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Quick command reference

This topic provides a short list of commands that are useful for troubleshooting Harness Self-Managed Enterprise Edition.

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Variables are enclosed in angle brackets (< >).

Retrieve your MongoDB password​

To print your MongoDB password to the command line, use kubectl get secret:

kubectl get secret -n <namespace> mongodb-replicaset-chart -o jsonpath={.data.mongodb-root-password} | base64 --decode | awk '{print $1}'

Shell into MongoDB​

Use the kubectl exec command to start a shell session in the container that runs MongoDB. Modify the command for your MongoDB configuration:

kubectl exec -it mongodb-replicaset-chart-0 -n <namespace> -- /bin/sh

  • If the MongoDB replica is SECONDARY, try mongodb-replicaset-chart-1 or mongodb-replicaset-chart-2.

  • If the MongoDB replica is PRIMARY, use admin:

    db.auth('admin', <password>)

Shell into TimescaleDB​

Use the following commands to access your installation of TimescaleDB:

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Check the name of the TimescaleDB pod.

  1. Use the kubectl exec command to open a shell session in the TimescaleDB pod:

    kubectl exec -it harness-timescale-0 -n <namespace> -- /bin/sh

  2. Connect using the default user role:

    psql -U postgres

  3. Enter your password and return.

Shell into postgres​

Use the kubectl exec command to open a shell session in your postgres pod:

kubectl exec --stdin --tty postgres-0 -n <namespace> -- /opt/bitnami/scripts/postgresql/entrypoint.sh /bin/bash