name : update-kubeconfig.rst **Example 1: Configures your kubectl by creating or updating the kubeconfig so that you can connect to an Amazon EKS Cluster named `my-eks-cluster`** The following ``update-kubeconfig`` example configures your kubectl by creating or updating the kubeconfig so that you can connect to an Amazon EKS Cluster named `my-eks-cluster`. :: aws eks update-kubeconfig \ --name my-eks-cluster Output:: Updated context arn:aws:eks:us-east-2:111122223333:cluster/my-eks-cluster in /Users/xxx/.kube/config For more information, see `Creating or updating a kubeconfig file for an Amazon EKS cluster <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eks/latest/userguide/create-kubeconfig.html>`__ in the *Amazon EKS User Guide*. **Example 2: Configures your kubectl by creating or updating the kubeconfig (with role-arn option to assume a role for cluster authentication) so that you can connect to an Amazon EKS Cluster named `my-eks-cluster`** The following ``update-kubeconfig`` example configures your kubectl by creating or updating the kubeconfig (with role-arn option to assume a role for cluster authentication) so that you can connect to an Amazon EKS Cluster named `my-eks-cluster`. :: aws eks update-kubeconfig \ --name my-eks-cluster \ --role-arn arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/eksctl-EKS-Linux-Cluster-v1-24-cluster-ServiceRole-j1k7AfTIQtnM Output:: Updated context arn:aws:eks:us-east-2:111122223333:cluster/my-eks-cluster in /Users/xxx/.kube/config For more information, see `Creating or updating a kubeconfig file for an Amazon EKS cluster <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eks/latest/userguide/create-kubeconfig.html>`__ in the *Amazon EKS User Guide*. **Example 3: Configures your kubectl by creating or updating the kubeconfig (with role-arn option to assume a role for cluster authentication along with custom cluster alias and user-alias) so that you can connect to an Amazon EKS Cluster named `my-eks-cluster`** The following ``update-kubeconfig`` example configures your kubectl by creating or updating the kubeconfig (with role-arn option to assume a role for cluster authentication along with custom cluster alias and user-alias) so that you can connect to an Amazon EKS Cluster named `my-eks-cluster`. :: aws eks update-kubeconfig \ --name my-eks-cluster \ --role-arn arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/eksctl-EKS-Linux-Cluster-v1-24-cluster-ServiceRole-j1k7AfTIQtnM \ --alias stage-eks-cluster \ --user-alias john Output:: Updated context stage-eks-cluster in /Users/dubaria/.kube/config For more information, see `Creating or updating a kubeconfig file for an Amazon EKS cluster <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eks/latest/userguide/create-kubeconfig.html>`__ in the *Amazon EKS User Guide*. **Example 4: Print kubeconfig file entries for review and configures your kubectl so that you can connect to an Amazon EKS Cluster named `my-eks-cluster`** The following ``update-kubeconfig`` example configures your kubectl by creating or updating the kubeconfig (with role-arn option to assume a role for cluster authentication along with custom cluster alias and user-alias) so that you can connect to an Amazon EKS Cluster named `my-eks-cluster`. :: aws eks update-kubeconfig \ --name my-eks-cluster \ --role-arn arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/eksctl-EKS-Linux-Cluster-v1-24-cluster-ServiceRole-j1k7AfTIQtnM \ --alias stage-eks-cluster \ --user-alias john \ --verbose Output:: Updated context stage-eks-cluster in /Users/dubaria/.kube/config Entries: context: cluster: arn:aws:eks:us-east-2:111122223333:cluster/my-eks-cluster user: john name: stage-eks-cluster name: john user: exec: apiVersion: client.authentication.k8s.io/v1beta1 args: - --region - us-east-2 - eks - get-token - --cluster-name - my-eks-cluster - --output - json - --role - arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/eksctl-EKS-Linux-Cluster-v1-24-cluster-ServiceRole-j1k7AfTIQtnM command: aws cluster: certificate-authority-data: xxx_CA_DATA_xxx server: https://DALSJ343KE23J3RN45653DSKJTT647TYD.yl4.us-east-2.eks.amazonaws.com name: arn:aws:eks:us-east-2:111122223333:cluster/my-eks-cluster For more information, see `Creating or updating a kubeconfig file for an Amazon EKS cluster <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eks/latest/userguide/create-kubeconfig.html>`__ in the *Amazon EKS User Guide*.