---
name: "corosync-quorumtool"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "corosync"
version: "3.1.9-2+deb13u1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/corosync-quorumtool"
---

# corosync-quorumtool(8)

Set and display quorum settings.

## NAME

corosync-quorumtool - Set and display quorum settings.

## SYNOPSIS

**corosync-quorumtool \[-s\] \[-m\] \[-l\] \[-p\] \[-v votes\] \[-n nodeid\] \[-e expected\] \[-H\] \[-i\] \[-o \<a\|n\|i\>\] \[-a\] \[-f\] \[-h\] \[-V\]**

## DESCRIPTION

Display the current state of quorum in the cluster and set vote quorum options.

## OPTIONS

- **-s**

  show quorum status

- **-m**

  constantly monitor quorum status

- **-l**

  list nodes

- **-p**

  when used with -s or -l, generates machine parsable output

- **-v \<votes\>**

  change the number of votes for a node \*

- **-n \<nodeid\>**

  optional nodeid of node for -v

- **-e \<expected\>**

  change expected votes for the cluster \*

- **-H**

  show nodeids in hexadecimal rather than decimal

- **-i**

  show node IP addresses instead of the resolved name

- **-p**

  when used with -s or -l, generates machine parsable output

- **-o \<a\|n\|i\>**

  Orders the output of the nodes list. By default or with -oa nodes are listed in IP address order: as they come from corosync. -on will order the nodes based on their name, and -oi will order them based on their node ID.

- **-a**

  Show the name or IP address (see -i above) of all interfaces in use on the nodes, rather than just the first one.

- **-f**

  forcefully unregister a quorum device \*DANGEROUS\* \*

- **-h (if no other argument)**

  show this help text

- **-V**

  show version and exit

\* Starred items only work if votequorum is the quorum provider for corosync

## EXIT STATUS

corosync-quorumtool may return one of several error codes if it encounters problems.

- 0

  No problems occurred (quorate for **-s** operation).

- 1

  Generic error code.

- 2

  Not quorate (returned only for **-s** operation).

## SEE ALSO

[**corosync\_overview**(7)](/corosync_overview/7.md), [**votequorum\_overview**(3)](/votequorum_overview/3.md),

## AUTHOR

Angus Salkeld