How to permanently delete node?

Question

I have deleted node with following commands:

rabbitmqctl -n mynode@hostname stop_app
rabbitmqctl stop_app;
rabbitmqctl -n mynode@hostname reset
rabbitmqctl start_app;

And when I check in cluster, node is not there anymore:

rabbitmqctl cluster_status

Problem is that when I check status of reseted node, node is still there:

rabbitmqctl -n mynode@G2dev2 status

So my question is how to delete node permanently?

Thank you

So I tested this rabbitmqctl stop_app && rabbitmqctl reset && rabbitmqctl start_app and it was enough for me.. checked cluster status on other nodes and it was gone. Using rabbit 3.7.3 Erlang 20.2.3 — radtek, Apr 20 '18 at 21:36

score 9 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 11 '18 at 15:57

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You can use rabbitmqctl forget_cluster_node command to remove a node from cluster.

answered Feb 11 '18 at 15:57

Artem

score 8 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 04 '20 at 17:38

You first must stop the node you wish to remove:

rabbitmqctl -n rabbit@node3 stop_app

Then from one of the other nodes you can then use the forget_cluster_node command:

rabbitmqctl forget_cluster_node rabbit@node3

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