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Bug #10282

Updated by Tom Clegg over 7 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. 

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