Debugging FAQ

Tips that may help you debug why Kubernetes isn't working.

General

Check logs

TODO: log location by distribution: /var/log, /tmp, journalctl

TODO: turning on verbose logging: https://github.com/golang/glog

Check Docker state directly

sudo docker ps -a

Networking problems

TODO

By symptom

• Pod is in state Waiting forever
• kubecfg cannot reach apiserver: KUBERNETES_MASTER, KUBE_MASTER_IP
• Cluster doesn't come up