[fix] cannot patch resource "nodes/status" in API group

README.md

@@ -179,9 +179,13 @@ Alternatively, to install node-problem-detector manually:
 
 2. Edit [node-problem-detector-config.yaml](deployment/node-problem-detector-config.yaml) to configure node-problem-detector.
 
-3. Create the ConfigMap with `kubectl create -f node-problem-detector-config.yaml`.
+3. Edit [rbac.yaml](deployment/rbac.yaml) to fit your environment.
 
-3. Create the DaemonSet with `kubectl create -f node-problem-detector.yaml`.
+4. Create the ServiceAccount and ClusterRoleBinding with `kubectl create -f rbac.yaml`.
+
+4. Create the ConfigMap with `kubectl create -f node-problem-detector-config.yaml`.
+
+5. Create the DaemonSet with `kubectl create -f node-problem-detector.yaml`.
 
 ## Start Standalone
 

deployment/node-problem-detector.yaml

@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ spec:
         - name: config
           mountPath: /config
           readOnly: true
+      serviceAccountName: node-problem-detector
       volumes:
       - name: log
         # Config `log` to your system log directory

deployment/rbac.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  name: node-problem-detector
+  namespace: kube-system
+
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: ClusterRoleBinding
+metadata:
+  name: npd-binding
+roleRef:
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+  kind: ClusterRole
+  name: system:node-problem-detector
+subjects:
+  - kind: ServiceAccount
+    name: node-problem-detector
+    namespace: kube-system