Not able to start kafka server from windows command prompt

[kalyanic...@gmail.com]

I have installed kafka and trying to start kafka server from  windows command prompt.

I ran the below script:

.\bin\windows\kafka-server-start .\etc\kafka\server.properties

I am getting the below error:

./etc/kafka/log4j.properties was unexpected at this time.

Please help me how to resolve this

[Channel MUSE]

You should download open source Kafka from Apache web site.

Then you can execute the following command from kafka/bin/windows directory:

zookeeper-server-start.bat ../../config/zookeeper.properties

kafka-server-start.bat ../../config/server.properties

[kalyanic...@gmail.com]

I have installed confluent-oss-3.3.0-2.11 and trying to run 

.\bin\windows\zookeeper-server-start.bat .\etc\kafka\zookeeper.properties

I got the below error:

\bin\windows\../../etc/kafka/log4j.properties was unexpected at this time.

Please help me to resolve this issue.

Thank You

[raju...@nextbos.com]

I'm also getting the same problem. Did u find the solution for the same?

Please help me how to resolve this issue.

Thank You.

[Waseem Hawaldar]

I was getting same error when I placed kafka downloaded distribution in C:\Program Files (x86). Moving kafka downloaded distribution to some other drive other then c drive worked for me. find below working commands: D:\kafka_2.12-2.2.0\kafka_2.12-2.2.0>bin\windows\zookeeper-server-start.bat config/zookeeper.properties

Kafka was downloaded from it's official site: https://kafka.apache.org/quickstart

[Waseem Hawaldar]

I was getting same error when I placed kafka downloaded distribution in C:\Program Files (x86). Moving kafka downloaded distribution to some other drive other then c drive worked for me. find below working commands: D:\kafka_2.12-2.2.0\kafka_2.12-2.2.0>bin\windows\zookeeper-server-start.bat config/zookeeper.properties

Kafka was downloaded from it's official site: https://kafka.apache.org/quickstart

[kumar vikrant]

Thanks Waseem . It's working.. but it's weird.