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Why doesn't Kubernetes list the pods?

Troubleshooting


Problem

Why doesn't Kubernetes list the pods?

Resolving The Problem

What';s Happening

You cannot list the required pods using the kubectl get pods command.

Why it';s Happening

By default, when a namespace is not specified, the pods in the default namespace are returned by the kubectl get pods command. However, if nothing is deployed here, the command cannot return any results.

How to Fix

You can add the --all-namespaces parameter to display all of the pods across all namespaces or -n namespace to target a specific namespace. For example: kubectl get pods --all-namespaces

Document Location

Worldwide


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Document Information

More support for:
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service and Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud

Software version:
All Versions

Document number:
963506

Modified date:
01 August 2019

UID

ibm1KB0011042

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