I made the patch to create the chroot and it doesn't handle multiple zk addresses.
We fixed it but I guess that patch didn't get submitted. I will make a ticket here to get that done. On Apr 18, 2013 10:47 PM, "Ryan Chan" <ryanchan...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes, using the latest Kafka 0.7.2, just tried to reproduce again > > 1. Install a single node Kafka, three nodes zookeeper instances > > kafka1 > zookeeper1 > zookeeper2 > zookeeper3 > > 2. Using a simple Kafka config, able to start without error in the log > > brokerid=1 > log.dir=/data/kafka > zk.connect=zookeeper1:2181,zookeeper2:2181,zookeeper3:2181 > > 3. Now, create a path in zookeeper1 > > zkCli.sh -server zookeeper1:2181 > > ls / > [consumers, brokers, zookeeper] > create /testkafka '' > ls / > [testkafka, consumers, brokers, zookeeper] > > Quit & Done. > > 4. Verify from zookeeper2 > > zkCli.sh -server zookeeper2:2181 > ls / > [testkafka, consumers, brokers, zookeeper] > > Seems ok > > 4. Update kafka config and restart > > > > zk.connect=zookeeper1:2181/testkafka,zookeeper2:2181/testkafka,zookeeper3:2181/testkafka > > Restart and have the error > > [2013-04-19 05:35:14,846] FATAL Fatal error during KafkaServerStable > startup. Prepare to shutdown (kafka.server.KafkaServerStartable) > java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Path length must be > 0 > at org.apache.zookeeper.common.PathUtils.validatePath(PathUtils.java:48) > at org.apache.zookeeper.common.PathUtils.validatePath(PathUtils.java:35) > .. > > > Any idea? > > > > > On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 5:32 AM, Neha Narkhede <neha.narkh...@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > That is odd. Is it reproducible ? > > > > On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 8:03 PM, Ryan Chan <ryanchan...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > Yes, I can see the new path exists by using the command "ls /" > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 1:29 AM, Neha Narkhede < > neha.narkh...@gmail.com > > >wrote: > > > > > >> After creating the path, did you get a chance to confirm that it got > > >> created correctly ? > > >> > > >> Thanks, > > >> Neha > > >> > > >> On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 9:30 AM, Ryan Chan <ryanchan...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > >> > Sorry as I am new to Kafka/ZK, but the instruction seems not clear.. > > >> > > > >> > In the config, it was said that we can use a chroot-ed ZK ( > > >> > http://kafka.apache.org/configuration.html), e.g. > > localhost:2181/kafka > > >> > > > >> > But when I start the Kafka using the setting, it was showing.. > > >> > > > >> > java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Path length must be > 0 > > >> > at > > org.apache.zookeeper.common.PathUtils.validatePath(PathUtils.java:48) > > >> > at > > org.apache.zookeeper.common.PathUtils.validatePath(PathUtils.java:35) > > >> > at org.apache.zookeeper.ZooKeeper.create(ZooKeeper.java:626) > > >> > at org.I0Itec.zkclient.ZkConnection.create(ZkConnection.java:87) > > >> > at org.I0Itec.zkclient.ZkClient$1.call(ZkClient.java:308) > > >> > at org.I0Itec.zkclient.ZkClient$1.call(ZkClient.java:304) > > >> > at > org.I0Itec.zkclient.ZkClient.retryUntilConnected(ZkClient.java:675) > > >> > at org.I0Itec.zkclient.ZkClient.create(ZkClient.java:304) > > >> > at org.I0Itec.zkclient.ZkClient.createPersistent(ZkClient.java:213) > > >> > at org.I0Itec.zkclient.ZkClient.createPersistent(ZkClient.java:223) > > >> > at org.I0Itec.zkclient.ZkClient.createPersistent(ZkClient.java:223) > > >> > at kafka.utils.ZkUtils$.createParentPath(ZkUtils.scala:47) > > >> > at kafka.utils.ZkUtils$.createEphemeralPath(ZkUtils.scala:59) > > >> > at > > >> > kafka.utils.ZkUtils$.createEphemeralPathExpectConflict(ZkUtils.scala:71) > > >> > at > > >> > kafka.server.KafkaZooKeeper.registerBrokerInZk(KafkaZooKeeper.scala:54) > > >> > at kafka.log.LogManager.startup(LogManager.scala:130) > > >> > at kafka.server.KafkaServer.startup(KafkaServer.scala:81) > > >> > at > > >> > kafka.server.KafkaServerStartable.startup(KafkaServerStartable.scala:34) > > >> > at kafka.Kafka$.main(Kafka.scala:47) > > >> > at kafka.Kafka.main(Kafka.scala) > > >> > > > >> > In an old post ( > > >> > > > >> > > > http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-kafka-users/201205.mbox/%3CCAK152briB=m-oaeaqtcz+cvzjovywbhomx8tubywqguox_y...@mail.gmail.com%3E > > >> ) > > >> > it was saying I need to create the path first, so I use zkCli.sh to > > >> connect > > >> > to the ZK, and run the command > > >> > > > >> >>> create /kafka '' > > >> > > > >> > I restarted the Kafka and still the same error, any idea? > > >> > > > >> > Thanks. > > >> > > >