Unable to add an AWS EKS cluster : Question

[satyamkapoor]

I have an EKS cluster to which I connect from my machine using kubectl , AWS CLI and AWS IAM. I think it authenticates the user using the AWS IAM in my case.

When I try to add a resource, it detects the kubeconfig but upon clicking ADD SELECTED CLUSTERS, I receive a prompt - Failed to connect to arn:aws:eks:my-cluster-name platform cluster(s). Do you want to continue saving?

Can you please help how to resolve this?

Thanks!

[proAlexandr]

Hi @satyamkapoor
Thank you that you use Kube Forwarder and for the bug report! I have investigated the problem some hours ago and I hope we will fix it in the next version within a week.

Details

1. We have to update kubernetes-client/javascript version to 0.10.2 in order to apply the patch for aws-iam-authenticator not found when kube config contains exec env variables kubernetes-client/javascript#243
2. kubernetes-client/javascript uses shelljs which has a problem with electron. We have to read this issue exec doesn't work in electron shelljs/shelljs#480 and figure out a workaround.

[zen]

I have similar issue with GKE clusters. Looks like this problem would be very limiting for adoption, since AWS and GCP are 2 biggest platforms for managed k8s

[proAlexandr]

The issue is fixed here bcfafd1. Will be released soon.

[lnikell]

@satyamkapoor we've just released new version, could you please check it?

[lnikell]

@zen also should work now with GKE as well

[satyamkapoor]

@satyamkapoor we've just released new version, could you please check it?

Hey, Thanks for the update. Just tried to initiate working with the application and got a bummer -

_Failed to connect to arn:aws:eks:eu-west-1:0000000000:cluster/my-cluster-name: aws: command not found. Please make sure you have installed AWS CLI. (https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/)

Do you want to continue saving?

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Upon trying to add my 'docker for desktop' cluster, I get this message -

Am I doing something wrong?

[proAlexandr]

Hi @satyamkapoor

_Failed to connect to arn:aws:eks:eu-west-1:0000000000:cluster/my-cluster-name: aws: command not found.

Do you install AWS CLI? For example brew install awscli.

Upon trying to add my 'docker for desktop' cluster, I get this message

This means that something with connection went wrong. Please, make sure that you enter the right credentials and your cluster is running.

[satyamkapoor]

Hello,

I do have AWS cli installed and configured. Upon running brew install cli, it updated things but still the same error. :( Maybe just my system's issue

[emmenko]

I'm also having this problem (version 1.3.0).

I do have aws-iam-authenticator installed:

My config looks like this:

users:
- name: <cluster_name>
  user:
    exec:
      apiVersion: client.authentication.k8s.io/v1alpha1
      args:
      - token
      - -i
      - <token>
      command: aws-iam-authenticator
      env:
      - name: AWS_PROFILE
        value: <account_name>

[emmenko]

Nvm, I managed to solve this. I need to pass the full path to the command 🙈

command: /usr/local/bin/aws-iam-authenticator

[satyamkapoor]

Thanks! Works great! I'm closing the issue.