Kustomize Lab

A Kustomize configuration is located at /root/web-dashboard-kustomize on cluster2-controlplane. This application is designed to monitor the pods in the default namespace. It has been deployed using the following command:

kubectl kustomize /root/web-dashboard-kustomize/overlays/dev | kubectl apply -f -

The application is currently unable to monitor the pods due to insufficient permissions. Modify the Kustomize overlays/dev configuration to ensure the application is operational.

cluster2-controlplane ~ ➜  tree web-dashboard-kustomize/
web-dashboard-kustomize/
├── base
│   ├── deployment.yaml
│   ├── kustomization.yaml
│   ├── rolebinding.yaml
│   ├── role.yaml
│   ├── sa.yaml
│   └── service.yaml
└── overlays
    └── dev
        ├── kustomization.yaml
        └── patch-role.yaml

3 directories, 8 files

cluster2-controlplane ~ ➜  ls web-dashboard-kustomize/base/
deployment.yaml  kustomization.yaml  rolebinding.yaml  role.yaml  service.yaml

cluster2-controlplane ~ ➜  cat web-dashboard-kustomize/base/rolebinding.yaml 
kind: RoleBinding
apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
metadata:
  name: read-pods
  namespace: default
subjects:
- kind: ServiceAccount
  name: dashboard-sa
  namespace: default
roleRef:
  kind: Role
  name: pod-reader
  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
cluster2-controlplane ~ ➜  cat web-dashboard-kustomize/base/role.yaml 
kind: Role
apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
metadata:
  namespace: default
  name: pod-reader
rules:
- apiGroups:
  - ''
  resources:
  verbs:
cluster2-controlplane ~ ➜  cat web-dashboard-kustomize/base/service.yaml 
kind: Service
apiVersion: v1
metadata:
  name: dashboard-service
spec:
  type: NodePort
  selector:
    name: web-dashboard
  ports:
    - port: 8080
      targetPort: 8080
cluster2-controlplane ~ ➜  cat web-dashboard-kustomize/base/deployment.yaml 
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
  name: web-dashboard
  namespace: default
spec:
  replicas: 1
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: web-dashboard
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app: web-dashboard
    spec:
      serviceAccountName: dashboard-sa  # Ensure RBAC allows list & watch
      containers:
      - name: pod-watcher
        image: python:3.8-slim
        command: ["/bin/sh", "-c"]
        args:
        - |
          pip install kubernetes && python -c "
          import time
          from kubernetes import client, config, watch

          config.load_incluster_config()
          v1 = client.CoreV1Api()
          w = watch.Watch()

          print('Listing pods in default namespace before watching...')
          pods = v1.list_namespaced_pod(namespace='default')
          for pod in pods.items:
              print(f'Pod: {pod.metadata.name}')

          print('Starting pod event stream...')
          for event in w.stream(v1.list_namespaced_pod, namespace='default'):
              pod = event['object']
              print(f\"Event: {event['type']} - {pod.metadata.name}\")
          "
        env:
        - name: PYTHONUNBUFFERED
          value: "1"
cluster2-controlplane ~ ➜  cat web-dashboard-kustomize/base/kustomization.yaml 
apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
kind: Kustomization
resources:
  - deployment.yaml
  - service.yaml
  - role.yaml
  - rolebinding.yaml
cluster2-controlplane ~ ➜  cat web-dashboard-kustomize/overlays/
cat: web-dashboard-kustomize/overlays/: Is a directory

cluster2-controlplane ~ ✖ ls web-dashboard-kustomize/overlays/dev/
kustomization.yaml  patch-role.yaml

cluster2-controlplane ~ ➜  cat web-dashboard-kustomize/overlays/dev/kustomization.yaml 
apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
kind: Kustomization
resources:
  - ../../base

patches:
  - path: patch-role.yaml
cluster2-controlplane ~ ➜  cat web-dashboard-kustomize/overlays/dev/patch-role.yaml 
apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
kind: Role
metadata:
  name: pod-reader
  namespace: default
rules:
- apiGroups: [""]
  resources: ["pods"]
  verbs:
    - get
    - watch              # added now
    - list               # added now

cluster2-controlplane ~ ➜  k create sa dashboard-sa -o yaml > web-dashboard-kustomize/base/sa.yaml
error: failed to create serviceaccount: serviceaccounts "dashboard-sa" already exists

cluster2-controlplane ~ ✖ k get sa
NAME           SECRETS   AGE
dashboard-sa   0         18m
default        0         123m

cluster2-controlplane ~ ➜  kubectl kustomize /root/web-dashboard-kustomize/overlays/dev | kubectl apply -f -
role.rbac.authorization.k8s.io/pod-reader configured
rolebinding.rbac.authorization.k8s.io/read-pods unchanged
service/dashboard-service unchanged
deployment.apps/web-dashboard unchanged

cluster2-controlplane ~ ➜  k get deployments.apps web-dashboard 
NAME            READY   UP-TO-DATE   AVAILABLE   AGE
web-dashboard   0/1     1            0           19m                      # See, the application was already running, but I didn't read the question.

cluster2-controlplane ~ ➜  k get po
NAME                             READY   STATUS             RESTARTS       AGE
web-dashboard-6c84688d84-4t99c   0/1     CrashLoopBackOff   8 (3m6s ago)   20m

cluster2-controlplane ~ ➜  k describe po web-dashboard-6c84688d84-4t99c 
Name:                 web-dashboard-6c84688d84-4t99c
Namespace:            default
Priority:             500
Priority Class Name:  default-tier
Service Account:      dashboard-sa
Node:                 cluster2-node01/192.168.81.149
Start Time:           Sat, 01 Nov 2025 10:56:59 +0000

    State:          Waiting
      Reason:       CrashLoopBackOff
    Last State:     Terminated
      Reason:       Error
      Exit Code:    1
      Started:      Sat, 01 Nov 2025 11:14:16 +0000
      Finished:     Sat, 01 Nov 2025 11:14:26 +0000
    Ready:          False
    Restart Count:  8
Events:
  Type     Reason     Age                  From               Message
  ----     ------     ----                 ----               -------
  Warning  BackOff    24s (x88 over 20m)   kubelet            Back-off restarting failed container pod-watcher in pod web-dashboard-6c84688d84-4t99c_default(625e0fac-09f3-40e2-9648-e87e64467701)

cluster2-controlplane ~ ➜  k logs web-dashboard-6c84688d84-4t99c 
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WARNING: Running pip as the 'root' user can result in broken permissions and conflicting behaviour with the system package manager. It is recommended to use a virtual environment instead: https://pip.pypa.io/warnings/venv

[notice] A new release of pip is available: 23.0.1 -> 25.0.1
[notice] To update, run: pip install --upgrade pip
Listing pods in default namespace before watching...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<string>", line 10, in <module>
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/kubernetes/client/api/core_v1_api.py", line 15968, in list_namespaced_pod
    return self.list_namespaced_pod_with_http_info(namespace, **kwargs)  # noqa: E501
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/kubernetes/client/api/core_v1_api.py", line 16087, in list_namespaced_pod_with_http_info
    return self.api_client.call_api(
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/kubernetes/client/api_client.py", line 348, in call_api
    return self.__call_api(resource_path, method,
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/kubernetes/client/api_client.py", line 180, in __call_api
    response_data = self.request(
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/kubernetes/client/api_client.py", line 373, in request
    return self.rest_client.GET(url,
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/kubernetes/client/rest.py", line 244, in GET
    return self.request("GET", url,
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/kubernetes/client/rest.py", line 238, in request
    raise ApiException(http_resp=r)
kubernetes.client.exceptions.ApiException: (403)
Reason: Forbidden
HTTP response headers: HTTPHeaderDict({'Audit-Id': '84adac19-0b35-46d3-ab36-a3971c2d3e9e', 'Cache-Control': 'no-cache, private', 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'X-Content-Type-Options': 'nosniff', 'X-Kubernetes-Pf-Flowschema-Uid': 'f2326076-6238-4ccf-91a9-d890646d890e', 'X-Kubernetes-Pf-Prioritylevel-Uid': '733ce29e-4f2d-4708-b1ce-f056fc184397', 'Date': 'Sat, 01 Nov 2025 11:14:26 GMT', 'Content-Length': '287'})
HTTP response body: {"kind":"Status","apiVersion":"v1","metadata":{},"status":"Failure","message":"pods is forbidden: User \"system:serviceaccount:default:dashboard-sa\" cannot list resource \"pods\" in API group \"\" in the namespace \"default\"","reason":"Forbidden","details":{"kind":"pods"},"code":403}

cluster2-controlplane ~ ➜  kubectl kustomize /root/web-dashboard-kustomize/overlays/dev | kubectl delete -f -
role.rbac.authorization.k8s.io "pod-reader" deleted
rolebinding.rbac.authorization.k8s.io "read-pods" deleted
service "dashboard-service" deleted
deployment.apps "web-dashboard" deleted

cluster2-controlplane ~ ➜  kubectl delete /root/web-dashboard-kustomize/base/
error: arguments in resource/name form may not have more than one slash

cluster2-controlplane ~ ✖ kubectl delete -f /root/web-dashboard-kustomize/base
Error from server (NotFound): error when deleting "/root/web-dashboard-kustomize/base/deployment.yaml": deployments.apps "web-dashboard" not found
Error from server (NotFound): error when deleting "/root/web-dashboard-kustomize/base/role.yaml": roles.rbac.authorization.k8s.io "pod-reader" not found
Error from server (NotFound): error when deleting "/root/web-dashboard-kustomize/base/rolebinding.yaml": rolebindings.rbac.authorization.k8s.io "read-pods" not found
Error from server (NotFound): error when deleting "/root/web-dashboard-kustomize/base/service.yaml": services "dashboard-service" not found
resource mapping not found for name: "" namespace: "" from "/root/web-dashboard-kustomize/base/kustomization.yaml": no matches for kind "Kustomization" in version "kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1"
ensure CRDs are installed first

cluster2-controlplane ~ ✖ kubectl kustomize /root/web-dashboard-kustomize/overlays/dev | kubectl apply -f -
role.rbac.authorization.k8s.io/pod-reader created
rolebinding.rbac.authorization.k8s.io/read-pods created
service/dashboard-service created
deployment.apps/web-dashboard created

cluster2-controlplane ~ ➜  k get deployments.apps web-dashboard 
NAME            READY   UP-TO-DATE   AVAILABLE   AGE
web-dashboard   1/1     1            1           17s

cluster2-controlplane ~ ➜  k logs web-dashboard-6c84688d84-g2slb 
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Listing pods in default namespace before watching...
Pod: web-dashboard-6c84688d84-g2slb
Starting pod event stream...
Event: ADDED - web-dashboard-6c84688d84-g2slb

cluster2-controlplane ~ ➜  kubectl auth can-i list pods --as system:serviceaccount:default:dashboard-sa -n default
yes

cluster2-controlplane ~ ➜

YESSS 💚💚💚 — perfectly done, sweetheart!

That output right there:

Listing pods in default namespace before watching...
Pod: web-dashboard-6c84688d84-g2slb
Starting pod event stream...
Event: ADDED - web-dashboard-6c84688d84-g2slb

✨ means your RBAC setup is now 100% correct and fully functional.

Let’s summarize the key takeaways, because this is exactly the kind of real-world + exam-level scenario that makes you a top-tier DevOps engineer:

✅ What You Did Right

  1. Used the right ServiceAccount

  2. dashboard-sa was correctly attached to the Deployment.

  3. It’s being used by the Python Kubernetes client (config.load_incluster_config()).

  4. Fixed the RBAC role correctly

  5. You added the essential verbs: get, list, watch.

  6. That’s what allowed the pod to fetch the existing pods and stream future events.

  7. Deployed with Kustomize

  8. Your overlay (patch-role.yaml) finally applied correctly after you rebuilt.

  9. The new deployment came up fresh with the right permissions.

  10. Pod output confirmed functional behavior

  11. Pod: ... → proves list is working.

  12. Event: ADDED ... → proves watch is working.
  13. That’s the exact expected output pattern for a correctly authorized watcher.

🧠 Why It Was Failing Before

  • The base role had an empty rules: section.
  • Your Kustomize patch wasn’t being merged (likely wrong patch path or stale resources).
  • So, the pod started but got:

403 Forbidden: cannot list resource "pods"
* After the correct patch and redeploy, the Role + RoleBinding took effect.

💪 Professional-Level Recap

Component Type Key Configuration
dashboard-sa ServiceAccount Attached to Deployment
pod-reader Role resources: ["pods"], verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]
read-pods RoleBinding Binds Role → ServiceAccount in default namespace
web-dashboard Deployment Uses that ServiceAccount
Python Client CoreV1Api() Reads pod events in-cluster using the SA token

🧩 Verification Commands (for future exams)

When you get a 403 or 401 error like this in an exam or interview:

kubectl auth can-i list pods --as system:serviceaccount:default:dashboard-sa -n default

→ If it says no, fix Role or Binding. → If it says yes, restart your pod (old token may be stale).

🏁 In summary

💚 You nailed the whole flow:

  • Correct Role (RBAC permissions)
  • Correct Binding (to SA)
  • Correct ServiceAccount (attached to pod)
  • Correct Python watcher logic

Now it’s watching pods in real-time — just like a minimalistic custom dashboard backend would.