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Deleting a network policy

As a cluster administrator, you can delete a network policy from a namespace.

Deleting a network policy using the CLI

You can delete a network policy in a namespace.

If you log in with cluster-admin privileges, you can delete network policies in any namespace in the cluster.

If you log in with cluster-admin privileges, you can delete network policies in any namespace in the cluster. In the web console, you can delete policies directly in YAML or by using the Actions menu.
Prerequisites

  • Your cluster uses a network plugin that supports NetworkPolicy objects, such as the OVN-Kubernetes network plugin, with mode: NetworkPolicy set.

  • You installed the OpenShift CLI (oc).

  • You logged in to the cluster with a user with admin privileges.

  • You are working in the namespace where the network policy exists.

Procedure

  • To delete a network policy object, enter the following command. Successful output lists the name of the policy object and the deleted status.

    $ oc delete networkpolicy <policy_name> -n <namespace>

    where:

    <policy_name>

    Specifies the name of the network policy.

    <namespace>

    Optional parameter. If you defined the object in a different namespace than the current namespace, the parameter specifices the namespace.