KUBERNETES(1)

NAME

kubectl config set-context - Sets a context entry in kubeconfig

SYNOPSIS

kubectl config set-context [OPTIONS]

DESCRIPTION

Sets a context entry in kubeconfig Specifying a name that already exists will merge new fields on top of existing values for those fields.

OPTIONS

--cluster=""
    cluster for the context entry in kubeconfig

-h, --help=false
    help for set-context

--namespace=""
    namespace for the context entry in kubeconfig

--user=""
    user for the context entry in kubeconfig

OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

--alsologtostderr=false
    log to standard error as well as files

--api-version=""
    The API version to use when talking to the server

--certificate-authority=""
    Path to a cert. file for the certificate authority.

--client-certificate=""
    Path to a client key file for TLS.

--client-key=""
    Path to a client key file for TLS.

--context=""
    The name of the kubeconfig context to use

--insecure-skip-tls-verify=false
    If true, the server's certificate will not be checked for validity. This will make your HTTPS connections insecure.

--kubeconfig=""
    use a particular kubeconfig file

--log-backtrace-at=:0
    when logging hits line file:N, emit a stack trace

--log-dir=""
    If non-empty, write log files in this directory

--log-flush-frequency=5s
    Maximum number of seconds between log flushes

--logtostderr=true
    log to standard error instead of files

--match-server-version=false
    Require server version to match client version

--password=""
    Password for basic authentication to the API server.

-s, --server=""
    The address and port of the Kubernetes API server

--stderrthreshold=2
    logs at or above this threshold go to stderr

--token=""
    Bearer token for authentication to the API server.

--username=""
    Username for basic authentication to the API server.

--v=0
    log level for V logs

--validate=false
    If true, use a schema to validate the input before sending it

--vmodule=
    comma-separated list of pattern=N settings for file-filtered logging

EXAMPLE

    // Set the user field on the gce context entry without touching other values
    $ kubectl config set-context gce --user=cluster-admin

SEE ALSO

kubectl-config(1),

HISTORY

January 2015, Originally compiled by Eric Paris (eparis at redhat dot com) based on the kubernetes source material, but hopefully they have been automatically generated since!