Kubernetes Node Debugging Cheat Sheet/Read kubelet logs from the node

Inside a node shell on systemd-based hosts, inspect kubelet logs.

Section: Node Debug Shell

Read kubelet logs from the node

bash
bash
journalctl -u kubelet --no-pager | tail -n 200

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