# Changing kubeconfig pointer location **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Created:** [March 28, 2023, 8:55am UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/changing-kubeconfig-pointer-location/23623 "2023-03-28T08:55:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NikitaM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bb73d2/32.png) [@NikitaM](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/NikitaM)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2023, 8:55am UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/changing-kubeconfig-pointer-location/23623/1 "2023-03-28T08:55:34Z")
Hello, I am setting up my kubernetes environment locally on ubuntu 20.04.5 terminal and when I try to switch contexts for example from context-A to context-B in a cluster - I get: Merged “context-B” as current context in C:\Users\my.user\.kube\config The problem is that since az aks is pointing to kube config in C: and not in Ubuntu itself - the context doesn’t actually update and I still see resources from context-A. How do I make it point at /home/myuser/.kube/config - ubuntu location, instead of the C: one? Thank you! ### Cluster information: Kubernetes version: Cloud being used: Azure Installation method: brew Host OS: Ubuntu ---
**Author:** ![krishanshamod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/cdc98d/32.png) [@krishanshamod](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/krishanshamod)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 3:00pm UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/changing-kubeconfig-pointer-location/23623/2 "2023-03-30T15:00:33Z")
You can set the kubeconfig path by giving the path to the `KUBECONFIG` environment variable. You can do it by executing the following command. ```auto export KUBECONFIG=/home/myuser/.kube/config ``` Or you can make it permanent by adding that line to the end of the `bashrc` file. You can use your favorite text editor to do that. ```auto nano ~/.bashrc ``` And then execute the following command. ```auto source ~/.bashrc ```