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The "FAQ" page has been changed by Ben McCann: http://wiki.apache.org/cassandra/FAQ?action=diff&rev1=145&rev2=146 Comment: Update instructions for add/remove/rename Column Families since storage-conf.xml does not exist in newer version of Cassandra <<Anchor(modify_cf_config)>> == Can I add/remove/rename Column Families on a working cluster? == - Yes, but it's important that you do it correctly. + Yes, but it's important that you do it correctly. For Cassandra 0.7 and newer use cassandra-cli. + + For Cassandra versions before 0.7: 1. Empty the commitlog with "nodetool drain." 1. Shutdown Cassandra and verify that there is no remaining data in the commitlog.
