tokenreloadinterval

How often to proactively re-read the bearer token from tokenfile.

This parameter applies to mmkubernetes: Kubernetes Metadata Module.

Name:

tokenreloadinterval

Scope:

action

Type:

integer

Default:

3600

Required?:

no

Introduced:

8.2608.0

Description

How often, in seconds, to proactively re-read the bearer token from tokenfile. The default is 3600 (one hour).

The token read from tokenfile is cached in the HTTP Authorization header when the worker starts. Kubernetes projected ServiceAccount tokens are short-lived and rotated on disk by the kubelet (well before they expire), so a long-running worker would otherwise keep sending the original token until it becomes invalid, at which point metadata lookups fail with HTTP 401 until the process is restarted. Re-reading the token periodically keeps the worker well inside the token validity window.

Set this to 0 to disable the proactive reload. Regardless of this setting, mmkubernetes also reloads the token from tokenfile and retries the request once when a lookup returns HTTP 401, so a rotated token is picked up automatically without a restart. This value must be 0 or greater.

This option has no effect when the inline token parameter is used instead of tokenfile.

Action usage

action(type="mmkubernetes" tokenReloadInterval="3600")

See also

See also mmkubernetes: Kubernetes Metadata Module.


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