is:</p><pre><code class=language-bash data-expandlinks=true data-repo=istio>$ istioctl proxy-status
Error: unable to find any Istiod instances
</code></pre><p>Notice that the error message doesn&rsquo;t just say that it&rsquo;s unable to access the <code>istiod</code> service, it specifically mentions
its inability to find <code>istiod</code> instances. This is because the <code>istioctl proxy-status</code> implementation needs to retrieve
the sync status of not just any single <code>istiod</code> instance,