Solved. Adding "assumed_state: false" to command line switch breaks entity

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I have the following working command line switch defined in my configuration.yaml:

command_line:

  • switch:
    name: Back Patio Floodlight
    command_on: “curl -g -v --digest ‘http://[user]:[password]@10.10.0.50/cgi-bin/coaxialControlIO.cgi?action=control&channel=1&info[0].Type=1&info[0].IO=1’”
    command_off: “curl -g -v --digest ‘http://[user]:[password][email protected]/cgi-bin/coaxialControlIO.cgi?action=control&channel=1&info[0].Type=1&info[0].IO=0’”

It works fine but the switch is displayed as a lightning bolt instead of a toggle. I’m trying to change that.

According to the HA documentation:

assumed_state boolean (Optional, default: true)

For switches with an assumed state two buttons are shown (turn off, turn on) instead of a switch. By setting assumed_state to false you will get the default switch icon.

When I add “assumed_state: false” to the above configuration it does not change the switch icon, it breaks the entity instead.

I’ve looked at numerous forum posts about this and other people have used the assumed_state entry successfully but I have been unable to get it to work. Has a breaking change been introduced in a recent HA release?

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

HA System info:
Debian 12
Core 2024.3.1
Supervisor 2024.03.0
Frontend 20240307.0

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If belongs in your configuration.yaml file in the section that handles manual customization of entities, namely in the customize key under the homeassistant key

homeassistant:
  customize:
    switch.back_patio_floodlight:
      assumed_state: false

Reference

Manual Customization

3

That did it and ended hours of Google searches and fooling around with the yaml. Thanks much for responding.

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You’re welcome!

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