`kubernetes-join-command` not delegated to any host except master

[iLem0n]

Trying to bring up a simple k8s cluster with one master and one worker node.

Just bringing them up using vagrant brings me to the following problem: It seems that the kubernetes-join-command is only be set on the master node not the worker ones. Which results in failure ad worker provisioning.

Versions:

# VAGRANT: 
Vagrant 2.3.4
# ANSIBLE: 
ansible [core 2.14.1]
  config file = /Users/ilem0n/projects_NEW/multiserver-cluster-setup/node-config/ansible.cfg
  configured module search path = ['/Users/ilem0n/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
  ansible python module location = /usr/local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ansible
  ansible collection location = /Users/ilem0n/.ansible/collections:/usr/share/ansible/collections
  executable location = /usr/local/bin/ansible
  python version = 3.10.10 (main, Feb  8 2023, 05:40:53) [Clang 14.0.0 (clang-1400.0.29.202)] (/usr/local/opt/python@3.10/bin/python3.10)
  jinja version = 3.1.2
  libyaml = True

Vagrant file:

IMAGE_NAME = "debian/bullseye64"
N = 1    
SYSTEM_USER = "vagrant"

Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
    config.ssh.insert_key = false

    config.vm.provider "virtualbox" do |node|
        node.memory = 2056
        node.cpus = 2
    end

    config.vm.define "kubernetes-master" do |master|
        master.vm.box       = IMAGE_NAME
        master.vm.network   "private_network", ip: "192.168.0.10"
        master.vm.network   "forwarded_port", guest: 80, host: 80
        master.vm.network   "forwarded_port", guest: 443, host: 443
        master.vm.network   "forwarded_port", guest: 6443, host: 6443    

        master.vm.hostname  = "kubernetes-master"

        master.vm.provision "ansible" do |ansible|
            ansible.verbose                 = "vvv"
            ansible.playbook                = "master-playbook.yml"
            ansible.extra_vars              = {
                role: "control_plane",
                node_ip: "192.168.0.10"            
            }
        end
    end

    (1..N).each do |i|
        config.vm.define "kubernetes-worker-#{"%02d" % i}" do |node|
            node.vm.box = IMAGE_NAME
            node.vm.network "private_network", ip: "192.168.56.#{i + 10}"
            node.vm.hostname = "kubernetes-worker-#{"%02d" % i}"
            node.vm.provision "ansible" do |ansible|
                ansible.verbose = "vvv"
                ansible.playbook = "master-playbook.yml"
                ansible.extra_vars = {
                    role: "node",
                    node_ip: "192.168.56.#{i + 10}"
                }
            end
        end
    end
end

master-playbook.yml

---
- hosts: all
  name: Kubernetes configuration
  become: true
  gather_facts: true

  vars:
   system_user: ilem0n

  collections:
    - geerlingguy.k8s
    - kubernetes.core

  pre_tasks:
    - name: Preparation
      ansible.builtin.include_tasks: sub-tasks/pre-tasks.yml

  roles:
    - helm
    - andrewrothstein.k9s
    - geerlingguy.containerd
    - role: geerlingguy.ntp
      ntp_timezone: Europe/Berlin
    - role: geerlingguy.kubernetes
      kubernetes_role: "{{ role }}"
      kubernetes_config_init_configuration:
        localAPIEndpoint:
          advertiseAddress: "{{ kubernetes_apiserver_advertise_address | default(ansible_default_ipv4.address, true) }}"

join-command setup:

...
TASK [geerlingguy.kubernetes : Set the kubeadm join command globally.] *********
task path: /Users/ilem0n/.ansible/roles/geerlingguy.kubernetes/tasks/main.yml:48
ok: [kubernetes-master] => (item=kubernetes-master) => {
    "ansible_facts": {
        "kubernetes_join_command": "kubeadm join 10.0.2.15:6443 --token dbdld5.4djx6olxur7zswo7 --discovery-token-ca-cert-hash sha256:2d2a27846899fa8f9b731bf416147edd806e1d8b27a93ff7513085e9f893508d  \n"
    },
    "ansible_loop_var": "item",
    "changed": false,
    "item": "kubernetes-master"
}
...

nodes tries to use join-command:

...
TASK [geerlingguy.kubernetes : Join node to Kubernetes control plane.] *********
task path: /Users/ilem0n/.ansible/roles/geerlingguy.kubernetes/tasks/node-setup.yml:2
fatal: [kubernetes-worker-01]: FAILED! => {
    "msg": "The task includes an option with an undefined variable. The error was: 'kubernetes_join_command' is undefined. 'kubernetes_join_command' is undefined\n\nThe error appears to be in '/Users/ilem0n/.ansible/roles/geerlingguy.kubernetes/tasks/node-setup.yml': line 2, column 3, but may\nbe elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.\n\nThe offending line appears to be:\n\n---\n- name: Join node to Kubernetes control plane.\n  ^ here\n"
}
...

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[natbrood]

I seem to have run into this issue as well. Is there a band-aid/temp solution or workaround for this?

[natbrood]

I seem to have run into this issue as well. Is there a band-aid/temp solution or workaround for this?

I think I've solved my issues for now, as a temp fix. Leaving this info here for the next person.

A bit more context to my situation: I'm trying to get geerlingguy's raspberry-pi-dramble to work. Even though it's archived etc etc. I've changed my version of kubernetes in main.yml from 1.19.70 to 1.25.1-00

---

I ran sudo kubeadm init on kube1. Which gave me a a bit of additional troubleshooting I couldn't get from doing -vvvvv in the playbook.

That told me to fix 2 settings. Both errors I googled and I found the following two commands I could run:

• $ sudo sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_forward=1
• $ sudo modprobe br_netfilter

After doing this it completed and spat out a $ kubeadm join [ip address]:6443 --token [token] --discovery-token-ca-cert-hash [sha256] This I could use on the other Kubes (2, 3 and 4)

I had to run these 3 commands on the other kubes, which I simplified by doing:

• $ sudo sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_forward=1 && sudo modprobe br_netfilter
• $ sudo kubeadm join [ip address]:6443 --token [token] --discovery-token-ca-cert-hash [sha256]

They all neatly joined kube1.

To make sure I did not get stuck running the playbook, I chose for the quick and dirty 'remove from playbook'. $ nano /home/user/.ansible/roles/geerlingguy.kubernetes/tasks/node-setup.yml and commenting out the 'Join node to Kubernetes control plane.'

[rdxmb]

Those sysctl commands should run within this playbook. If not, please comment to https://github.com/geerlingguy/ansible-role-kubernetes/issues/146

To run the node-setup successfully, it is neccessary to run the control-plane AND the node-setup in one run, as the kubernetes-join-command needs the control-plane to get the command.

(It is no problem to run the control-plane-setup multiple times, e.g. to add another worker-node)

So I am not sure how to do this in vagrant, as the node-setup depends on the control-plane-setup. This is because this is done with kubeadm-commands. The token to join is not saved in a file, but is read from control-plane during the run of the playbook. @iLem0n

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