Cfg() *kubeadmapi.InitConfiguration       { return nil }
+func (t *testData) DryRun() bool                             { return false }
+func (t *testData) Client() clientset.Interface              { return nil }
+func (t *testData) CertificatesDir() string                  { return "" }
+func (t *testData) CRISocketPath() string                    { return "" }
+func (t *testData) CleanupTmpDir() bool                      { return false }
+func (t *testData) ResetCfg() *kubeadmapi.ResetConfiguration { return nil }

cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/reset.go

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"path"
@@ -30,7 +31,9 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 
 	kubeadmapi "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm"
+	kubeadmscheme "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/scheme"
 	kubeadmapiv1 "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/v1beta3"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/v1beta4"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/validation"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/options"
 	phases "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/reset"
@@ -60,13 +63,10 @@ var (
 
 // resetOptions defines all the options exposed via flags by kubeadm reset.
 type resetOptions struct {
-	certificatesDir       string
-	criSocketPath         string
-	forceReset            bool
-	ignorePreflightErrors []string
 	kubeconfigPath        string
-	dryRun                bool
-	cleanupTmpDir         bool
+	cfgPath               string
+	ignorePreflightErrors []string
+	externalcfg           *v1beta4.ResetConfiguration
 }
 
 // resetData defines all the runtime information used when running the kubeadm reset workflow;
@@ -80,93 +80,113 @@ type resetData struct {
 	inputReader           io.Reader
 	outputWriter          io.Writer
 	cfg                   *kubeadmapi.InitConfiguration
+	resetCfg              *kubeadmapi.ResetConfiguration
 	dryRun                bool
 	cleanupTmpDir         bool
 }
 
 // newResetOptions returns a struct ready for being used for creating cmd join flags.
 func newResetOptions() *resetOptions {
+	// initialize the public kubeadm config API by applying defaults
+	externalcfg := &v1beta4.ResetConfiguration{}
+	// Apply defaults
+	kubeadmscheme.Scheme.Default(externalcfg)
 	return &resetOptions{
-		certificatesDir: kubeadmapiv1.DefaultCertificatesDir,
-		forceReset:      false,
-		kubeconfigPath:  kubeadmconstants.GetAdminKubeConfigPath(),
-		cleanupTmpDir:   false,
+		kubeconfigPath: kubeadmconstants.GetAdminKubeConfigPath(),
+		externalcfg:    externalcfg,
 	}
 }
 
 // newResetData returns a new resetData struct to be used for the execution of the kubeadm reset workflow.
-func newResetData(cmd *cobra.Command, options *resetOptions, in io.Reader, out io.Writer) (*resetData, error) {
-	var cfg *kubeadmapi.InitConfiguration
+func newResetData(cmd *cobra.Command, opts *resetOptions, in io.Reader, out io.Writer, allowExperimental bool) (*resetData, error) {
+	// Validate the mixed arguments with --config and return early on errors
+	if err := validation.ValidateMixedArguments(cmd.Flags()); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 
-	client, err := cmdutil.GetClientSet(options.kubeconfigPath, false)
+	var initCfg *kubeadmapi.InitConfiguration
+
+	// Either use the config file if specified, or convert public kubeadm API to the internal ResetConfiguration and validates cfg.
+	resetCfg, err := configutil.LoadOrDefaultResetConfiguration(opts.cfgPath, opts.externalcfg, allowExperimental)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	client, err := cmdutil.GetClientSet(opts.kubeconfigPath, false)
 	if err == nil {
-		klog.V(1).Infof("[reset] Loaded client set from kubeconfig file: %s", options.kubeconfigPath)
-		cfg, err = configutil.FetchInitConfigurationFromCluster(client, nil, "reset", false, false)
+		klog.V(1).Infof("[reset] Loaded client set from kubeconfig file: %s", opts.kubeconfigPath)
+		initCfg, err = configutil.FetchInitConfigurationFromCluster(client, nil, "reset", false, false)
 		if err != nil {
 			klog.Warningf("[reset] Unable to fetch the kubeadm-config ConfigMap from cluster: %v", err)
 		}
 	} else {
-		klog.V(1).Infof("[reset] Could not obtain a client set from the kubeconfig file: %s", options.kubeconfigPath)
+		klog.V(1).Infof("[reset] Could not obtain a client set from the kubeconfig file: %s", opts.kubeconfigPath)
 	}
 
-	ignorePreflightErrorsFromCfg := []string{}
-	ignorePreflightErrorsSet, err := validation.ValidateIgnorePreflightErrors(options.ignorePreflightErrors, ignorePreflightErrorsFromCfg)
+	ignorePreflightErrorsSet, err := validation.ValidateIgnorePreflightErrors(opts.ignorePreflightErrors, resetCfg.IgnorePreflightErrors)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	if cfg != nil {
+	if initCfg != nil {
 		// Also set the union of pre-flight errors to InitConfiguration, to provide a consistent view of the runtime configuration:
-		cfg.NodeRegistration.IgnorePreflightErrors = sets.List(ignorePreflightErrorsSet)
+		initCfg.NodeRegistration.IgnorePreflightErrors = sets.List(ignorePreflightErrorsSet)
 	}
 
-	var criSocketPath string
-	if options.criSocketPath == "" {
-		criSocketPath, err = resetDetectCRISocket(cfg)
+	criSocketPath := opts.externalcfg.CRISocket
+	if criSocketPath == "" {
+		criSocketPath, err = resetDetectCRISocket(resetCfg, initCfg)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		klog.V(1).Infof("[reset] Detected and using CRI socket: %s", criSocketPath)
-	} else {
-		criSocketPath = options.criSocketPath
 		klog.V(1).Infof("[reset] Using specified CRI socket: %s", criSocketPath)
 	}
 
+	certificatesDir := kubeadmapiv1.DefaultCertificatesDir
+	if cmd.Flags().Changed(options.CertificatesDir) { // flag is specified
+		certificatesDir = opts.externalcfg.CertificatesDir
+	} else if len(resetCfg.CertificatesDir) > 0 { // configured in the ResetConfiguration
+		certificatesDir = resetCfg.CertificatesDir
+	} else if len(initCfg.ClusterConfiguration.CertificatesDir) > 0 { // fetch from cluster
+		certificatesDir = initCfg.ClusterConfiguration.CertificatesDir
+	}
+
 	return &resetData{
-		certificatesDir:       options.certificatesDir,
+		certificatesDir:       certificatesDir,
 		client:                client,
 		criSocketPath:         criSocketPath,
-		forceReset:            options.forceReset,
 		ignorePreflightErrors: ignorePreflightErrorsSet,
 		inputReader:           in,
 		outputWriter:          out,
-		cfg:                   cfg,
-		dryRun:                options.dryRun,
-		cleanupTmpDir:         options.cleanupTmpDir,
+		cfg:                   initCfg,
+		resetCfg:              resetCfg,
+		dryRun:                cmdutil.ValueFromFlagsOrConfig(cmd.Flags(), options.DryRun, resetCfg.DryRun, opts.externalcfg.DryRun).(bool),
+		forceReset:            cmdutil.ValueFromFlagsOrConfig(cmd.Flags(), options.ForceReset, resetCfg.Force, opts.externalcfg.Force).(bool),
+		cleanupTmpDir:         cmdutil.ValueFromFlagsOrConfig(cmd.Flags(), options.CleanupTmpDir, resetCfg.CleanupTmpDir, opts.externalcfg.CleanupTmpDir).(bool),
 	}, nil
 }
 
 // AddResetFlags adds reset flags
 func AddResetFlags(flagSet *flag.FlagSet, resetOptions *resetOptions) {
 	flagSet.StringVar(
-		&resetOptions.certificatesDir, options.CertificatesDir, resetOptions.certificatesDir,
+		&resetOptions.externalcfg.CertificatesDir, options.CertificatesDir, kubeadmapiv1.DefaultCertificatesDir,
 		`The path to the directory where the certificates are stored. If specified, clean this directory.`,
 	)
 	flagSet.BoolVarP(
-		&resetOptions.forceReset, options.ForceReset, "f", false,
+		&resetOptions.externalcfg.Force, options.ForceReset, "f", resetOptions.externalcfg.Force,
 		"Reset the node without prompting for confirmation.",
 	)
 	flagSet.BoolVar(
-		&resetOptions.dryRun, options.DryRun, resetOptions.dryRun,
+		&resetOptions.externalcfg.DryRun, options.DryRun, resetOptions.externalcfg.DryRun,
 		"Don't apply any changes; just output what would be done.",
 	)
 	flagSet.BoolVar(
-		&resetOptions.cleanupTmpDir, options.CleanupTmpDir, resetOptions.cleanupTmpDir,
+		&resetOptions.externalcfg.CleanupTmpDir, options.CleanupTmpDir, resetOptions.externalcfg.CleanupTmpDir,
 		fmt.Sprintf("Cleanup the %q directory", path.Join(kubeadmconstants.KubernetesDir, kubeadmconstants.TempDirForKubeadm)),
 	)
-
 	options.AddKubeConfigFlag(flagSet, &resetOptions.kubeconfigPath)
+	options.AddConfigFlag(flagSet, &resetOptions.cfgPath)
 	options.AddIgnorePreflightErrorsFlag(flagSet, &resetOptions.ignorePreflightErrors)
-	cmdutil.AddCRISocketFlag(flagSet, &resetOptions.criSocketPath)
+	cmdutil.AddCRISocketFlag(flagSet, &resetOptions.externalcfg.CRISocket)
 }
 
 // newCmdReset returns the "kubeadm reset" command
@@ -180,10 +200,16 @@ func newCmdReset(in io.Reader, out io.Writer, resetOptions *resetOptions) *cobra
 		Use:   "reset",
 		Short: "Performs a best effort revert of changes made to this host by 'kubeadm init' or 'kubeadm join'",
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			err := resetRunner.Run(args)
+			data, err := resetRunner.InitData(args)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
+			if _, ok := data.(*resetData); !ok {
+				return errors.New("invalid data struct")
+			}
+			if err := resetRunner.Run(args); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 
 			// output help text instructing user how to remove cni folders
 			fmt.Print(cniCleanupInstructions)
@@ -194,7 +220,6 @@ func newCmdReset(in io.Reader, out io.Writer, resetOptions *resetOptions) *cobra
 	}
 
 	AddResetFlags(cmd.Flags(), resetOptions)
-
 	// initialize the workflow runner with the list of phases
 	resetRunner.AppendPhase(phases.NewPreflightPhase())
 	resetRunner.AppendPhase(phases.NewRemoveETCDMemberPhase())
@@ -206,9 +231,17 @@ func newCmdReset(in io.Reader, out io.Writer, resetOptions *resetOptions) *cobra
 		if cmd.Flags().Lookup(options.NodeCRISocket) == nil {
 			// avoid CRI detection
 			// assume that the command execution does not depend on CRISocket when --cri-socket flag is not set
-			resetOptions.criSocketPath = kubeadmconstants.UnknownCRISocket
+			resetOptions.externalcfg.CRISocket = kubeadmconstants.UnknownCRISocket
 		}
-		return newResetData(cmd, resetOptions, in, out)
+		data, err := newResetData(cmd, resetOptions, in, out, true)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		// If the flag for skipping phases was empty, use the values from config
+		if len(resetRunner.Options.SkipPhases) == 0 {
+			resetRunner.Options.SkipPhases = data.resetCfg.SkipPhases
+		}
+		return data, nil
 	})
 
 	// binds the Runner to kubeadm reset command by altering
@@ -218,6 +251,11 @@ func newCmdReset(in io.Reader, out io.Writer, resetOptions *resetOptions) *cobra
 	return cmd
 }
 
+// ResetCfg returns the ResetConfiguration.
+func (r *resetData) ResetCfg() *kubeadmapi.ResetConfiguration {
+	return r.resetCfg
+}
+
 // Cfg returns the InitConfiguration.
 func (r *resetData) Cfg() *kubeadmapi.InitConfiguration {
 	return r.cfg
@@ -263,12 +301,14 @@ func (r *resetData) CRISocketPath() string {
 	return r.criSocketPath
 }
 
-func resetDetectCRISocket(cfg *kubeadmapi.InitConfiguration) (string, error) {
-	if cfg != nil {
-		// first try to get the CRI socket from the cluster configuration
-		return cfg.NodeRegistration.CRISocket, nil
+func resetDetectCRISocket(resetCfg *kubeadmapi.ResetConfiguration, initCfg *kubeadmapi.InitConfiguration) (string, error) {
+	if resetCfg != nil && len(resetCfg.CRISocket) > 0 {
+		return resetCfg.CRISocket, nil
+	}
+	if initCfg != nil && len(initCfg.NodeRegistration.CRISocket) > 0 {
+		return initCfg.NodeRegistration.CRISocket, nil
 	}
 
-	// if this fails, try to detect it
+	// try to detect it on host
 	return utilruntime.DetectCRISocket()
 }

cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/reset_test.go

@@ -17,17 +17,54 @@ limitations under the License.
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp/cmpopts"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 
+	kubeadmapi "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm"
+	kubeadmapiv1 "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/v1beta4"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/options"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/constants"
 )
 
+var testResetConfig = fmt.Sprintf(`apiVersion: %s
+kind: ResetConfiguration
+force: true
+dryRun: true
+cleanupTmpDir: true
+criSocket: unix:///var/run/fake.sock
+certificatesDir: /etc/kubernetes/pki2
+ignorePreflightErrors:
+- a
+- b
+`, kubeadmapiv1.SchemeGroupVersion.String())
+
 func TestNewResetData(t *testing.T) {
+	// create temp directory
+	tmpDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "kubeadm-reset-test")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Unable to create temporary directory: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpDir)
+
+	// create config file
+	configFilePath := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "test-config-file")
+	cfgFile, err := os.Create(configFilePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Unable to create file %q: %v", configFilePath, err)
+	}
+	defer cfgFile.Close()
+	if _, err = cfgFile.WriteString(testResetConfig); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unable to write file %q: %v", configFilePath, err)
+	}
+
 	testCases := []struct {
 		name        string
 		args        []string
@@ -40,7 +77,7 @@ func TestNewResetData(t *testing.T) {
 			name: "flags parsed correctly",
 			flags: map[string]string{
 				options.CertificatesDir:       "/tmp",
-				options.NodeCRISocket:         "unix:///var/run/crio/crio.sock",
+				options.NodeCRISocket:         constants.CRISocketCRIO,
 				options.IgnorePreflightErrors: "all",
 				options.ForceReset:            "true",
 				options.DryRun:                "true",
@@ -48,11 +85,20 @@ func TestNewResetData(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			data: &resetData{
 				certificatesDir:       "/tmp",
-				criSocketPath:         "unix:///var/run/crio/crio.sock",
+				criSocketPath:         constants.CRISocketCRIO,
 				ignorePreflightErrors: sets.New("all"),
 				forceReset:            true,
 				dryRun:                true,
 				cleanupTmpDir:         true,
+				// resetCfg holds the value passed from flags except the value of ignorePreflightErrors
+				resetCfg: &kubeadmapi.ResetConfiguration{
+					TypeMeta:        metav1.TypeMeta{Kind: "", APIVersion: ""},
+					Force:           true,
+					CertificatesDir: "/tmp",
+					CRISocket:       constants.CRISocketCRIO,
+					DryRun:          true,
+					CleanupTmpDir:   true,
+				},
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -71,6 +117,100 @@ func TestNewResetData(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			validate: expectedResetIgnorePreflightErrors(sets.New("a", "b")),
 		},
+		// Start the testcases with config file
+		{
+			name: "Pass with config from file",
+			flags: map[string]string{
+				options.CfgPath: configFilePath,
+			},
+			data: &resetData{
+				certificatesDir:       "/etc/kubernetes/pki2",      // cover the case that default is overridden as well
+				criSocketPath:         "unix:///var/run/fake.sock", // cover the case that default is overridden as well
+				ignorePreflightErrors: sets.New("a", "b"),
+				forceReset:            true,
+				dryRun:                true,
+				cleanupTmpDir:         true,
+				resetCfg: &kubeadmapi.ResetConfiguration{
+					TypeMeta:              metav1.TypeMeta{Kind: "", APIVersion: ""},
+					Force:                 true,
+					CertificatesDir:       "/etc/kubernetes/pki2",
+					CRISocket:             "unix:///var/run/fake.sock",
+					IgnorePreflightErrors: []string{"a", "b"},
+					CleanupTmpDir:         true,
+					DryRun:                true,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "force from config file overrides default",
+			flags: map[string]string{
+				options.CfgPath: configFilePath,
+			},
+			validate: func(t *testing.T, data *resetData) {
+				// validate that the default value is overwritten
+				if data.forceReset != true {
+					t.Error("Invalid forceReset")
+				}
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "dryRun configured in the config file only",
+			flags: map[string]string{
+				options.CfgPath: configFilePath,
+			},
+			validate: func(t *testing.T, data *resetData) {
+				if data.dryRun != true {
+					t.Error("Invalid dryRun")
+				}
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "--cert-dir flag is not allowed to mix with config",
+			flags: map[string]string{
+				options.CfgPath:         configFilePath,
+				options.CertificatesDir: "/tmp",
+			},
+			expectError: "can not mix '--config' with arguments",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "--cri-socket flag is not allowed to mix with config",
+			flags: map[string]string{
+				options.CfgPath:       configFilePath,
+				options.NodeCRISocket: "unix:///var/run/bogus.sock",
+			},
+			expectError: "can not mix '--config' with arguments",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "--force flag is not allowed to mix with config",
+			flags: map[string]string{
+				options.CfgPath:    configFilePath,
+				options.ForceReset: "false",
+			},
+			expectError: "can not mix '--config' with arguments",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "--cleanup-tmp-dir flag is not allowed to mix with config",
+			flags: map[string]string{
+				options.CfgPath:       configFilePath,
+				options.CleanupTmpDir: "true",
+			},
+			expectError: "can not mix '--config' with arguments",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "pre-flights errors from ResetConfiguration only",
+			flags: map[string]string{
+				options.CfgPath: configFilePath,
+			},
+			validate: expectedResetIgnorePreflightErrors(sets.New("a", "b")),
+		},
+		{
+			name: "pre-flights errors from both CLI args and ResetConfiguration",
+			flags: map[string]string{
+				options.CfgPath:               configFilePath,
+				options.IgnorePreflightErrors: "c,d",
+			},
+			validate: expectedResetIgnorePreflightErrors(sets.New("a", "b", "c", "d")),
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -84,7 +224,7 @@ func TestNewResetData(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 
 			// test newResetData method
-			data, err := newResetData(cmd, resetOptions, nil, nil)
+			data, err := newResetData(cmd, resetOptions, nil, nil, true)
 			if err != nil && !strings.Contains(err.Error(), tc.expectError) {
 				t.Fatalf("newResetData returned unexpected error, expected: %s, got %v", tc.expectError, err)
 			}

cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/util/cmdutil.go

@@ -141,3 +141,12 @@ func GetClientSet(file string, dryRun bool) (clientset.Interface, error) {
 	}
 	return kubeconfigutil.ClientSetFromFile(file)
 }
+
+// ValueFromFlagsOrConfig checks if the "name" flag has been set. If yes, it returns the value of the flag, otherwise it returns the value from config.
+func ValueFromFlagsOrConfig(flagSet *pflag.FlagSet, name string, cfgValue interface{}, flagValue interface{}) interface{} {
+	if flagSet.Changed(name) {
+		return flagValue
+	}
+	// assume config has all the defaults set correctly.
+	return cfgValue
+}

cmd/kubeadm/app/constants/constants.go

@@ -352,6 +352,9 @@ const (
 	// JoinConfigurationKind is the string kind value for the JoinConfiguration struct
 	JoinConfigurationKind = "JoinConfiguration"
 
+	// ResetConfigurationKind is the string kind value for the ResetConfiguration struct
+	ResetConfigurationKind = "ResetConfiguration"
+
 	// YAMLDocumentSeparator is the separator for YAML documents
 	// TODO: Find a better place for this constant
 	YAMLDocumentSeparator = "---\n"

cmd/kubeadm/app/util/config/common.go

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func validateSupportedVersion(gv schema.GroupVersion, allowDeprecated, allowExpe
 	}
 
 	if _, present := deprecatedAPIVersions[gvString]; present && !allowDeprecated {
-		klog.Warningf("your configuration file uses a deprecated API spec: %q. Please use 'kubeadm config migrate --old-config old.yaml --new-config new.yaml', which will write the new, similar spec using a newer API version.", gv)
+		klog.Warningf("your configuration file uses a deprecated API spec: %q. Please use 'kubeadm config migrate --old-config old.yaml --new-config new.yaml', which will write the new, similar spec using a newer API version.", gv.String())
 	}
 
 	if _, present := experimentalAPIVersions[gvString]; present && !allowExperimental {

cmd/kubeadm/app/util/config/resetconfiguration.go

@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package config
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
+
+	kubeadmapi "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm"
+	kubeadmscheme "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/scheme"
+	kubeadmapiv1 "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/v1beta4"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/validation"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/constants"
+	kubeadmutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/util"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/util/config/strict"
+	kubeadmruntime "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/util/runtime"
+)
+
+// SetResetDynamicDefaults checks and sets configuration values for the ResetConfiguration object
+func SetResetDynamicDefaults(cfg *kubeadmapi.ResetConfiguration) error {
+	var err error
+	if cfg.CRISocket == "" {
+		cfg.CRISocket, err = kubeadmruntime.DetectCRISocket()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		klog.V(1).Infof("detected and using CRI socket: %s", cfg.CRISocket)
+	} else {
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(cfg.CRISocket, kubeadmapiv1.DefaultContainerRuntimeURLScheme) {
+			klog.Warningf("Usage of CRI endpoints without URL scheme is deprecated and can cause kubelet errors "+
+				"in the future. Automatically prepending scheme %q to the \"criSocket\" with value %q. "+
+				"Please update your configuration!", kubeadmapiv1.DefaultContainerRuntimeURLScheme, cfg.CRISocket)
+			cfg.CRISocket = kubeadmapiv1.DefaultContainerRuntimeURLScheme + "://" + cfg.CRISocket
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// LoadOrDefaultResetConfiguration takes a path to a config file and a versioned configuration that can serve as the default config
+// If cfgPath is specified, defaultversionedcfg will always get overridden. Otherwise, the default config (often populated by flags) will be used.
+// Then the external, versioned configuration is defaulted and converted to the internal type.
+// Right thereafter, the configuration is defaulted again with dynamic values
+// Lastly, the internal config is validated and returned.
+func LoadOrDefaultResetConfiguration(cfgPath string, defaultversionedcfg *kubeadmapiv1.ResetConfiguration, allowExperimental bool) (*kubeadmapi.ResetConfiguration, error) {
+	if cfgPath != "" {
+		// Loads configuration from config file, if provided
+		return LoadResetConfigurationFromFile(cfgPath, allowExperimental)
+	}
+
+	return DefaultedResetConfiguration(defaultversionedcfg)
+}
+
+// LoadResetConfigurationFromFile loads versioned ResetConfiguration from file, converts it to internal, defaults and validates it
+func LoadResetConfigurationFromFile(cfgPath string, allowExperimental bool) (*kubeadmapi.ResetConfiguration, error) {
+	klog.V(1).Infof("loading configuration from %q", cfgPath)
+
+	b, err := os.ReadFile(cfgPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "unable to read config from %q ", cfgPath)
+	}
+
+	gvkmap, err := kubeadmutil.SplitYAMLDocuments(b)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return documentMapToResetConfiguration(gvkmap, false, allowExperimental)
+}
+
+// documentMapToResetConfiguration takes a map between GVKs and YAML documents (as returned by SplitYAMLDocuments),
+// finds a ResetConfiguration, decodes it, dynamically defaults it and then validates it prior to return.
+func documentMapToResetConfiguration(gvkmap kubeadmapi.DocumentMap, allowDeprecated, allowExperimental bool) (*kubeadmapi.ResetConfiguration, error) {
+	resetBytes := []byte{}
+	for gvk, bytes := range gvkmap {
+		// not interested in anything other than ResetConfiguration
+		if gvk.Kind != constants.ResetConfigurationKind {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// check if this version is supported and possibly not deprecated
+		if err := validateSupportedVersion(gvk.GroupVersion(), allowDeprecated, allowExperimental); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		// verify the validity of the YAML
+		if err := strict.VerifyUnmarshalStrict([]*runtime.Scheme{kubeadmscheme.Scheme}, gvk, bytes); err != nil {
+			klog.Warning(err.Error())
+		}
+
+		resetBytes = bytes
+	}
+
+	if len(resetBytes) == 0 {
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("no %s found in the supplied config", constants.JoinConfigurationKind)
+	}
+
+	internalcfg := &kubeadmapi.ResetConfiguration{}
+	if err := runtime.DecodeInto(kubeadmscheme.Codecs.UniversalDecoder(), resetBytes, internalcfg); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Applies dynamic defaults to settings not provided with flags
+	if err := SetResetDynamicDefaults(internalcfg); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	// Validates cfg
+	if err := validation.ValidateResetConfiguration(internalcfg).ToAggregate(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return internalcfg, nil
+}
+
+// DefaultedResetConfiguration takes a versioned ResetConfiguration (usually filled in by command line parameters), defaults it, converts it to internal and validates it
+func DefaultedResetConfiguration(defaultversionedcfg *kubeadmapiv1.ResetConfiguration) (*kubeadmapi.ResetConfiguration, error) {
+	internalcfg := &kubeadmapi.ResetConfiguration{}
+
+	// Takes passed flags into account; the defaulting is executed once again enforcing assignment of
+	// static default values to cfg only for values not provided with flags
+	kubeadmscheme.Scheme.Default(defaultversionedcfg)
+	if err := kubeadmscheme.Scheme.Convert(defaultversionedcfg, internalcfg, nil); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Applies dynamic defaults to settings not provided with flags
+	if err := SetResetDynamicDefaults(internalcfg); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	// Validates cfg
+	if err := validation.ValidateResetConfiguration(internalcfg).ToAggregate(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return internalcfg, nil
+}

cmd/kubeadm/app/util/config/resetconfiguration_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package config
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/lithammer/dedent"
+)
+
+func TestLoadResetConfigurationFromFile(t *testing.T) {
+	// Create temp folder for the test case
+	tmpdir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Couldn't create tmpdir: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
+
+	var tests = []struct {
+		name         string
+		fileContents string
+		expectErr    bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:      "empty file causes error",
+			expectErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Invalid v1beta4 causes error",
+			fileContents: dedent.Dedent(`
+				apiVersion: kubeadm.k8s.io/unknownVersion
+				kind: ResetConfiguration
+				criSocket: unix:///var/run/containerd/containerd.sock
+			`),
+			expectErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "valid v1beta4 is loaded",
+			fileContents: dedent.Dedent(`
+				apiVersion: kubeadm.k8s.io/v1beta4
+				kind: ResetConfiguration
+				force: true
+				cleanupTmpDir: true
+				criSocket: unix:///var/run/containerd/containerd.sock
+				certificatesDir: /etc/kubernetes/pki
+				ignorePreflightErrors:
+				- a
+				- b
+			`),
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, rt := range tests {
+		t.Run(rt.name, func(t2 *testing.T) {
+			cfgPath := filepath.Join(tmpdir, rt.name)
+			err := os.WriteFile(cfgPath, []byte(rt.fileContents), 0644)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("Couldn't create file: %v", err)
+				return
+			}
+
+			obj, err := LoadResetConfigurationFromFile(cfgPath, true)
+			if rt.expectErr {
+				if err == nil {
+					t.Error("Unexpected success")
+				}
+			} else {
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Errorf("Error reading file: %v", err)
+					return
+				}
+
+				if obj == nil {
+					t.Error("Unexpected nil return value")
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}