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This page is part of the Azure documentation. It contains code examples and configuration instructions for working with Azure services.

Bias Analysis

Detected Bias Types
powershell_heavy
windows_first
missing_linux_example
windows_tools
Summary
The documentation is heavily biased towards Windows environments, with all examples and instructions using PowerShell commands and Windows-specific tools. There are no Linux/macOS equivalents provided for any steps, including connecting to the device, managing the Kubernetes cluster, or installing and using kubectl. The instructions for editing the hosts file and file paths are also Windows-specific, and there is no mention of Linux or macOS workflows.
Recommendations
  • Provide parallel instructions and examples for Linux and macOS users, including shell (bash) commands for connecting to the device and managing the cluster.
  • Include Linux/macOS equivalents for installing kubectl (e.g., using curl/wget and chmod, or package managers like apt, yum, or brew).
  • Show how to edit the hosts file on Linux/macOS (e.g., using sudo nano /etc/hosts).
  • Use cross-platform file path examples (e.g., ~/.kube/config for Linux/macOS, %USERPROFILE%\.kube\config for Windows).
  • Clarify in the prerequisites and throughout the document that all major client OSes are supported, and link to OS-specific instructions where appropriate.
  • Where PowerShell cmdlets are used for device-specific operations, indicate if there are REST APIs or CLI alternatives that can be used from non-Windows clients, or explicitly state if Windows is required for those steps.
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Scan History

Date Scan Status Result
2025-07-12 23:44 #41 cancelled Biased Biased
2025-07-12 00:58 #8 cancelled Clean Clean
2025-07-10 05:06 #7 processing Clean Clean

Flagged Code Snippets

    PS C:\Users\myuser> kubectl get pods -n "myasetest1"
    No resources found.
    PS C:\Users\myuser>
    
    [10.100.10.10]: PS> New-HcsKubernetesUser -UserName "aseuser1"
        apiVersion: v1
        clusters:
        - cluster:
            certificate-authority-data: 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
            server: https://10.128.47.90:6443
            name: kubernetes
        contexts:
        - context:
            cluster: kubernetes
            user: aseuser1
            name: aseuser1@kubernetes
        current-context: aseuser1@kubernetes
        kind: Config
        preferences: {}
        users:
        - name: aseuser1
            user:
            client-certificate-data: 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
            client-key-data: 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  
        
    [10.100.10.10]: PS>
    
    PS C:\windows\system32> curl.exe -LO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/v1.25.0/bin/windows/amd64/kubectl.exe"

    PS C:\windows\system32>
    
    PS C:\Users\myuser> C:\windows\system32\kubectl.exe version
    Client Version: version.Info{Major:"1", Minor:"15", GitVersion:"v1.15.2", GitCommit:"f6278300bebbb750328ac16ee6dd3aa7d3549568", GitTreeState:"clean", BuildDate:"2019-08-05T09:23:26Z", GoVersion:"go1.12.5", Compiler:"gc", Platform:"windows/amd64"}
    Server Version: version.Info{Major:"1", Minor:"15", GitVersion:"v1.15.1", GitCommit:"4485c6f18cee9a5d3c3b4e523bd27972b1b53892", GitTreeState:"clean", BuildDate:"2019-07-18T09:09:21Z", GoVersion:"go1.12.5", Compiler:"gc", Platform:"linux/amd64"}
    PS C:\Users\myuser>