Use name from node object on create

plugin/pkg/admission/noderestriction/admission.go

@@ -196,8 +196,19 @@ func (c *nodePlugin) admitPodStatus(nodeName string, a admission.Attributes) err
 }
 
 func (c *nodePlugin) admitNode(nodeName string, a admission.Attributes) error {
-	if a.GetName() != nodeName {
+	requestedName := a.GetName()
-		return admission.NewForbidden(a, fmt.Errorf("cannot modify other nodes"))
+
+	// On create, get name from new object if unset in admission
+	if len(requestedName) == 0 && a.GetOperation() == admission.Create {
+		node, ok := a.GetObject().(*api.Node)
+		if !ok {
+			return admission.NewForbidden(a, fmt.Errorf("unexpected type %T", a.GetObject()))
+		}
+		requestedName = node.Name
+	}
+
+	if requestedName != nodeName {
+		return admission.NewForbidden(a, fmt.Errorf("node %s cannot modify node %s", nodeName, requestedName))
 	}
 	return nil
 }

plugin/pkg/admission/noderestriction/admission_test.go

@@ -356,6 +356,12 @@ func Test_nodePlugin_Admit(t *testing.T) {
 			attributes: admission.NewAttributesRecord(mynodeObj, nil, nodeKind, mynodeObj.Namespace, mynodeObj.Name, nodeResource, "", admission.Create, mynode),
 			err:        "",
 		},
+		{
+			name:       "allow create of my node pulling name from object",
+			podsGetter: noExistingPods,
+			attributes: admission.NewAttributesRecord(mynodeObj, nil, nodeKind, mynodeObj.Namespace, "", nodeResource, "", admission.Create, mynode),
+			err:        "",
+		},
 		{
 			name:       "allow update of my node",
 			podsGetter: existingPods,
@@ -380,25 +386,31 @@ func Test_nodePlugin_Admit(t *testing.T) {
 			name:       "forbid create of other node",
 			podsGetter: noExistingPods,
 			attributes: admission.NewAttributesRecord(othernodeObj, nil, nodeKind, othernodeObj.Namespace, othernodeObj.Name, nodeResource, "", admission.Create, mynode),
-			err:        "cannot modify other nodes",
+			err:        "cannot modify node",
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "forbid create of other node pulling name from object",
+			podsGetter: noExistingPods,
+			attributes: admission.NewAttributesRecord(othernodeObj, nil, nodeKind, othernodeObj.Namespace, "", nodeResource, "", admission.Create, mynode),
+			err:        "cannot modify node",
 		},
 		{
 			name:       "forbid update of other node",
 			podsGetter: existingPods,
 			attributes: admission.NewAttributesRecord(othernodeObj, othernodeObj, nodeKind, othernodeObj.Namespace, othernodeObj.Name, nodeResource, "", admission.Update, mynode),
-			err:        "cannot modify other nodes",
+			err:        "cannot modify node",
 		},
 		{
 			name:       "forbid delete of other node",
 			podsGetter: existingPods,
 			attributes: admission.NewAttributesRecord(nil, nil, nodeKind, othernodeObj.Namespace, othernodeObj.Name, nodeResource, "", admission.Delete, mynode),
-			err:        "cannot modify other nodes",
+			err:        "cannot modify node",
 		},
 		{
 			name:       "forbid update of other node status",
 			podsGetter: existingPods,
 			attributes: admission.NewAttributesRecord(othernodeObj, othernodeObj, nodeKind, othernodeObj.Namespace, othernodeObj.Name, nodeResource, "status", admission.Update, mynode),
-			err:        "cannot modify other nodes",
+			err:        "cannot modify node",
 		},
 
 		// Unrelated objects