Modify the default administrator password

You can change the Kafka password at any moment by editing the /opt/bitnami/kafka/conf/kafka_jaas.conf file. To do so, follow these instructions:

• Connect to the server through SSH.

• Stop all the services:

  $ sudo /opt/bitnami/ctlscript.sh stop
  

• Edit the /opt/bitnami/kafka/conf/kafka_jaas.conf file and edit the password for Kafka as shown below:

  

• Restart services to take the changes effect:

  $ sudo /opt/bitnami/ctlscript.sh restart