How do I install gke-gcloud-auth-plugin on a Mac M1 with zsh

Question

I try to install gke-gcloud-auth-plugin on a Mac M1 with zsh, following the gcloud docs.

The installation ran without issue and trying to re-run gcloud components install gke-gcloud-auth-plugin I get the All components are up to date. message.

However, gke-gcloud-auth-plugin --version returns zsh: command not found: gke-gcloud-auth-plugin. kubectl, installed the same way, works properly.

I tried to install kubectl using brew, with no more success.

Kowalewski

I'm in the same boat, but on an Intel Mac using bash... – Dutyfree

On the positive side, the probability to find someone to save us is higher if the issue occurs on different setups – Kowalewski

Answer 1

Not sure if it is the same on macOS. Can you try the following:

export USE_GKE_GCLOUD_AUTH_PLUGIN=True

Then reload the Cluster with

gcloud container clusters get-credentials clustername

Guess it is installed but just not used.

Maybe you just need to add the directory where to find your gke-gcloud-auth-plugin file to your PATH.

Is it working when you call it wirh absolute path?

path/to/gke-gcloud-auth-plugin --version

to find the file use the following command:

sudo find / -name gke-gcloud-auth-plugin

Armchair

Thank you, I tried but it did not work. I also assume that this could be solved using the absolute path - but this is the point: I have no idea where it is installed. I noticed that it is not the same one for all the gcloud components. kubectl was installed in /usr/local/bin/kubectl for instance. – Kowalewski

Try: sudo find / -name gke-gcloud-auth-plugin – Armchair

Thank you ! I found it this way and I created a symbolic link to a folder my PATH. Everything works now. I accepted your answer, but how can I make your suggestion n the comments more visible? – Kowalewski

Happy to hear it helped. I will add it in my answer. Thanks – Armchair

Answer 2

I had the same error and here's how I fixed it.

brew info google-cloud-sdk

which produces:

To add gcloud components to your PATH, add this to your profile:

  for bash users
    source "$(brew --prefix)/share/google-cloud-sdk/path.bash.inc"

  for zsh users
    source "$(brew --prefix)/share/google-cloud-sdk/path.zsh.inc"
    source "$(brew --prefix)/share/google-cloud-sdk/completion.zsh.inc"

  for fish users
    source "$(brew --prefix)/share/google-cloud-sdk/path.fish.inc"

Grab the code for your terminal and then run it (e.g., for zsh)

source "$(brew --prefix)/share/google-cloud-sdk/path.zsh.inc"

Add the above line to your .zshrc profile to make sure that it is loaded every time you open a new terminal.

I had originally installed gcloud sdk with homebrew brew install google-cloud-sdk. At that time, I read the Caveats, which tell you how to add gcloud components to your PATH.

I installed both kubectl and gke-gcloud-auth-plugin, and neither of them could be found from the command line. I got the same error as the OP "command not found"

Helmand

worked for me with a slightly different path: /opt/homebrew/Caskroom/google-cloud-sdk/latest/google-cloud-sdk/path.zsh.inc – Klatt

did you just copy and paste that path in .zshrc? – Tricky

@Tricky - yes, copy and paste the 2 lines for zsh into your .zshrc without changing them. – Helmand

For me also worked custom path - "/usr/local/Caskroom/google-cloud-sdk/latest/google-cloud-sdk/path.zsh.inc". I found it in output of "brew info google-cloud-sdk" command. – Order

Answer 3

gcloud components install gke-gcloud-auth-plugin

here we go:

Burthen

This works perfectly. Cheers – Inaudible

With Mac m1 I received error: ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'imp' – Visconti