You’ve just been bitten by the .
| CURRENT | NAME | CLUSTER | NAMESPACE | |---------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------| | * | dev-local | kind-dev | default | | | staging-gcp | gke-staging | frontend | | | prod-aws | arn:aws:eks:... | prod | Here’s where most tutorials stop, but you shouldn’t. A context is actually a triple: (cluster, user, namespace) . kubectl change context
The danger isn't malice; it’s . You forget to switch contexts like you forget to un-mute your mic in a meeting. And the consequences range from "oops, I restarted the wrong dashboard" to "why is QA testing my half-written feature?" The Hero Command: kubectl config use-context The fix is simple, fast, and boring—which is exactly what you want from an infrastructure tool. You’ve just been bitten by the
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