Originally posted on Github: https://github.com/k-orc/openstack-resource-controller/issues/589

Problem description
When using an unexpected cloud name in the clouds.yaml configuration the controller throws a misleading error saying that the auth_url is not set instead of raising a proper error saying the cloud name is unexpected or can't be found in the file.
ORC version
690b760
Additional information
No response
Relevant log output
-doe"}, "namespace": "kuttl-test-light-doe", "name": "volumetype-update", "reconcileID": "abb199d3-6af9-43e2-bab9-2738a31ad68d"}
2025-11-26T14:25:27+02:00 ERROR Reconciler error {"controller": "volumetype", "controllerGroup": "openstack.k-orc.cloud", "controllerKind": "VolumeType", "VolumeType":

, "namespace": "kuttl-test-light-doe", "name": "volumetype-update", "reconcileID": "abb199d3-6af9-43e2-bab9-2738a31ad68d", "error": "auth option failed for cloud : Missing input for argument [auth_url]\nauth option failed for cloud : Missing input for argument [auth_url]"}
sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller.(*Controller[...]).reconcileHandler
/home/eshulman/go/pkg/mod/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime@v0.22.4/pkg/internal/controller/controller.go:474
sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller.(*Controller[...]).processNextWorkItem
/home/eshulman/go/pkg/mod/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime@v0.22.4/pkg/internal/controller/controller.go:421
sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller.(*Controller[...]).Start.func1.1
/home/eshulman/go/pkg/mod/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime@v0.22.4/pkg/internal/controller/controller.go:296