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Command: server force-leave

The server force-leave command forces a server to enter the "left" state. This can be used to eject server nodes which have failed and will not rejoin the cluster. The failed or left server will be garbage collected after 24h.

Note that if the server is actually still alive, it will eventually rejoin the cluster again.

Usage

nomad server force-leave [options] <node>

This command expects only one argument - the node which should be forced to enter the "left" state.

Additionally, by specifying the prune flag, a failed or left node can be forcibly removed from the list of members immediately.

If ACLs are enabled, this option requires a token with the agent:write capability.

General Options

  • -address=<addr>: The address of the Nomad server. Overrides the NOMAD_ADDR environment variable if set. Defaults to http://127.0.0.1:4646.

  • -region=<region>: The region of the Nomad server to forward commands to. Overrides the NOMAD_REGION environment variable if set. Defaults to the Agent's local region.

  • -no-color: Disables colored command output. Alternatively, NOMAD_CLI_NO_COLOR may be set. This option takes precedence over -force-color.

  • -force-color: Forces colored command output. This can be used in cases where the usual terminal detection fails. Alternatively, NOMAD_CLI_FORCE_COLOR may be set. This option has no effect if -no-color is also used.

  • -ca-cert=<path>: Path to a PEM encoded CA cert file to use to verify the Nomad server SSL certificate. Overrides the NOMAD_CACERT environment variable if set.

  • -ca-path=<path>: Path to a directory of PEM encoded CA cert files to verify the Nomad server SSL certificate. If both -ca-cert and -ca-path are specified, -ca-cert is used. Overrides the NOMAD_CAPATH environment variable if set.

  • -client-cert=<path>: Path to a PEM encoded client certificate for TLS authentication to the Nomad server. Must also specify -client-key. Overrides the NOMAD_CLIENT_CERT environment variable if set.

  • -client-key=<path>: Path to an unencrypted PEM encoded private key matching the client certificate from -client-cert. Overrides the NOMAD_CLIENT_KEY environment variable if set.

  • -tls-server-name=<value>: The server name to use as the SNI host when connecting via TLS. Overrides the NOMAD_TLS_SERVER_NAME environment variable if set.

  • -tls-skip-verify: Do not verify TLS certificate. This is highly not recommended. Verification will also be skipped if NOMAD_SKIP_VERIFY is set.

  • -token: The SecretID of an ACL token to use to authenticate API requests with. Overrides the NOMAD_TOKEN environment variable if set.

Server Force-Leave Options

  • -prune: Removes failed or left server from the Serf member list immediately. If member is actually still alive, it will eventually rejoin the cluster again.

Examples

Force-leave the server "node1":

$ nomad server force-leave node1

Force-leave the server "node1" and prune it:

$ nomad server force-leave -prune node1
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