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Kubernetes Network Debugging Cheat Sheet/Launch a temporary DNS utility pod

Create an interactive pod for nslookup and dig style checks.

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Section: DNS and Ingress

Launch a temporary DNS utility pod

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bash
kubectl run dnsutils -n <namespace> --image=registry.k8s.io/e2e-test-images/agnhost:2.39 --restart=Never -it --rm -- /bin/sh

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