Bug #10282
Updated by Tom Clegg about 8 years ago
Currently, if a configuration key is misspelled or misplaced in a configuration file, it is silently ignored. Programs that read configuration files should print an error log a warning message and exit non-zero when this happens, to avoid running services with make it easier for the operator to see why the configuration different is having no effect. Rationale for making this a warning rather than intended. an error: This way, it is possible to safely update configuration files before doing a software update that enables the corresponding feature.