Why are namespaces created via the kubectl CLI not assigned to a project?

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Environment

SUSE Rancher 2.7.x

SUSE Rancher 2.8.x

Situation

When a user creates a Kubernetes namespace via the Rancher UI, API or CLI the namespace is created within a specified Rancher project in the cluster; however, when a user creates a namespace via the kubectl CLI ( kubectl create ns <namespace>) it is created outside of any project, why is this?

Resolution

- If you want to create namespaces within a Rancher Project with a command-line tool, then you should use the Rancher CLI ( https://rancher.com/docs/rancher/v2.x/en/cli/ ) OR cluster admin can move the namespace into a project, within the 'Projects/Namespaces' view for the cluster.

Cause

- It is expected behavior that namespaces created via the kubectl CLI are created outside of a Project.

- Projects are Rancher abstractions and do not exist natively within Kubernetes, as a result when you create a namespace via the kubectl CLI,  it is not associated with any project in Rancher.

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