az aks get-credentials

SafeConnect to AKS

az aks get-credentials -g <rg> -n <cluster>

Merges AKS credentials into kubeconfig so kubectl works — the gateway to AKS operations.

Examples

az aks get-credentials -g k8s-rg -n prod-aksWire up kubectl

Syntax

az aks [get-credentials|list|show] -g rg -n name

Before you run it

Fetches credentials only.

Related commands

kubectl config use-contextSwitch cluster context
kubectl get nodesNode status

The same reference, with no signal at all

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