========================================= What to do if a Node Starts Automatically

If, for any reason, the ScyllaDB service started before you had a chance to update the configuration file, some of the system tables may already reflect an incorrect status, and unfortunately, a simple restart will not fix the issue. In this case, the safest way is to stop the service, clean all of the data, and start the service again.

Procedure

#. Stop the ScyllaDB service.

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#. Delete the Data and Commitlog folders.

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#. Start the ScyllaDB service.

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#. Run 'nodetool status' to verify all nodes are up and joined.

Additional Topics

:doc:Create a ScyllaDB Cluster - Single Data Center (DC) </operating-scylla/procedures/cluster-management/create-cluster>

:doc:ScyllaDB Procedures </operating-scylla/procedures/cluster-management/index/>