1) Connect to correct host
ssh cks000033
sudo -i
export KUBECONFIG=/etc/kubernetes/admin.conf
2) Patch the ServiceAccount to disable automounting
Task: turn off automounting of API credentials for stats-monitor-sa in monitoring.
kubectl -n monitoring patch sa stats-monitor-sa -p '{"automountServiceAccountToken": false}'
Verify:
kubectl -n monitoring get sa stats-monitor-sa -o yaml | grep -i automount
3) Edit the Deployment manifest file
Task says to modify the manifest at:
/home/candidate/stats-monitor/deployment.yaml
vi /home/candidate/stats-monitor/deployment.yaml
4) In the Deployment, ensure it uses the ServiceAccount AND inject token via Projected Volume
4.1 Make sure Deployment uses the SA
Under:
spec: -> template: -> spec:
ensure:
serviceAccountName: stats-monitor-sa
(If it already exists, leave it; don’t add extra changes beyond requirements.)
4.2 Add a projected volume named token
Under:
spec: -> template: -> spec: -> volumes:
add (or modify existing volume if present) so it is exactly:
- name: token
projected:
sources:
- serviceAccountToken:
path: token
This creates the file token inside the mounted directory, so the final path becomes:
/var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/token
4.3 Mount the projected volume read-only at the required location
Under the target container:
spec: -> template: -> spec: -> containers: -> (your container) -> volumeMounts:
Add:
- name: token
mountPath: /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount
readOnly: true
✅ This satisfies:
Projected volume name: token
Mount path: /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/token (file inside mount)
Mounted read-only
4.4 Important: Don’t break default token mount behavior
Because you disabled SA automounting at the ServiceAccount level, you must explicitly mount the projected token (done above). That’s the whole point of this task.
Save and exit:
wq
5) Apply the updated Deployment
kubectl -n monitoring apply -f /home/candidate/stats-monitor/deployment.yaml
Wait rollout:
kubectl -n monitoring rollout status deployment/stats-monitor
6) Verify the token file exists in the running Pod
Get a pod name:
POD=$(kubectl -n monitoring get pods -l app=stats-monitor -o jsonpath='{.items[0].metadata.name}')
echo $POD
Check the token file path exists:
kubectl -n monitoring exec -it $POD -- ls -l /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/token
Optional: confirm it’s mounted read-only (usually shown by mount options):
kubectl -n monitoring exec -it $POD -- mount | grep /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount
✅ What the examiner checks
SA stats-monitor-sa has:
Deployment stats-monitor mounts a projected volume named token
Token file is at:
Mount is readOnly: true
If label selector doesn’t match (-l app=stats-monitor)
Use:
kubectl -n monitoring get pods
Then set:
POD=
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