Kubectl exec command fails

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I have set up a Rancher k8s environment.
Rancher server lies behind a classic ELB with ssl termination and is accessible via e.g https://my.rancher.server.

I have deployed a simple pod via the command line by running

kubectl create -f <podfilename.yml>

I am then able to get and describe the pod.

However, the following command fails:

$ kubectl exec nodehelloworld.example.com -- ls /app
W1219 12:13:12.053543   16174 http.go:363] Error reading backend response: unexpected EOF
error: error sending request: Post https://my.rancher.server/r/projects/1a1043/kubernetes:6443/api/v1/namespaces/default/pods/nodehelloworld.example.com/exec?command=ls&command=%2Fapp&container=k8s-demo&container=k8s-demo&stderr=true&stdout=true: unexpected EOF
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(https://stackoverflow.com/questions/47884666/kubectl-exec-command-failing-with-upgrade-request-required/47890411#47890411)

ELB’s HTTP does not support websockets; you need to use a SSL listener -> TCP backend and configure proxy protocol support. http://rancher.com/docs/rancher/v1.6/en/installing-rancher/installing-server/basic-ssl-config/#elb