The default shell button shells into the node not the pod

Lens Support & Troubleshooting
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#1

After update 2025.8.121212-latest I cannot shell into any pod using Lens as my role does not allow me to shell into nodes. I can only shell into pods.
I tested the shell button on all the clusters and it is still the same behavior. I can shell from my CMD normally.
I am using MacOS.
Can I change the command on the shell button?

#2

Hello @ibos8383
Thank you for reaching out to Lens Support!

We will be sure to update our development team about your request.

#3

Hi @ibos8383,

thanks a lot for reporting this. We really appreciate you taking the time to share your experience after the update. At the moment, the shell button is still affected by certain permission checks (like node access), which is why you’re running into this issue even though pod-level exec works from your terminal.

We’ve already raised this internally and will look into it with priority. Our goal is to provide a fix soon so that the pod shell works reliably with just the appropriate pod permissions.

#4

Thanks @okoshevka , so am I true you changed what the shell button do in the last update?

#5

@ibos8383 it looks like bug in the latest update. Our team will try to fix it as soon as possible.

#6

We added a check for the Node OS so that the shell command works for both Linux and Windows Nodes.