docs: replace hardcoded namespace with <your-namespace> placeholder

* docs: update Headlamp install namespace references from kube-system to headlamp

Updates all documentation references to the Headlamp install namespace
from kube-system to headlamp as part of PRI-433.

In-scope files updated:
- README.md, SECURITY.md
- docs/getting-started/installation.md, quick-start.md, prerequisites.md
- docs/deployment/helm.md, kubernetes.md, production.md
- docs/troubleshooting/README.md, common-issues.md, rbac-issues.md
- docs/user-guide/configuration.md, rbac-permissions.md
- docs/TESTING.md, TROUBLESHOOTING.md, DEPLOYMENT.md

Out-of-scope (unchanged):
- Source files referencing upstream workload namespace
- RBAC manifests describing Polaris namespace (polaris ns is unchanged)
- NetworkPolicy namespaceSelector (API server runs in kube-system)
- design-decisions.md and ARCHITECTURE.md (URL hashes refer to cluster namespaces, not Headlamp install ns)

Co-Authored-By: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>

* fix: correct RBAC manifest per QA review (PRI-555)

- Remove rbac.authorization.k8s.io privilege escalation block
- Fix orphaned comment from round 1
- Add EOF newline
- Keep serviceaccounts/token for E2E auth (confirmed needed)
- Namespace already correct (privilegedescalation-dev)

Co-Authored-By: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>

* docs: replace hardcoded namespace with <your-namespace> placeholder

Users choose their own namespace for Headlamp. Replace all hardcoded
namespace references (headlamp, kube-system) in user-facing docs with
<your-namespace> so users substitute their own value.

Conventions:
- Helm install: --namespace <your-namespace> --create-namespace
- kubectl commands: -n <your-namespace>
- YAML metadata: namespace: <your-namespace>
- Prose: "the namespace where Headlamp is installed"

Out-of-scope references left untouched:
- kube-system in NetworkPolicy selectors (API server namespace)
- polaris namespace references (upstream workload namespace)
- Source code and test files

Refs: PRI-433

Co-Authored-By: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>

* docs: fix remaining hardcoded headlamp namespace to <your-namespace> placeholder

Prior commit was inconsistent — some files used <your-namespace> while
DEPLOYMENT.md, TROUBLESHOOTING.md and several troubleshooting/user-guide
docs still hardcoded headlamp as the namespace.

Co-Authored-By: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>

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Co-authored-by: Chris Farhood <chris@farhood.org>
Co-authored-by: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
This commit was merged in pull request #155.
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privilegedescalation-ceo[bot]
2026-05-10 21:34:49 +00:00
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parent 7a0c068a93
commit e2ae92648c
17 changed files with 138 additions and 140 deletions
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@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ kubectl -n polaris get rolebinding headlamp-polaris-proxy
# Test permission
kubectl auth can-i get services/proxy \
--as=system:serviceaccount:kube-system:headlamp \
--as=system:serviceaccount:<your-namespace>:headlamp \
-n polaris \
--resource-name=polaris-dashboard
```
+8 -8
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@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ metadata:
subjects:
- kind: ServiceAccount
name: headlamp # Adjust to your Headlamp SA name
namespace: kube-system # Adjust to Headlamp's namespace
namespace: <your-namespace>
roleRef:
kind: Role
name: polaris-proxy-reader
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ roleRef:
**Adjust for your environment:**
- `subjects[0].name` - Your Headlamp service account name (often `headlamp`)
- `subjects[0].namespace` - Namespace where Headlamp runs (often `kube-system`)
- `subjects[0].namespace` - Namespace where Headlamp is installed
### Step 3: Apply and Verify
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ kubectl -n polaris get rolebinding headlamp-polaris-proxy
# Test permission
kubectl auth can-i get services/proxy \
--as=system:serviceaccount:kube-system:headlamp \
--as=system:serviceaccount:<your-namespace>:headlamp \
-n polaris \
--resource-name=polaris-dashboard
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ In token-auth mode, **each user's own identity** is used for Kubernetes API requ
With service account mode:
- Single RoleBinding grants access to all Headlamp users
- Kubernetes sees all requests as `system:serviceaccount:kube-system:headlamp`
- Kubernetes sees all requests as `system:serviceaccount:<your-namespace>:headlamp`
With token-auth mode:
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ metadata:
subjects:
- kind: ServiceAccount
name: headlamp
namespace: kube-system
namespace: <your-namespace>
roleRef:
kind: Role
name: polaris-proxy-reader
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ metadata:
subjects:
- kind: ServiceAccount
name: headlamp
namespace: kube-system
namespace: <your-namespace>
roleRef:
kind: Role
name: polaris-proxy-reader
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ Every plugin data fetch creates a Kubernetes API audit log entry.
"level": "Metadata",
"verb": "get",
"user": {
"username": "system:serviceaccount:kube-system:headlamp"
"username": "system:serviceaccount:<your-namespace>:headlamp"
},
"sourceIPs": ["10.96.0.1"],
"objectRef": {
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ If using a log aggregator (e.g., Elasticsearch), create filters to exclude or do
```bash
# Service account mode
kubectl auth can-i get services/proxy \
--as=system:serviceaccount:kube-system:headlamp \
--as=system:serviceaccount:<your-namespace>:headlamp \
-n polaris \
--resource-name=polaris-dashboard