Error message: Error creating pods "testpod" is forbidden: unable to validate against any security context constraint: [pod.spec.securityContext.sysctl[0]: Forbidden: unsafe sysctl "net.core.somaxconn" is not allowed]

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • We have followed the official documentation on sysctls but we are still receiving:

    Error message: Error creating pods "testpod" is forbidden: unable to validate against any security context constraint: [pod.spec.securityContext.sysctl[0]: Forbidden: unsafe sysctl "net.core.somaxconn" is not allowed]

Environment

  • OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) 3.11

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