client mode use AzureCLICredential to authenticate with Azure

Author: mainred

src/aks-agent/HISTORY.rst

@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@ Pending
 
 1.0.0b16
 ++++++++
+* Fix: client mode use AzureCLICredential to authenticate with Azure
 * Fix: correct wrong prompt message for init and cleanup
 * Fix: prompt the whole flags including --resource-group, --name and optional --namespace for az aks agent command
-* Improve: cluster mode cleanup will wait for pods to be removed after deletion
+* Enhancement: cluster mode cleanup will wait for pods to be removed after deletion
 
 1.0.0b15
 ++++++++

src/aks-agent/azext_aks_agent/agent/k8s/aks_agent_manager.py

@@ -1147,11 +1147,12 @@ def exec_aks_agent(self, command_flags: str = "") -> bool:
             # Mount custom_toolset.yaml
             volumes.extend(["-v", f"{custom_toolset_file}:/etc/aks-agent/config/custom_toolset.yaml:ro"])
 
-            # Build environment variables for AKS context
+            # Build environment variables for AKS context and use AzureCLICredential to authenticate
             env_vars = [
                 "-e", f"AKS_RESOURCE_GROUP={self.resource_group_name}",
                 "-e", f"AKS_CLUSTER_NAME={self.cluster_name}",
-                "-e", f"AKS_SUBSCRIPTION_ID={self.subscription_id}"
+                "-e", f"AKS_SUBSCRIPTION_ID={self.subscription_id}",
+                "-e", "AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=AzureCLICredential"
             ]
 
             # Prepare the command