A fee-payment API Pod is Running, but application logs repeatedly show authentication failures to Postgres. kubectl describe shows the expected Secret volume mount path is empty or missing keys. What should the developer investigate first?
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Short Explanation
Auth errors plus an empty Secret mount usually means the app is reading the wrong vault drawer. Check the Secret name, key names, and how the Pod mounts or env-injects them. Scaling replicas will not fix a bad mount.
Full Explanation
Application authentication failures often stem from missing or mismatched credentials delivered via Secrets. Confirm the Secret exists with the expected keys and that the Pod’s volumeMounts, env/valueFrom, or envFrom references match those names and paths. Replica count, Service type, and NetworkPolicies do not populate Secret files or environment variables for database passwords.