# How to change the cluster name of an elk cluster with 3 master nodes

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-change-the-cluster-name-of-an-elk-cluster-with-3-master-nodes/332564>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 4, 2023, 1:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-change-the-cluster-name-of-an-elk-cluster-with-3-master-nodes/332564 "2023-05-04T13:59:11Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 5, 2023, 8:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-change-the-cluster-name-of-an-elk-cluster-with-3-master-nodes/332564/2 "2023-05-05T08:36:13Z")

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> [@coy\_aprieto](#):
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> rolling restart will not work

That's correct, you will have to shut down all the nodes, adjust their config, and then start them all up again.

Edit: I don't see this in the docs today so I opened [#95858](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/95858).

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