docs/doc/source/security/kubernetes/using-container-backed-remote-clis-and-clients.rst
Joao Victor Portal 191b184763 Review K8s local and remote auth instructions (cherry pick to stx 9.0)
This change replaces the usage of Service Tokens by OIDC tokens in the
instructions of Kubernetes cluster local and remote access. Some other
changes were made, like the deletion of redundant pages.

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Signed-off-by: Joao Victor Portal <Joao.VictorPortal@windriver.com>
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.. _using-container-backed-remote-clis-and-clients:
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Use Container-backed Remote CLIs and Clients
============================================
Remote platform |CLIs| can be used in any shell after sourcing the generated
remote CLI/client RC file. This RC file sets up the required environment
variables and aliases for the remote |CLI| commands.
.. rubric:: |prereq|
.. _using-container-backed-remote-clis-and-clients-ul-vcd-4rf-14b:
- You must have configured the **oidc-auth-apps** |OIDC| Identity Provider
(dex) on the target |prod| environment to get Kubernetes authentication
tokens. See :ref:`Set up OIDC Auth Applications
<configure-oidc-auth-applications>` for more information.
- Consider adding the following command to your .login or shell rc file, such
that your shells will automatically be initialized with the environment
variables and aliases for the remote |CLI| commands.
Otherwise, execute it before proceeding:
.. code-block:: none
root@myclient:/home/user/remote_cli_wd# source remote_client_platform.sh
Please enter your OpenStack Password for project admin as user admin-user:
- You must complete the configuration steps described in
:ref:`Configuring Container-backed Remote CLIs and Clients
<security-configure-container-backed-remote-clis-and-clients>`
before proceeding.
- If you specified repositories that require authentication when configuring
the container-backed remote |CLIs|, you must perform a :command:`docker
login` to that repository before using remote |CLIs| for the first time
.. rubric:: |proc|
- To be able to execute :command:`kubectl` |CLI| commands, first it is needed
to get a Kubernetes authentication token. Execute the command below to get
it. The token is stored in the "admin-kubeconfig" file. The validity of the
token is up to 24 hours. A new token should be generated regularly. The
|OAM| IP mentioned below is the IP of the target |prod| environment.
.. note::
The first usage of a remote |CLI| command will be slow as it requires
that the docker image supporting the remote CLIs/clients be pulled from
the remote registry.
.. code-block:: none
root@myclient:/home/user/remote_cli_wd# oidc-auth -c <OAM_IP> -u ${MYUSER} -p <USER_PASSWORD>
- For :command:`system` |CLI| and Kubernetes :command:`kubectl` |CLI| commands:
.. code-block:: none
root@myclient:/home/user/remote_cli_wd# system host-list
+----+--------------+-------------+----------------+-------------+--------------+
| id | hostname | personality | administrative | operational | availability |
+----+--------------+-------------+----------------+-------------+--------------+
| 1 | controller-0 | controller | unlocked | enabled | available |
| 2 | controller-1 | controller | unlocked | enabled | available |
| 3 | compute-0 | worker | unlocked | enabled | available |
| 4 | compute-1 | worker | unlocked | enabled | available |
+----+--------------+-------------+----------------+-------------+--------------+
root@myclient:/home/user/remote_cli_wd# kubectl -n kube-system get pods
NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE
calico-kube-controllers-767467f9cf-wtvmr 1/1 Running 1 3d2h
calico-node-j544l 1/1 Running 1 3d
calico-node-ngmxt 1/1 Running 1 3d1h
calico-node-qtc99 1/1 Running 1 3d
calico-node-x7btl 1/1 Running 4 3d2h
ceph-pools-audit-1569848400-rrpjq 0/1 Completed 0 12m
ceph-pools-audit-1569848700-jhv5n 0/1 Completed 0 7m26s
ceph-pools-audit-1569849000-cb988 0/1 Completed 0 2m25s
coredns-7cf476b5c8-5x724 1/1 Running 1 3d2h
...
root@myclient:/home/user/remote_cli_wd#
.. note::
See the procedure for configuring the |SSL| platform certificate at
:ref:`install-update-the-starlingx-rest-and-web-server-certificate`.
If HTTPS is enabled for the StarlingX REST API Server on the |prod|
system, copy the certificate of the |CA| that issued/signed the
StarlingX REST API Server's |SSL| certificate to the folder
``$HOME/remote_wd_cli`` on the remote machine and execute commands as
follows:
* For ``system`` commands:
.. code-block:: none
~(keystone_admin)]$ system --ca-file ca.pem host-list
* For ``dcmanager`` commands:
.. code-block:: none
~(keystone_admin)]$ OS_CACERT=ca.pem
~(keystone_admin)]$ dcmanager subcloud list
.. note::
Some |CLI| commands are designed to leave you in a shell prompt, for example:
.. code-block:: none
root@myclient:/home/user/remote_cli_wd# openstack
or
.. code-block:: none
root@myclient:/home/user/remote_cli_wd# kubectl exec -ti <pod_name> -- /bin/bash
In most cases, the remote |CLI| will detect and handle these commands
correctly. If you encounter cases that are not handled correctly, you
can force-enable or disable the shell options using the <FORCE_SHELL=true>
or <FORCE_NO_SHELL=true> variables before the command.
For example:
.. code-block:: none
root@myclient:/home/user/remote_cli_wd# FORCE_SHELL=true kubectl exec -ti <pod_name> -- /bin/bash
root@myclient:/home/user/remote_cli_wd# FORCE_NO_SHELL=true kubectl exec <pod_name> -- ls
You cannot use both variables at the same time.
- If you need to run a remote |CLI| command that references a local file,
then that file must be copied to or created in the working directory
specified in the -w option on the ./config_client.sh command.
For example:
.. code-block:: none
root@myclient:/home/user# cp /<someDir>/test.yml $HOME/remote_cli_wd/test.yml
root@myclient:/home/user# cd $HOME/remote_cli_wd
root@myclient:/home/user/remote_cli_wd# kubectl -n kube-system create -f test.yml
pod/test-pod created
root@myclient:/home/user/remote_cli_wd# kubectl -n kube-system delete -f test.yml
pod/test-pod deleted
- For Helm commands:
.. code-block:: none
% cd $HOME/remote_cli_wd
.. note::
When using helm, any command that requires access to a helm
repository (managed locally) will require that you be in the
$HOME/remote_cli_wd directory and use the --home ./.helm option.
For the host local installation, it requires the users $HOME and
ends up in $HOME/.config and $HOME/.cache/helm.
.. code-block:: none
% helm --home ./.helm repo add bitnami https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami
% helm --home ./.helm repo update
% helm --home ./.helm repo list
% helm --home ./.helm search repo
% helm --home ./.helm install wordpress bitnami/wordpress
**Related information**
.. seealso::
:ref:`Configuring Container-backed Remote CLIs and Clients
<security-configure-container-backed-remote-clis-and-clients>`
:ref:`Installing Kubectl and Helm Clients Directly on a Host
<security-install-kubectl-and-helm-clients-directly-on-a-host>`