Kubectl config view

https://jamesdefabia.github.io/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_config_view/

kubectl config view 
kubectl config view --minify
kubectl config view --flatten
kubectl config view --help
kubectl config current-context

To check Kubernetes API:

kubectl config view | grep server
kubectl cluster-info

curl ...

{
 "kind": "Status",
 "apiVersion": "v1",
 "metadata": {},
 "status": "Failure",
 "message": "forbidden: User \"system:anonymous\" cannot get path \"/\"",
 "reason": "Forbidden",
 "details": {},
 "code": 403
}

Examples

kubectl config view
apiVersion: v1
clusters: null
contexts: null
current-context: ""
kind: Config
preferences: {}  
users: null

kubectl config view
apiVersion: v1
clusters:
- cluster:
   certificate-authority-data: DATA+OMITTED
   server: https://172.17.0.43:6443
 name: kubernetes
contexts:
- context:
   cluster: kubernetes
   user: kubernetes-admin
 name: kubernetes-admin@kubernetes
current-context: kubernetes-admin@kubernetes
kind: Config
preferences: {}
users:
- name: kubernetes-admin
 user:
   client-certificate-data: REDACTED
   client-key-data: REDACTED

Play with Kubernetes

kubectl config view
apiVersion: v1
clusters:
- cluster:
    certificate-authority-data: DATA+OMITTED
    server: https://192.168.0.23:6443
  name: kubernetes
contexts:
- context:
    cluster: kubernetes
    user: kubernetes-admin
  name: kubernetes-admin@kubernetes
current-context: kubernetes-admin@kubernetes
kind: Config
preferences: {}
users:
- name: kubernetes-admin
  user:
    client-certificate-data: DATA+OMITTED
    client-key-data: DATA+OMITTED

EKS

apiVersion: v1
clusters:
- cluster:
    certificate-authority-data: DATA+OMITTED
    server: https://4544571sadfaf58B0A.gr7.us-east-2.eks.amazonaws.com
  name: arn:aws:eks:us-east-2:012345678901:cluster/education-eks-fuYvBeqk
contexts:
- context:
    cluster: arn:aws:eks:us-east-2:012345678901:cluster/education-eks-fuYvBeqk
    user: arn:aws:eks:us-east-2:012345678901:cluster/education-eks-fuYvBeqk
  name: arn:aws:eks:us-east-2:012345678901:cluster/education-eks-fuYvBeqk
current-context: arn:aws:eks:us-east-2:012345678901:cluster/education-eks-fuYvBeqk
kind: Config
preferences: {}
users:
- name: arn:aws:eks:us-east-2:012345678901:cluster/education-eks-fuYvBeqk
  user:
    exec:
      apiVersion: client.authentication.k8s.io/v1beta1
      args:
      - --region
      - us-east-2
      - eks
      - get-token
      - --cluster-name
      - education-eks-fuYvBeqk
      command: aws
      env:
      - name: AWS_PROFILE
        value: yourProfile
      interactiveMode: IfAvailable
      provideClusterInfo: false

kubectl config view --minify
apiVersion: v1
clusters:
- cluster:
    certificate-authority-data: DATA+OMITTED
    server: https://C42B6D0AA21C32B04A5.gr7.eu-central-1.eks.amazonaws.com
  name: yourcluster-prod.eu-central-1.eksctl.io
contexts:
- context:
    cluster: yourcluster-prod.eu-central-1.eksctl.io
    user: youruser@[email protected]
  name: youruser@[email protected]
current-context: youruser@[email protected]
kind: Config
preferences: {}
users:
- name: youruser@[email protected]
  user:
    exec:
      apiVersion: client.authentication.k8s.io/v1beta1
      args:
      - token
      - -i
      - yourcluster-prod
      command: aws-iam-authenticator
      env:
      - name: AWS_STS_REGIONAL_ENDPOINTS
        value: regional
      - name: AWS_DEFAULT_REGION
        value: eu-central-1
      interactiveMode: IfAvailable
      provideClusterInfo: false

Activities

• Access Kubernetes REST API using default token

Related terms

• ~/.kube/config file
• kubectl config
• kubectl cluster-info
• aws eks update-kubeconfig --name my-eks-cluster-name
• Kubernetes installation
• ServiceNow Kubernetes discovery
• Kubernetes API

See also

• kubectl config [ view | get-contexts | current-context | get-clusters | set-context | set-credentials ], ~/.kube/config, kubectl config --help, kubectx, Kubernetes contexts, KUBECONFIG, kubectl --kubeconfig
• Kubectl information commands: cluster-info | view | pods | nodes | services | version | describe | logs