.github/workflows/e2e.yaml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ permissions:
   contents: read
 
 env:
-  E2E_NAMESPACE: headlamp-e2e
+  E2E_NAMESPACE: default
   E2E_RELEASE: headlamp-e2e
 
 jobs:

deployment/e2e-ci-runner-rbac.yaml

@@ -2,20 +2,19 @@
 # RBAC for the GitHub Actions CI runner to manage the E2E Headlamp instance.
 # CI-only test fixture — NOT for production use.
 #
-# Grants the ARC runner service account permissions in the headlamp-e2e
-# namespace to deploy and tear down a dedicated Headlamp instance via Helm.
+# Grants the ARC runner service account permissions in the default namespace
+# to deploy and tear down a dedicated Headlamp instance via Helm.
+# E2E resources run in `default` — nothing persists beyond a test run.
 #
-# No kube-system access needed — E2E tests use a separate namespace.
 # Plugin is loaded via ConfigMap volume mount — no custom Docker images.
 #
 # Prerequisites:
-#   kubectl create namespace headlamp-e2e
 #   kubectl apply -f deployment/e2e-ci-runner-rbac.yaml
 apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
 kind: Role
 metadata:
   name: e2e-ci-runner
-  namespace: headlamp-e2e
+  namespace: default
 rules:
   # Helm needs to manage these resources for the Headlamp chart
   - apiGroups: ["apps"]
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@ apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
 kind: RoleBinding
 metadata:
   name: e2e-ci-runner-binding
-  namespace: headlamp-e2e
+  namespace: default
 subjects:
   - kind: ServiceAccount
     name: runners-privilegedescalation-gha-rs-no-permission
@@ -45,29 +44,3 @@ roleRef:
   kind: Role
   name: e2e-ci-runner
   apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
----
-# ClusterRole to allow the runner SA to verify the headlamp-e2e namespace
-# exists before attempting namespaced operations. kubectl get namespace is a
-# cluster-scoped operation not coverable by a namespaced Role.
-apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
-kind: ClusterRole
-metadata:
-  name: e2e-ci-namespace-reader
-rules:
-  - apiGroups: [""]
-    resources: ["namespaces"]
-    verbs: ["get"]
-    resourceNames: ["headlamp-e2e"]
----
-apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
-kind: ClusterRoleBinding
-metadata:
-  name: e2e-ci-namespace-reader-binding
-subjects:
-  - kind: ServiceAccount
-    name: runners-privilegedescalation-gha-rs-no-permission
-    namespace: arc-runners
-roleRef:
-  kind: ClusterRole
-  name: e2e-ci-namespace-reader
-  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io

deployment/headlamp-e2e-values.yaml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #
 # Usage:
 #   helm install headlamp-e2e headlamp/headlamp \
-#     -n headlamp-e2e --create-namespace \
+#     -n default \
 #     -f deployment/headlamp-e2e-values.yaml \
 #     --set image.registry=ghcr.io \
 #     --set image.repository=headlamp-k8s/headlamp \

e2e/README.md

@@ -275,7 +275,6 @@ No custom Docker images, no PVCs, no kubectl exec/cp, no patching of existing de
 One-time setup by a cluster admin:
 
 ```bash
-kubectl create namespace headlamp-e2e
 kubectl apply -f deployment/e2e-ci-runner-rbac.yaml
 ```
 

scripts/deploy-e2e-headlamp.sh

@@ -5,14 +5,17 @@
 # a ConfigMap volume mount. No custom Docker images — the plugin is built
 # in CI and injected as a ConfigMap.
 #
+# E2E resources are deployed to the `default` namespace. Nothing persists
+# beyond the test run — teardown cleans up all created resources.
+#
 # Prerequisites:
 #   - Plugin built (dist/ exists with plugin-main.js + package.json)
 #   - kubectl configured with cluster access
 #   - Helm 3 installed
-#   - E2E namespace pre-created by cluster admin (see deployment/e2e-ci-runner-rbac.yaml)
+#   - RBAC applied: kubectl apply -f deployment/e2e-ci-runner-rbac.yaml
 #
 # Environment:
-#   E2E_NAMESPACE     — namespace for E2E Headlamp (default: headlamp-e2e)
+#   E2E_NAMESPACE     — namespace for E2E Headlamp (default: default)
 #   E2E_RELEASE       — Helm release name (default: headlamp-e2e)
 #   HEADLAMP_VERSION  — Headlamp image tag (default: latest)
 set -euo pipefail
@@ -20,7 +23,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd)"
 DIST_DIR="$REPO_ROOT/dist"
 
-E2E_NAMESPACE="${E2E_NAMESPACE:-headlamp-e2e}"
+E2E_NAMESPACE="${E2E_NAMESPACE:-default}"
 E2E_RELEASE="${E2E_RELEASE:-headlamp-e2e}"
 HEADLAMP_VERSION="${HEADLAMP_VERSION:-latest}"
 
@@ -29,21 +32,19 @@ if [ ! -d "$DIST_DIR" ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+# --- Preflight: verify RBAC before touching the cluster ---
+echo "Checking RBAC permissions in namespace '${E2E_NAMESPACE}'..."
+if ! kubectl auth can-i delete configmaps -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" --quiet 2>/dev/null; then
+  echo "ERROR: Missing RBAC — cannot delete configmaps in namespace '${E2E_NAMESPACE}'." >&2
+  echo "  Apply RBAC first: kubectl apply -f deployment/e2e-ci-runner-rbac.yaml" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 echo "=== E2E Headlamp Deployment ==="
 echo "  Image:     ghcr.io/headlamp-k8s/headlamp:${HEADLAMP_VERSION}"
 echo "  Namespace: $E2E_NAMESPACE"
 echo "  Release:   $E2E_RELEASE"
 
-# --- Verify namespace exists (must be pre-created by cluster admin) ---
-echo ""
-echo "Verifying namespace ${E2E_NAMESPACE} exists..."
-if ! kubectl get namespace "$E2E_NAMESPACE" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-  echo "ERROR: Namespace ${E2E_NAMESPACE} does not exist." >&2
-  echo "A cluster admin must create it first: kubectl create namespace ${E2E_NAMESPACE}" >&2
-  echo "Then apply RBAC: kubectl apply -f deployment/e2e-ci-runner-rbac.yaml" >&2
-  exit 1
-fi
-
 # --- Create ConfigMap from built plugin ---
 echo ""
 echo "Creating ConfigMap with plugin files..."

scripts/teardown-e2e-headlamp.sh

@@ -4,21 +4,15 @@
 # Tears down the dedicated E2E Headlamp instance deployed by deploy-e2e-headlamp.sh.
 #
 # Environment:
-#   E2E_NAMESPACE  — namespace to clean up (default: headlamp-e2e)
+#   E2E_NAMESPACE  — namespace to clean up (default: default)
 #   E2E_RELEASE    — Helm release to uninstall (default: headlamp-e2e)
 set -euo pipefail
 
 REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd)"
 
-E2E_NAMESPACE="${E2E_NAMESPACE:-headlamp-e2e}"
+E2E_NAMESPACE="${E2E_NAMESPACE:-default}"
 E2E_RELEASE="${E2E_RELEASE:-headlamp-e2e}"
 
-# Exit early if the namespace does not exist — nothing to tear down.
-if ! kubectl get namespace "$E2E_NAMESPACE" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-  echo "Namespace $E2E_NAMESPACE does not exist, nothing to tear down."
-  exit 0
-fi
-
 echo "=== E2E Headlamp Teardown ==="
 echo "  Namespace: $E2E_NAMESPACE"
 echo "  Release:   $E2E_RELEASE"
@@ -32,9 +26,6 @@ kubectl delete configmap headlamp-polaris-plugin -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" --ignore-no
 echo "Cleaning up service account..."
 kubectl delete serviceaccount headlamp-e2e-test -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" --ignore-not-found
 
-# Note: namespace is NOT deleted — it is managed by a cluster admin.
-# The runner SA only has namespace-scoped permissions (see deployment/e2e-ci-runner-rbac.yaml).
-
 # Clean up local env file
 rm -f "$REPO_ROOT/.env.e2e"