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IAM users and roles

EKS clusters use IAM users and roles to control access to the cluster. The rules are implemented in a config map called aws-auth. eksctl provides commands to read and edit this config map.

Get all identity mappings:

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eksctl get iamidentitymapping --cluster my-cluster-1

Get all identity mappings matching an arn:

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eksctl get iamidentitymapping --cluster my-cluster-1 --arn arn:aws:iam::123456:role/testing-role

Create an identity mapping:

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 eksctl create iamidentitymapping --cluster  my-cluster-1 --arn arn:aws:iam::123456:role/testing --group system:masters --username admin

Delete a mapping:

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eksctl delete iamidentitymapping --cluster  my-cluster-1 --arn arn:aws:iam::123456:role/testing

Note

Above command deletes a single mapping FIFO unless --allis given in which case it removes all matching. Will warn if more mappings matching this role are found.