cluster elect-leaders
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kafka cluster elect-leadersTrigger a preferred or unclean leader election on one or more partitions
Flags
| Flag | Description |
|---|---|
--brokers <string> |
comma-separated broker list, e.g. localhost:9092 |
--election-type <string> |
preferred or unclean |
--topic-partition <string> (repeatable) |
a “topic:partition” to elect a leader on (repeatable) |
--all-topic-partitions |
elect on every eligible partition |
--from-file <string> |
path to a kafka-leader-election.sh –path-to-json-file JSON file |
--timeout <number> |
request timeout in ms |
--dry-run |
print the election target and exit without connecting |
--yes |
confirm the election without an interactive prompt |
--force |
required for –election-type unclean, which can lose data |
Examples
kafka cluster elect-leaders --election-type preferred --all-topic-partitions --brokers localhost:9092 --yes
kafka cluster elect-leaders --election-type unclean --topic-partition orders:0 --force --yes --brokers localhost:9092