Removing a Namespace stuck in terminating state.

k82-namespace-stuck-terminating.md

k82-namespace-stuck-terminating

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1. Defining Namespace Variable (namespace name)

NS="my-namespace"

2. Retrieve the namespace api state specification

kubectl get namespace $NS -o json > ns.json

3. Go back to the previous terminal >> Edit ns.json >> Remove the content inside of spec.finalizers:

"spec": {
        "finalizers": [
            "kubernetes" <- ("""Remove this value and save the file""")
        ]
    }

4. Open a new tab on terminal, and run Kube Proxy

kube proxy

5. Return to the previous tab, so execute:

curl -k -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X PUT --data-binary @ns.json "http://127.0.0.1:8001/api/v1/namespaces/${NS}/finalize"

6. Check if your namespace was removed:

kubectl get namespaces