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fix(logfilemetricexporter): resolve watch permission denied on OCP < 4.22 - #3551

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Description

The log-file-metric-exporter was failing to start with a "permission denied" error when attempting to add an inotify watch to /var/log/pods/. This occurs because the OpenShift < 4.22 restricts the watch syscall for non-root users.

To resolve this while maintaining security compliance for future releases, this commit introduces a version-aware SecurityContext configuration:

  • For OCP <= 4.21: Safely falls back to RunAsUser: 0 and RunAsNonRoot: false to bypass the limitation.
  • For OCP >= 4.22 (and fallback defaults): Enforces the secure non-root posture (RunAsUser: 1000, RunAsNonRoot: true).

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  • New Features

    • macOS development images now include prebuilt cluster logging and diagnostic collection tools.
    • The diagnostic collection command is available through the standard gather command.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Log file metric collection now applies secure, non-root execution by default.
    • Compatibility is maintained for older OpenShift 4.21 and earlier environments, which use the required legacy security settings.
    • Metric exporter configuration now adapts to the detected OpenShift version.

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The macOS development image now uses prebuilt operator and must-gather binaries. The logfile metric exporter now selects its container security context using the cluster version retrieved through a Kubernetes client.

Changes: macOS Development Image

Layer / File(s) Summary
Prepare and assemble the development image
Dockerfile.macos-dev
The image installs runtime dependencies into a root filesystem, copies the prebuilt operator and must-gather binaries, and creates /usr/bin/gather as a symlink to must-gather. It no longer copies oc or collection scripts. The runtime image remains pinned to linux/amd64.

Logfile Exporter Security Context

Layer / File(s) Summary
Retrieve cluster version and pass the client
internal/utils/utils.go, internal/metrics/logfilemetricexporter/factory.go, internal/metrics/logfilemetricexporter/daemonset.go
GetClusterVersion retrieves the first completed update version, falls back to the desired version, and returns an empty string if neither is available or retrieval fails. The Kubernetes client is passed through DaemonSet and pod construction to the exporter container.
Set security context and validate version cases
internal/metrics/logfilemetricexporter/factory.go, internal/metrics/logfilemetricexporter/factory_test.go
The container defaults to UID 1000 and non-root execution. For OpenShift 4 versions below 4.22, it uses UID 0 and allows root execution. Tests cover older, newer, missing, and invalid versions, and retain assertions for reconciled resources.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Suggested reviewers: jcantrill

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 4597c

On OpenShift 4.21 and earlier, the exporter should now run as root so it can watch pod logs. However, if the cluster version cannot be read, it silently falls back to non-root, which can bring back the startup failure this change fixes. Retrying on read errors instead of falling back would close that gap. Separately, the macOS development image may contain packages built for the wrong CPU architecture when built on Apple Silicon.

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Docstring Coverage Warning Docstring coverage is 25.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 8 functions across 4 files. (1 skipped: 1… Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
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Actionable comments posted: 2

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internal/metrics/logfilemetricexporter/factory_test.go: 1

120-122: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add an OpenShift 4.21 table entry.

The table tests 4.20 and 4.22 but skips 4.21. Add a 4.21 case expecting UID 0 and RunAsNonRoot=false; 4.21 is the last version covered by the workaround. Based on learnings, Go table-driven tests should include meaningful boundary inputs.

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Review comment at @internal/metrics/logfilemetricexporter/factory_test.go around
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Add an OpenShift 4.21 boundary case to the table-driven test entries, using a
representative 4.21 version and expecting UID 0 with RunAsNonRoot set to false.
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Review comments at @Dockerfile.macos-dev:
- Line 14: Set the packages stage based on the UBI image declaration to
explicitly target linux/amd64, matching the runtime stage and ensuring copied
tools and libraries are executable in the final image.

Review comments at @internal/utils/utils.go:
- Around line 376-379: Propagate the error from the Kubernetes client Get call
in GetClusterVersion instead of returning only an empty string, and carry it
through daemonset construction so reconciliation retries on ClusterVersion read
failure rather than applying the UID 1000/RunAsNonRoot fallback.

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Review comments at @internal/metrics/logfilemetricexporter/factory_test.go:
- Around line 120-122: Add an OpenShift 4.21 boundary case to the table-driven
test entries, using a representative 4.21 version and expecting UID 0 with
RunAsNonRoot set to false. Keep the existing 4.20 and 4.22 cases unchanged.

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…4.22

The `log-file-metric-exporter` was failing to start with a "permission
denied" error when attempting to add an inotify watch to `/var/log/pods/`.
This occurs because the OpenShift < 4.22 restricts the `watch` syscall
for non-root users.

To resolve this while maintaining security compliance for future releases,
this commit introduces a version-aware SecurityContext configuration:

* For OCP <= 4.21: Safely falls back to `RunAsUser: 0` and
  `RunAsNonRoot: false` to bypass the limitation.
* For OCP >= 4.22 (and fallback defaults): Enforces the secure
  non-root posture (`RunAsUser: 1000`, `RunAsNonRoot: true`).

Signed-off-by: Vitalii Parfonov <vparfono@redhat.com>
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vparfonov force-pushed the lfme-permission-6.6 branch from 9973046 to 07ef050 Compare October 20, 2026 15:58
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/retest-required

Remaining retests: 0 against base HEAD 8db4712 and 2 for PR HEAD 07ef050 in total

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/test e2e-target

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/override ci/prow/e2e-target

failure is unrelated to this change and will be resolved by #3549

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/override ci/prow/e2e-target

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