How to Add Users to Kubernetes (kubectl)?

Question

I\'ve created a Kubernetes cluster on AWS with kops and can successfully administer it via kubectl from my local machine.

I can view the current config

Answer 1

You say :

I need to enable other users to also administer.

But according to the documentation

Normal users are assumed to be managed by an outside, independent service. An admin distributing private keys, a user store like Keystone or Google Accounts, even a file with a list of usernames and passwords. In this regard, Kubernetes does not have objects which represent normal user accounts. Regular users cannot be added to a cluster through an API call.

You have to use a third party tool for this.

== Edit ==

One solution could be to manually create a user entry in the kubeconfig file. From the documentation :

# create kubeconfig entry
$ kubectl config set-cluster $CLUSTER_NICK \
    --server=https://1.1.1.1 \
    --certificate-authority=/path/to/apiserver/ca_file \
    --embed-certs=true \
    # Or if tls not needed, replace --certificate-authority and --embed-certs with
    --insecure-skip-tls-verify=true \
    --kubeconfig=/path/to/standalone/.kube/config

# create user entry
$ kubectl config set-credentials $USER_NICK \
    # bearer token credentials, generated on kube master
    --token=$token \
    # use either username|password or token, not both
    --username=$username \
    --password=$password \
    --client-certificate=/path/to/crt_file \
    --client-key=/path/to/key_file \
    --embed-certs=true \
    --kubeconfig=/path/to/standalone/.kube/config

# create context entry
$ kubectl config set-context $CONTEXT_NAME \
    --cluster=$CLUSTER_NICK \
    --user=$USER_NICK \
    --kubeconfig=/path/to/standalone/.kube/config