From 5120df1615fc807a935ef9e967c9c447b41d960c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: agutta Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2022 12:06:13 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Adding new section for Authentication issues Common error when we have multiple identities --- fast/stages/FAQ.md | 13 +++++++++---- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/fast/stages/FAQ.md b/fast/stages/FAQ.md index 7b3832ba0..6659a1481 100644 --- a/fast/stages/FAQ.md +++ b/fast/stages/FAQ.md @@ -15,9 +15,14 @@ CICD SA and IaC SA

- - - - +## Authenciation +1. If you are seeing "Permission Issues" when doing terraform apply and the identity with which you are running terraform has correct permissions; + run below command so that correct auth credentials are picked by ADC when terraform commands are executed + + ```` + gcloud auth application-default login + ```` + Refer to [GCP Authentication](https://cloud.google.com/docs/authentication + ) and [Terraform Provider](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/google/latest/docs/guides/provider_reference) for more information From 7c3768d338dd53dc86ecbfd32e62e5ef2cccfdd4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: agutta Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2022 09:37:17 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Update FAQ.md --- fast/stages/FAQ.md | 11 ++++++----- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/fast/stages/FAQ.md b/fast/stages/FAQ.md index 6659a1481..bd9559d48 100644 --- a/fast/stages/FAQ.md +++ b/fast/stages/FAQ.md @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@ ## 00-bootstrap + 1. How to handle requests where automation, logging and/or billing export projects are not under organization but in different folders. - Run bootstrap stage and let automation, logging and/or billing projects be created under organization. - Run resource manager stage or any other custom stage which creates the folders where these projects will reside. @@ -7,19 +8,19 @@ - This step will move the projects from organization to the parent folders specificed. ## cicd + 1. Why do we need two seperate ServiceAccounts when configuring cicd pipelines (cicd SA and IaC SA) - Having seperate service accounts helps shutdown the pipeline incase of any issues and still keep IaC SA and ability to run terraform plan/apply manually. - A pipeline can only generate a token that can get access to an SA. It cannot directly call a provider file to impersonate IaC SA. - Having providers file that allows impersonation to IaC SA allows flexibility to run terraform manually or from CICD Pipelines. -

- CICD SA and IaC SA -

+ ![CICD SA and IaC SA](IaC_SA.png) + +## Authenciation -## Authenciation 1. If you are seeing "Permission Issues" when doing terraform apply and the identity with which you are running terraform has correct permissions; run below command so that correct auth credentials are picked by ADC when terraform commands are executed - ```` + ````bash gcloud auth application-default login ````