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+## Changing a cluster configuration
+
+(This procedure is currently unnecessarily convoluted.  Expect it to get streamlined!)
+
+Edit the cluster spec: `kops edit cluster --name ${NAME}`
+
+View the changes you are going to apply `kops create cluster --name ${DRYRUN} --dryrun`
+
+Apply the changes for real `kops create cluster --name ${DRYRUN}`
+
+See which nodes need to be restarted `kops rolling-update cluster --name ${NAME} --region ${REGION}`
+
+Apply the rolling-update `kops rolling-update cluster --name ${NAME} --region ${REGION} --yes`
+