Problem: Dev environment MinIO web UI log in often fails

[djjuhasz]

Describe the bug

When I try to log in to the MinIO web console in the Tilt/k3d dev environment (at http://localhost:7460) I often get an "Unable to connect" error response after 30 - 60s. When the error occurs the Tilt logs for the MinIO Resource display a port-forwarding error:

Reconnecting... Error port-forwarding minio (7460 -> 9001): creating stream: Timeout occurred

After the error occurs, reloading the MinIO web page usually works and displays the expected buckets. The MinIO UI works fine from that point forward, unless I don't interact with it for a while (30+ minutes) at which point I see the log in challenge again, and my log in attempt again results in the "Unable to connect" error.

To Reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Start the Enduro dev environment with tilt up
2. Open the MinIO web UI (http://localhost:7460) in a web browser
3. Click the login button (SSO)
4. Enter your login credentials
5. Wait for the error response

Expected behavior

I should be able to log in without an error.

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Additional context

None

[jraddaoui]

Thanks @djjuhasz, in the meantime while we look at this properly, the "Other Authentication Methods" should allow you to log in with the previous minio/minio123 user/pass, maybe that method gives you a bigger window.

[djjuhasz]

It looks like this is a known problem with the MinIO web console:

• Minio bug report: minio web console auth issues when port-forwarding a local minikube k8s minio instance minio/console#2539
• Upstream k8s report: port-forward dropping the connection for certain type of files kubernetes/kubectl#1368