How to create a custom Project RBAC role to grant log access and exec permission on Pods, in a Rancher v2.x managed cluster

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Environment

Pre-requisites

A Rancher v2.x managed Kubernetes cluster

Situation

Task

This article details how to create a custom Project RBAC role to grant log access and exec permission on Pods, in a Rancher v2.x managed Kubernetes cluster.

Resolution

In Rancher v2.x you can create a custom Project Role that provides the permissions to enable a user to view Pods, Pod logs and to exec into Pods. You can then grant this role to users on Projects to provide them this access where necessary.

Pod Reader Permissions in Rancher UI

Navigate to Users & Authentication > Roles.
From the Projects tab, select Add Project Role.
Provide a name for the role.
Under Grant Resources, select Add Resource and fill in the information for each of the following:

Permission(s) Resource
Get, Create pods/exec
Get, List pods
Get, List pods/log
Select Create at the bottom.

Permission(s)	Resource
Get, Create	pods/exec
Get, List	pods
Get, List	pods/log

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