[KAFKA-13520] Quickstart does not work at topic creation step

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 3.0.0
• Component/s: website
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Robin Moffatt
• Created: 08/Dec/21 12:01
• Updated: 08/Dec/21 14:47

Description

Step 3 fails

 

$ bin/kafka-topics.sh --create --topic quickstart-events --bootstrap-server localhost:9092

Missing required argument "[partitions]" 

Also needs `replication-factor`

 

Correct statement is: 

$ bin/kafka-topics.sh --create --bootstrap-server localhost:9092 --partitions 1 --replication-factor 1 --topic quickstart-events