improved create service error message

knative · Jul 26, 2019 · 5fec4bf · 5fec4bf
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commit 5fec4bf
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diff --git a/pkg/kn/commands/service/service_create.go b/pkg/kn/commands/service/service_create.go
@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@ func flush(out io.Writer) {
 func createService(client v1alpha1.KnClient, service *serving_v1alpha1_api.Service, namespace string, out io.Writer) error {
 	err := client.CreateService(service)
 	if err != nil {
+		if api_errors.IsNotFound(err) {
+			return errors.New("Error: knative serving is not installed on the connected backend. Please verify your Knative installation")
+		}
 		return err
 	}
 	fmt.Fprintf(out, "Service '%s' successfully created in namespace '%s'.\n", service.Name, namespace)