Configure Cluster Access in Kubernetes

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Configure Cluster Access

Select a kubeconfig context and verify connectivity.

bash
kubectl config get-contexts
kubectl cluster-info
๐Ÿ“Œ Kubernetes commands require access to a cluster
โš ๏ธ Confirm the active context before making changes
๐Ÿ’ก KUBECONFIG can point to one or more config files
๐Ÿ” A context combines a cluster, user, and namespace
kubeconfigcontextcluster-access

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