kubernetes-the-hard-way/docs/05-kubernetes-configuration-files.md

Generating Kubernetes Configuration Files for Authentication

In this lab you will generate Kubernetes client configuration files, typically called kubeconfigs, which configure Kubernetes clients to connect and authenticate to Kubernetes API Servers.

Client Authentication Configs

In this section you will generate kubeconfig files for the kubelet and the admin user.

The kubelet Kubernetes Configuration File

When generating kubeconfig files for Kubelets the client certificate matching the Kubelet's node name must be used. This will ensure Kubelets are properly authorized by the Kubernetes Node Authorizer.

The following commands must be run in the same directory used to generate the SSL certificates during the Generating TLS Certificates lab.

Generate a kubeconfig file for the node-0 worker node:

for host in node-0 node-1; do
  kubectl config set-cluster kubernetes-the-hard-way \
    --certificate-authority=ca.crt \
    --embed-certs=true \
    --server=https://server.kubernetes.local:6443 \
    --kubeconfig=${host}.kubeconfig

  kubectl config set-credentials system:node:${host} \
    --client-certificate=${host}.crt \
    --client-key=${host}.key \
    --embed-certs=true \
    --kubeconfig=${host}.kubeconfig

  kubectl config set-context default \
    --cluster=kubernetes-the-hard-way \
    --user=system:node:${host} \
    --kubeconfig=${host}.kubeconfig

  kubectl config use-context default \
    --kubeconfig=${host}.kubeconfig
done

Results:

node-0.kubeconfig
node-1.kubeconfig

The kube-proxy Kubernetes Configuration File

Generate a kubeconfig file for the kube-proxy service:

{
  kubectl config set-cluster kubernetes-the-hard-way \
    --certificate-authority=ca.crt \
    --embed-certs=true \
    --server=https://server.kubernetes.local:6443 \
    --kubeconfig=kube-proxy.kubeconfig

  kubectl config set-credentials system:kube-proxy \
    --client-certificate=kube-proxy.crt \
    --client-key=kube-proxy.key \
    --embed-certs=true \
    --kubeconfig=kube-proxy.kubeconfig

  kubectl config set-context default \
    --cluster=kubernetes-the-hard-way \
    --user=system:kube-proxy \
    --kubeconfig=kube-proxy.kubeconfig

  kubectl config use-context default \
    --kubeconfig=kube-proxy.kubeconfig
}

Results:

kube-proxy.kubeconfig

The kube-controller-manager Kubernetes Configuration File

Generate a kubeconfig file for the kube-controller-manager service:

{
  kubectl config set-cluster kubernetes-the-hard-way \
    --certificate-authority=ca.crt \
    --embed-certs=true \
    --server=https://server.kubernetes.local:6443 \
    --kubeconfig=kube-controller-manager.kubeconfig

  kubectl config set-credentials system:kube-controller-manager \
    --client-certificate=kube-controller-manager.crt \
    --client-key=kube-controller-manager.key \
    --embed-certs=true \
    --kubeconfig=kube-controller-manager.kubeconfig

  kubectl config set-context default \
    --cluster=kubernetes-the-hard-way \
    --user=system:kube-controller-manager \
    --kubeconfig=kube-controller-manager.kubeconfig

  kubectl config use-context default \
    --kubeconfig=kube-controller-manager.kubeconfig
}

Results:

kube-controller-manager.kubeconfig

The kube-scheduler Kubernetes Configuration File

Generate a kubeconfig file for the kube-scheduler service:

{
  kubectl config set-cluster kubernetes-the-hard-way \
    --certificate-authority=ca.crt \
    --embed-certs=true \
    --server=https://server.kubernetes.local:6443 \
    --kubeconfig=kube-scheduler.kubeconfig

  kubectl config set-credentials system:kube-scheduler \
    --client-certificate=kube-scheduler.crt \
    --client-key=kube-scheduler.key \
    --embed-certs=true \
    --kubeconfig=kube-scheduler.kubeconfig

  kubectl config set-context default \
    --cluster=kubernetes-the-hard-way \
    --user=system:kube-scheduler \
    --kubeconfig=kube-scheduler.kubeconfig

  kubectl config use-context default \
    --kubeconfig=kube-scheduler.kubeconfig
}

Results:

kube-scheduler.kubeconfig

The admin Kubernetes Configuration File

Generate a kubeconfig file for the admin user:

{
  kubectl config set-cluster kubernetes-the-hard-way \
    --certificate-authority=ca.crt \
    --embed-certs=true \
    --server=https://127.0.0.1:6443 \
    --kubeconfig=admin.kubeconfig

  kubectl config set-credentials admin \
    --client-certificate=admin.crt \
    --client-key=admin.key \
    --embed-certs=true \
    --kubeconfig=admin.kubeconfig

  kubectl config set-context default \
    --cluster=kubernetes-the-hard-way \
    --user=admin \
    --kubeconfig=admin.kubeconfig

  kubectl config use-context default \
    --kubeconfig=admin.kubeconfig
}

Results:

admin.kubeconfig

Distribute the Kubernetes Configuration Files

Copy the kubelet and kube-proxy kubeconfig files to the node-0 instance:

for host in node-0 node-1; do
  ssh root@$host "mkdir /var/lib/{kube-proxy,kubelet}"
  
  scp kube-proxy.kubeconfig \
    root@$host:/var/lib/kube-proxy/kubeconfig \
  
  scp ${host}.kubeconfig \
    root@$host:/var/lib/kubelet/kubeconfig
done

Copy the kube-controller-manager and kube-scheduler kubeconfig files to the controller instance:

scp admin.kubeconfig \
  kube-controller-manager.kubeconfig \
  kube-scheduler.kubeconfig \
  root@server:~/

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