# rpk cluster config force-reset

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title: rpk cluster config force-reset
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description: "Forcibly clear a cluster configuration property on this node. This command is not for general changes to cluster configuration: use this only when Redpanda will not start due to a configuration issue."
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<!-- Source: https://docs.redpanda.com/streaming/26.1/reference/rpk/rpk-cluster/rpk-cluster-config-force-reset.md -->

Forcibly clear a cluster configuration property on this node.

This command is not for general changes to cluster configuration: use this only when Redpanda will not start due to a configuration issue.

If your cluster is working properly and you would like to reset a property to its default, you may use the `set` command with an empty string, or use the `edit` command and delete the property’s line.

This command erases a named property from an internal cache of the cluster configuration on the local node, so that on next startup Redpanda will treat the setting as if it was set to the default.

> ⚠️ **WARNING**
>
> this should only be used when Redpanda is not running.

## [](#usage)Usage

```bash
rpk cluster config force-reset <property...> [flags]
```

## [](#flags)Flags

| Value | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| --cache-file | string | Location of the configuration cache file. Defaults to the Redpanda data directory. |

## [](#global-flags)Global flags

| Value | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| --config | string | Redpanda or rpk config file; default search paths are ~/.config/rpk/rpk.yaml, $PWD/redpanda.yaml, and /etc/redpanda/redpanda.yaml. |
| -X, --config-opt | stringArray | Override rpk configuration settings; -X help for detail or -X list for terser detail. |
| --ignore-profile | bool | Ignore rpk.yaml and redpanda.yaml; use default settings. |
| --profile | string | rpk profile to use. |
| -v, --verbose | bool | Enable verbose logging. |