Kubernetes Architect | Integration Expert | TIBCO Guru

kubectl exec stops working exactly when you need it most: the image has no shell, the container is stuck in CrashLoopBackOff, or the problem lives on the node rather than inside the pod. kubectl debug is the command built for those cases. It can attach a throwaway debug container to a pod that is already running, create a modified copy of a pod you can poke at safely, or drop you into a shell with the node’s filesystem mounted. This guide covers all three modes, the –profile flag (whose default changed in kubectl 1.36), custom profiles, the RBAC and Pod…