is it possible to use "kubectl debug node/nodename" instead of ssh ?

[schabrolles]

In some cluster we don't have the sshkey to connect to the node.

When you are cluster-admin the proper way to connect to the cluster is: "kubectl debug node/"
then use "chroot /host" to have access to to the node / Filesystem.

You can run directly command with:

oc debug node/"${1}" -- chroot /host sh -c <command>

I think this could be a very usefull

[pabateman]

Hi, thanks for the issue!

You’re right that kubectl nowadays has other tools for debugging within a Pod’s namespaces (not least thanks to improvements in the Kubernetes API). However, this plugin was originally created back when those tools didn’t exist. Also, the available debugging approaches don’t work for everyone, so kubectl-nsenter is still relevant today.

Could you clarify what exactly you’re asking for? I’m not sure I fully understand the problem from the description.