Got "Unauthorized" when accessing an authorized cluster endpoint

Rancher
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Rancher Server: v2.6.8
Kubernetes Cluster: RKE2
Version: v1.24.4+rke2r1

Hi there, I have created a RKE2 cluster via Rancher Server. I downloaded the kubeconfig file from Rancher UI, and I was trying to access the cluster with kubectl and kubeconfig. I was able to access the cluster via Rancher Server’s context. However, if I access that cluster directly using:

kubectl --kubeconfig /custom/path/kube.config --context <CLUSTER_NAME>-<NODE_NAME> get pods

as describe here: Access a Cluster with Kubectl and kubeconfig | Rancher Manager

I got an error “error: You must be logged in to the server (Unauthorized)”

Is there anyone know the reason why? And how to fix it?

Thanks!

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Look like the user inside that kubeconfig does not have an access privilege to connect that cluster…

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Hi @Sang_Nguyen , this doesn’t appear to be a cluster setup via Rancher Setup (as defined in the sticky post). I’ll move your post to the appropriate topic.

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I do have de same problem, able to access cluster via rancher api but not work via local endpoint(master api), any idea?
rke2 1.24.9, provisioned by rancher.

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I was able to resolve this issue by restarting the rancher deployment. This is a known issue.