This is a know issue. You cannot delete shared (or opened files) on Windows, but UNIX/Linux is okay.
Please read Kafka online documentation on WIndows usage. A relevant jira case is KAFKA-1194. On 17 July 2017 at 11:31, Dharma Raj <aimdharma1...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I am using kafka as the messaging queue for my application which will run > on the windows platform. I am facing issues during the log file deletion > with following erros. > Also i found some disclaimer is available in the kafka documentation to use > kafka in windows platform > > > > Caused by: java.nio.file.FileSystemException: > \tmp\kafka-logs\*TopicName*-2\00000000000000007262.log > -> \tmp\kafka-logs\TopicName -2\00000000000000007262.log.deleted: The > process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process. > > > > Uncaught exception in scheduled task 'kafka-log-retention' > (kafka.utils.KafkaScheduler) > > kafka.common.KafkaStorageException: Failed to change the log file suffix > from to .deleted for log segment 7262 > > > > Is it safe to go with kafka in windows platform or not? > > Can you please help me on this, my development work got halted. > > Thanks > Dharmaraj.G >
