Configuring the Kudu master

To see all available configuration options for the kudu-master executable, run it with the --help option:

kudu-master --help

Table 1. Supported configuration flags for Kudu masters
Flag	Valid options	Default	Description
`--master_addresses`	string	`localhost`	Comma-separated list of all the RPC addresses for Master consensus-configuration. If not specified, assumes a standalone Master.
`--fs_data_dirs`	string		List of directories where the Master will place its data blocks.
`--fs_wal_dir`	string		The directory where the Master will place its write-ahead logs.
`--log_dir`	string	`/tmp`	The directory to store Master log files.

For the complete list of flags for masters, see the Kudu Master Configuration Reference.