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Date: October 20, 2023

Can I access k3s using just kubectl (no sudo and no k3s command)
 Can I access k3s using just kubectl (no sudo and no k3s command)
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Right after installing k3s you are going to need to use `sudo` to use any `kubectl` command. The reason for this is that the default config is owned by root. To get around this you will need to make your own config and set the `KUBECONFIG` environment variable

To do this I used `sudo` one last time to copy the `k3s.yaml` file into my own directory and take ownership of it.

``` bash
sudo cp /etc/rancher/k3s/k3s.yaml /home/waylon/.config/kube

sudo chown -R waylon:waylon ~/.config/kube

export KUBECONFIG=~/.config/kube/k3s.yaml
```

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