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Scenario #399
Storage
Kubernetes v1.24, default mountPath
Application Wrote Outside Mounted Path and Lost Data
Application wrote logs to /tmp, not mounted volume, causing data loss on pod eviction.
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What Happened
Application configuration didn’t match the PVC mount path.
Diagnosis Steps
- 1Pod deleted → logs disappeared.
- 2PVC had no data.
Root Cause
Application not configured to use the mounted volume path.
Fix/Workaround
• Updated application config to write into the mount path.Lessons Learned
Mounted volumes don’t capture all file writes by default.
How to Avoid
- 1Review app config during volume integration.
- 2Validate mount paths with a test write-read cycle.