Resetting Kafka Password

Scenario

For a Kafka instance with SASL_SSL enabled, there are two ways to create an SASL_SSL user on the console. Accordingly, there are two ways to reset the SASL_SSL user's password:

• If an SASL_SSL user is created during instance creation, reset their password by referring to the following instructions.
• If an SASL_SSL user is created on the Users page, reset their password by referring to Resetting the SASL_SSL Password.

Prerequisites

• You can reset the Kafka password only if Kafka SASL_SSL has been enabled for the instance.
• You can reset the Kafka password only when the instance is in the Running state.

Procedure

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner to select a region.
   

   Select the region where your Kafka instance is located.

3. Click and choose Application > Distributed Message Service for Kafka to open the console of DMS for Kafka.
4. Reset the Kafka instance password using either of the following methods:
   • Choose More > Reset Kafka Password in the row containing the desired Kafka instance.
   • Click the desired Kafka instance to view its details. Choose More > Reset Kafka Password in the upper left corner.
   • Click the desired Kafka instance to view its details. On the Basic Information page, click Reset Password next to Username in the Connection section.
   • Click the desired Kafka instance to view its details. On the Users page, click Reset Password in the row containing the desired user.

5. In the Reset Kafka Password dialog box, enter and confirm a new password, and click OK.
   • If the password is successfully reset, a success message is displayed.
   • If the password fails to be reset, a failure message is displayed. Reset the password again. If you still fail to reset the password after multiple attempts, contact customer service.
   

   The system will display a success message only after the password is successfully reset on all brokers.