"Forbidden: User cannot create resource in API group at the cluster scope" while deploying operator and applying CRDs in RHOCP4

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Users in the group are unable to deploy an Operator due to insufficient permissions for applying Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs), and are getting the following error:

    Error: INSTALLATION FAILED: failed to install CRD <crd_name>: 1 error occurred: 
    * customresourcedefinitions.apiextensions.k8s.io is forbidden: User "<user_name>" cannot create resource "customresourcedefinitions" in API group "apiextensions.k8s.io" at the cluster scope

Environment

  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (RHOCP)
    • 4

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