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Mahesh commented on KAFKA-3925: ------------------------------- Bitten by this - unfortunately during a demo. As someone has already pointed out, why cant the default directory be under $HOME/kafka_logs or something similar? > Default log.dir=/tmp/kafka-logs is unsafe > ----------------------------------------- > > Key: KAFKA-3925 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-3925 > Project: Kafka > Issue Type: Bug > Components: config > Affects Versions: 0.10.0.0 > Environment: Various, depends on OS and configuration > Reporter: Peter Davis > Priority: Major > > Many operating systems are configured to delete files under /tmp. For > example Ubuntu has > [tmpreaper|http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/wily/man8/tmpreaper.8.html], > others use tmpfs, others delete /tmp on startup. > Defaults are OK to make getting started easier but should not be unsafe > (risking data loss). > Something under /var would be a better default log.dir under *nix. Or > relative to the Kafka bin directory to avoid needing root. > If the default cannot be changed, I would suggest a special warning print to > the console on broker startup if log.dir is under /tmp. > See [users list > thread|http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/kafka-users/201607.mbox/%3cCAD5tkZb-0MMuWJqHNUJ3i1+xuNPZ4tnQt-RPm65grxE0=0o...@mail.gmail.com%3e]. > I've also been bitten by this. -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v7.6.3#76005)