kubectl logs for debugging in Kubernetes - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the command to show logs of a pod named 'webapp'.

Kubernetes

kubectl logs [1]

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Aget pods

Bwebapp

Cdelete pod

Ddescribe pod

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Common Mistakes

Using 'get pods' instead of the pod name.

Using 'describe pod' which shows details, not logs.

The command kubectl logs webapp shows the logs of the pod named 'webapp'.

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medium

Complete the command to follow logs of the pod 'backend' in real-time.

Kubernetes

kubectl logs -f [1]

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Adatabase

Bfrontend

Cbackend

Dcache

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Common Mistakes

Using wrong pod name.

Forgetting the -f flag to follow logs.

The -f flag streams logs live. Use kubectl logs -f backend to follow logs of the 'backend' pod.

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hard

Fix the error in the command to get logs from the container 'api' inside pod 'service'.

Kubernetes

kubectl logs [1] -c api

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Apod

Bapi

Ccontainer

Dservice

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Common Mistakes

Using container name instead of pod name.

Placing container name before pod name.

The pod name must be specified before the -c container flag. Use kubectl logs service -c api.

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hard

Fill both blanks to get logs from the previous instance of pod 'worker' container 'job'.

Kubernetes

kubectl logs [1] -c [2] --previous

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Aworker

Bjob

Cservice

Dapi

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Common Mistakes

Mixing pod and container names.

Forgetting the --previous flag.

Use kubectl logs worker -c job --previous to see logs from the previous container instance.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to get logs from all containers in pod 'app' and follow them live.

Kubernetes

kubectl logs [1] [2] [3]

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A-f

B-l

C--all-containers=true

Dapp

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Common Mistakes

Missing the --all-containers=true flag.

Wrong order of flags.

The command kubectl logs app -f --all-containers=true streams logs live from all containers in the 'app' pod.