## this is wrong!
docker exec broker1 kafka-topics --zookeeper localhost:2181 --alter --topic mytopic --config retention.ms=1000
Exception in thread "main" kafka.zookeeper.ZooKeeperClientTimeoutException: Timed out waiting for connection while in state: CONNECTING
at kafka.zookeeper.ZooKeeperClient.$anonfun$waitUntilConnected$3(ZooKeeperClient.scala:258)
at scala.runtime.java8.JFunction0$mcV$sp.apply(JFunction0$mcV$sp.java:23)
at kafka.utils.CoreUtils$.inLock(CoreUtils.scala:253)
at kafka.zookeeper.ZooKeeperClient.waitUntilConnected(ZooKeeperClient.scala:254)
at kafka.zookeeper.ZooKeeperClient.<init>(ZooKeeperClient.scala:112)
at kafka.zk.KafkaZkClient$.apply(KafkaZkClient.scala:1826)
at kafka.admin.TopicCommand$ZookeeperTopicService$.apply(TopicCommand.scala:280)
at kafka.admin.TopicCommand$.main(TopicCommand.scala:53)
at kafka.admin.TopicCommand.main(TopicCommand.scala)
## this might be an option, but as per comment below not all zookeeper images can have this script included
docker exec zookeper1 kafka-topics --zookeeper localhost:2181 --alter --topic mytopic --config retention.ms=1000