kubectl Troubleshooting & Daily Commands Cheat Sheet

A 4-page kubectl PDF for Kubernetes v1.31+: pod triage, debug containers, rollouts, DNS checks, pitfalls, and a 17-step debug checklist.

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Production-grade triage, debugging, and recovery with kubectl, targeting kubectl / Kubernetes v1.31+.

Task	Command
Wide pod status	`kubectl get pods -o wide -n <ns>`
Full object state and events	`kubectl describe pod <pod>`
Recent warnings	`kubectl events -n <ns> --types=Warning`
Logs from the crashed container	`kubectl logs <pod> -c <ctr> --previous`
Tail logs across a label	`kubectl logs -l app=web --prefix --since=15m -f`
Shell into a container	`kubectl exec -it <pod> -c <ctr> -- sh`
Ephemeral debug container	`kubectl debug -it <pod> --image=busybox:1.36 --target=<ctr>`
Node shell	`kubectl debug node/<node> -it --image=busybox:1.36`
Resource usage	`kubectl top pod -n <ns> --sort-by=memory`
Rollout progress	`kubectl rollout status deploy/<name> --timeout=5m`
Roll back	`kubectl rollout undo deploy/<name>`
Local tunnel	`kubectl port-forward svc/<svc> 8080:80`
RBAC check	`kubectl auth can-i <verb> <resource> --as=<user>`
Preview changes	`kubectl diff -f <file>.yaml`
Wait for readiness	`kubectl wait --for=condition=Ready pod -l app=web --timeout=120s`

The rest of the sheet: Core Patterns, Production Commands, Best Practices, Common Pitfalls, Debugging Checklist.

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