Tiller install error: configmaps is forbidden

[snpdev]

On running .\Add-Tiller.ps1 from my local Powershell, I have the following error:

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Installing Helm
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Error: configmaps is forbidden: User "system:serviceaccount:kube-system:default" cannot list resource "configmaps" in API group "" in the namespace "kube-system"

Error occurs on the command helm list -q

I'm investigating this now, but if anyone wants to chime in with a solution, please do.

[snpdev]

I found the solution here helm/helm#5100 (comment).

[cdemiguel]

Hello,
i am glad to help you,
In a new installation this error should not occur, it seems that you do not have permissions to deploy tiller with your serviceaccount,
regards,

[OriolBonjoch]

Hi @snpdev

If that error happens on the helm ls line, is a validation before installing tiller. It allows to know if tiller has to be installed as client-only or not.
Besides the stderror message there was a problem with the execution or it worked fine?
If not looks like we might to move the service account to be tiller as your solution suggested.

Thanks for the report and the solution!

Regards,

[snpdev]

@OriolBonjoch, .\Add-Tiller.ps1 execution failed at the error noted in #2 (comment).

Hat tip to m-abramovich for the solution, but note my comment about running the command in PowerShell - helm/helm#5100 (comment)

[olgamarti]

The issue is fixed in PR #11 .