When debugging a node using the OpenShift Console, the logs of the <NodeName>-debug pod are not accessible from either the Console UI or the CLI. However, when debugging the node via CLI (oc debug node/<node_name>), the logs are accessible as expected.

    OpenShift Versions Tested: 4.8.14, 4.8.18, 4.9.0 ... so 4.12

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1. Open OpenShift Console.
2. Navigate to Compute → Node → <node_name> → Terminal.
3. Run any command in the terminal.
4. A new <NodeName>-debug pod is created in a dynamically generated namespace (openshift-debug-node-xxx).
5. Try to access logs:

Console UI: Workloads → Pod → <NodeName>-debug → Logs → Logs not visible.
CLI: Run oc logs <NodeName-debug_pod> -n <openshift-debug-node-xxx> → No logs available.

Logs of the <NodeName>-debug pod are not available in either the Console UI or CLI when debugging via Console.

The <NodeName>-debug pod logs should be accessible in both the Console UI and CLI, similar to the behavior observed when debugging via oc debug node/<node_name>.

Debugging via CLI (oc debug node/<node_name>) creates the debug pod in the current namespace (e.g., <project_name>). Logs are accessible via:

$ oc logs -n <project_name> -f <NodeName-debug_pod>

Debugging via Console creates the pod in a new dynamic namespace (openshift-debug-node-xxx), and logs are not accessible.

Possible Cause:
Namespace issue - Debug pod is created in openshift-debug-node-xxx, which may not be configured to expose logs correctly.