Starting Sink connector on Confluent Kafka setup throws up the below exception, understand that it is because of some configured interceptor, any advice on how to disable it?
[2017-12-20 06:51:11,235] ERROR Task {} failed initialization and will not be started. (org.apache.kafka.connect.runtimee .WorkerSinkTask:115) org.apache.kafka.connect.errors.ConnectException: Failed to create consumer at org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime.WorkerSinkTask.createConsumer(WorkerSinkTask.java:397) at org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime.WorkerSinkTask.initialize(WorkerSinkTask.java:112) at org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime.Worker.startTask(Worker.java:390) at org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime.distributed.DistributedHerder.startTask(DistributedHerder.java:830) at org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime.distributed.DistributedHerder.access$1600(DistributedHerder.java:100) at org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime.distributed.DistributedHerder$13.call(DistributedHerder.java:844) at org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime.distributed.DistributedHerder$13.call(DistributedHerder.java:840) at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1149) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:624) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748) Caused by: org.apache.kafka.common.KafkaException: Failed to construct kafka consumer at org.apache.kafka.clients.consumer.KafkaConsumer.<init>(KafkaConsumer.java:765) at org.apache.kafka.clients.consumer.KafkaConsumer.<init>(KafkaConsumer.java:602) at org.apache.kafka.clients.consumer.KafkaConsumer.<init>(KafkaConsumer.java:585) at org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime.WorkerSinkTask.createConsumer(WorkerSinkTask.java:395) ... 10 more *Caused by: org.apache.kafka.common.KafkaException: io.confluent.monitoring.clients.interceptor.MonitoringConsumerIntercee* *ptor ClassNotFoundException exception occurred* * at org.apache.kafka.common.config.AbstractConfig.getConfiguredInstances(AbstractConfig.java:288)* * at org.apache.kafka.common.config.AbstractConfig.getConfiguredInstances(AbstractConfig.java:263)* *Regards,* *Somasundaram S* -- *Disclaimer*: This e-mail is intended to be delivered only to the named addressee(s). If this information is received by anyone other than the named addressee(s), the recipient(s) should immediately notify i...@tigeranalytics.com and promptly delete the transmitted material from your computer and server. In no event shall this material be read, used, stored, or retained by anyone other than the named addressee(s) without the express written consent of the sender or the named addressee(s). Computer viruses can be transmitted viaemail. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for viruses. The company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email.