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Yeva Byzek updated KAFKA-8479: ------------------------------ Description: *Problem*: {{kafka-topics}} argument {{--config}} is used for setting topic config parameters only. It cannot be used for setting client config parameters, otherwise an error results: {noformat} Error while executing topic command : Unknown topic config name: sasl.mechanism [2019-06-04 12:37:05,746] ERROR org.apache.kafka.common.errors.InvalidConfigurationException: Unknown topic config name: sasl.mechanism (kafka.admin.TopicCommand$){noformat} *Workaround*: use the argument {{--command-config}} to pass in those client config parameters. was: {{kafka-topics}} argument {{--config}} is used for setting topic config parameters only. It cannot be used for setting client config parameters, otherwise an error results: {noformat} Error while executing topic command : Unknown topic config name: sasl.mechanism [2019-06-04 12:37:05,746] ERROR org.apache.kafka.common.errors.InvalidConfigurationException: Unknown topic config name: sasl.mechanism (kafka.admin.TopicCommand$){noformat} Workaround: use the argument {{--command-config}} to pass in those client config parameters. > kafka-topics does not allow client config settings using "--config" > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: KAFKA-8479 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-8479 > Project: Kafka > Issue Type: Bug > Reporter: Yeva Byzek > Priority: Minor > > *Problem*: {{kafka-topics}} argument {{--config}} is used for setting topic > config parameters only. It cannot be used for setting client config > parameters, otherwise an error results: > {noformat} > Error while executing topic command : Unknown topic config name: > sasl.mechanism > [2019-06-04 12:37:05,746] ERROR > org.apache.kafka.common.errors.InvalidConfigurationException: Unknown topic > config name: sasl.mechanism > (kafka.admin.TopicCommand$){noformat} > > *Workaround*: use the argument {{--command-config}} to pass in those client > config parameters. > -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v7.6.3#76005)