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Kubernetes Troubleshooting Cheat Sheet/Check RBAC permission

Ask the API server whether an action is allowed.

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Section: Debugging Pods and Containers

Check RBAC permission

bash
bash
kubectl auth can-i create deployments -n payments
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Ask the API server whether an action is allowed.

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