[SOLVED] Kubectl pass multiple arguments to shell script

Issue

I'm trying to invoke a bash script on a container on a remote VM like below,

sshpass -p password ssh ubunt@${slave_ip} "kubectl exec -it pod_name -c container_name -- bash -c "/my_script.sh --${version} --${remote_ip} --${password} --${range} --${env}""

Problem being, only the 1st argument - version gets parsed and the rest are lost.

What am I doing wrong & how to pass multiple arguments correctly using kubectl, many thanks.

Solution

This should work better :

sshpass -p password ssh ubunt@${slave_ip} "kubectl exec -it pod_name -c container_name -- bash -c '/my_script.sh --${version} --${remote_ip} --\"${password}\" --${range} --${env}'"

even though it can still have problems if you $password contains special characters like quotes, so try to think of different ways to pass it.

Update

I tested with sshpass, which worked as well.

Can you run following and post result ? (Notice the printf %s__)

sshpass -p password ssh ubunt@${slave_ip} "kubectl exec -it pod_name -c container_name -- bash -c 'printf %s__ /my_script.sh --${version} --${remote_ip} --\"${password}\" --${range} --${env}'"

Answered By - Philippe

Answer Checked By - Candace Johnson (WPSolving Volunteer)