kubectl – Execute tasks in pods running on Kubernetes

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kubectl – Execute tasks in pods running on Kubernetes

New in version 2.5.


Synopsis

  • Use the kubectl exec command to run tasks in, or put/fetch files to, pods running on the Kubernetes container platform.

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the local master node that executes this connection.

  • kubectl (go binary)

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Configuration Comments

ca_cert

-

Default:

""

env:K8S_AUTH_SSL_CA_CERT

var: ansible_kubectl_ssl_ca_cert

var: ansible_kubectl_ca_cert

Path to a CA certificate used to authenticate with the API.


aliases: kubectl_ssl_ca_cert

client_cert

-

Default:

""

env:K8S_AUTH_CERT_FILE

var: ansible_kubectl_cert_file

var: ansible_kubectl_client_cert

Path to a certificate used to authenticate with the API.


aliases: kubectl_cert_file

client_key

-

Default:

""

env:K8S_AUTH_KEY_FILE

var: ansible_kubectl_key_file

var: ansible_kubectl_client_key

Path to a key file used to authenticate with the API.


aliases: kubectl_key_file

kubectl_container

-

Default:

""

env:K8S_AUTH_CONTAINER

var: ansible_kubectl_container

Container name.

Required when a pod contains more than one container.

kubectl_context

-

Default:

""

env:k8S_AUTH_CONTEXT

var: ansible_kubectl_context

The name of a context found in the K8s config file.

kubectl_extra_args

-

Default:

""

env:K8S_AUTH_EXTRA_ARGS

var: ansible_kubectl_extra_args

Extra arguments to pass to the kubectl command line.

Please be aware that this passes information directly on the command line and it could expose sensitive data.

kubectl_host

-

Default:

""

env:K8S_AUTH_HOST

env:K8S_AUTH_SERVER

var: ansible_kubectl_host

var: ansible_kubectl_server

URL for accessing the API.

kubectl_kubeconfig

-

Default:

""

env:K8S_AUTH_KUBECONFIG

var: ansible_kubectl_kubeconfig

var: ansible_kubectl_config

Path to a kubectl config file. Defaults to ~/.kube/config

kubectl_namespace

-

Default:

""

env:K8S_AUTH_NAMESPACE

var: ansible_kubectl_namespace

The namespace of the pod

kubectl_password

-

Default:

""

env:K8S_AUTH_PASSWORD

var: ansible_kubectl_password

Provide a password for authenticating with the API.

Please be aware that this passes information directly on the command line and it could expose sensitive data. We recommend using the file based authentication options instead.

kubectl_pod

-

Default:

""

env:K8S_AUTH_POD

var: ansible_kubectl_pod

Pod name.

Required when the host name does not match pod name.

kubectl_token

-

env:K8S_AUTH_TOKEN

env:K8S_AUTH_API_KEY

var: ansible_kubectl_token

var: ansible_kubectl_api_key

API authentication bearer token.

Please be aware that this passes information directly on the command line and it could expose sensitive data. We recommend using the file based authentication options instead.

kubectl_username

-

Default:

""

env:K8S_AUTH_USERNAME

var: ansible_kubectl_username

var: ansible_kubectl_user

Provide a username for authenticating with the API.

validate_certs

-

Default:

""

env:K8S_AUTH_VERIFY_SSL

var: ansible_kubectl_verify_ssl

var: ansible_kubectl_validate_certs

Whether or not to verify the API server's SSL certificate. Defaults to true.


aliases: kubectl_verify_ssl



Status

Authors

  • xuxinkun

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