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Config Sync adds and manages several labels and annotations on objects in
the cluster. Don't modify these values unless they are marked Safe to modify 
in the following tables.
Labels 
  
    Label 
    Description 
    Safe to modify 
   
  
    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: configmanagement.gke.io  
    Indicates that Config Sync manages the object. 
    No. 
   
  
    applyset.kubernetes.io/id: APPLYSET_ID   
    Indicates that the RootSync or RepoSync object is the parent of the specified ApplySet. 
    No. 
   
  
    applyset.kubernetes.io/part-of: APPLYSET_ID   
    Indicates that the resource object is a member of the specified ApplySet. 
    No. 
   
  
    configsync.gke.io/declared-version: API_VERSION   
    Indicates the API version in which a resource was initially declared. 
    No. 
   
  
    configmanagement.gke.io/sync-kind: SYNC_KIND   
    Indicates whether the sync type is a RootSync or RepoSync object. 
    No. 
   
  
    configmanagement.gke.io/sync-name: SYNC_NAME   
    Indicates the name of the RootSync or RepoSync associated with the object. 
    No. 
   
  
    configmanagement.gke.io/sync-namespace: SYNC_NAMESPACE   
    Indicates the Namespace of the RootSync or RepoSync associated with the object. 
    No. 
   
Annotations 
  
    Annotation 
    Description 
    Safe to modify 
   
  
    applyset.kubernetes.io/tooling: configsync.gke.io/v1 
    Indicates that the ApplySet specified by the applyset.kubernetes.io/id label is managed by Config Sync. Only set on ApplySet parents, not members. 
    No. 
   
  
    configmanagement.gke.io/cluster-name: CLUSTER_NAME   
    The name of  the cluster, used by ClusterSelectors . 
    No. 
   
  
    configmanagement.gke.io/declared-config:  JSON_OUTPUT   
    JSON representation of how the object is declared in the source of truth . 
    No. 
   
  
    configmanagement.gke.io/managed: enabled  
    Indicates that Config Sync manages the object. 
    Yes. For more information, see Manage existing cluster objects . 
   
  
    configmanagement.gke.io/source-path: PATH   
    The path in the source of truth to the file declaring this object. 
    No. 
   
  
    configmanagement.gke.io/token: TOKEN_HASH   
    The hash of the repository when this object was last modified. 
    No. 
   
  
    configsync.gke.io/declared-fields: DECLARED_FIELDS   
    Stores the declared configuration of a resource. This annotation
      uses the same format as the managed fields of server-side apply. 
    No. 
   
  
    configsync.gke.io/image-to-sync: SOURCE_IMAGE_URL  
    The OCI image URL with the latest digest fetched by Config Sync. 
    No. 
   
  
    configsync.gke.io/manager: MANAGER   
    Which reconciler manages the current object. The value is
      :root  or NAMESPACE . 
    No. 
   
  
    configsync.gke.io/resource-id: RESOURCE_ID   
    Indicates information about the resource's group, kind, namespace, and name. 
    No. 
   
  
    configsync.gke.io/git-context: GIT_CONTEXT   
    Stores the Git context that a resource is synced from. Includes
      information on the repository, branch, and revision. 
    No. 
   
  
    config.k8s.io/owning-inventory: INVENTORY   
    Indicates the resource-group object that owns this resource. 
    No. 
   
  
    configsync.gke.io/deletion-propagation-policy: Foreground 
    Enables deletion propagation  of resources
    managed by a RootSync or RepoSync. This behavior is disabled by default if the annotation is not set
    or if the annotation is configsync.gke.io/deletion-propagation-policy: Orphan. 
    Yes. For more information, see Delete managed resources . 
   
  
    configsync.gke.io/requires-rendering: true 
    Indicates that the source of truth contains Kustomize configurations
    that require rendering. 
    No. 
   
  
    configsync.gke.io/dynamic-ns-selector-enabled: true 
    Indicates that the source of truth contains NamespaceSelector objects
    that use the dynamic mode. 
    No. 
   
  
  
  
     
  
  
 
  
    
    
      
       
         
  
  
    
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