It seems that my HA is now not (fully) using the configuration.yaml file as shown by my About screen. I know that if I put an erroneous entry into it and do a config check I get an error, so I know it is being read.
However I have made name changes and config changes to entries in the file that simply aren’t being reflected in the actual HA engine. I’ve done a core restart, a server restart from the config page, and even a physical server restart but those changes simply refuse to take effect.
I found a similar topic but it’s already solved and I still have a problem. Should I post in it?
No, I didn’t find anything similar.
Did you read (and search) the documentation?
Yes that’s always a good first step.
Use a relevant category
Did I not post in the correct category? Please advise where I should have posted.
Use relevant tags
OK, I will once I figure out what the are.
Title
I thought I used a good self-explanatory title. However if you think not then feel free to suggest something better.
Describe the goal, not the problem
Again, I thought what I wrote was self-explanatory. But again, if you think not then feel free to suggest otherwise.
Show your workings
Nothing to show.
Tell us how you installed Home Assistant
Great question. From memory it was a docker install.
Format it properly
No config in the post so irrelevant.
Describe what you changed
Described in the post. Unless of course that’s not what you mean. I have upgraded HA a couple of times since the ability to change the config and have the changes immediately take effect. Therefore I assume that this is a change in HA. I don’t know what or when thus I asked the question.
Share the logs
Sure. I’ve looked in the logbook and don’t see anything that seems relevant, so please do let me know what exactly I am looking for.
Screenshots
Of…?
Read before posting
Always do. My fingers have a tendency to type what they want not what my brain asks them to.
The forum’s software maintains a history of all changes made to a post. Look at your post with the configuration info. Look in the upper right-hand corner of the post. See that pencil icon? Click it and it will reveal the history of your changes (including your personal info).
I suggest you contact one of the community moderators and ask them if they can fully delete your post. Then start afresh and re-post your configuration, minus the personal info.
I recommend you review the following information. It explains how to store passwords and other sensitive information in a separate file thereby allowing you to share your configuration file without revealing personal info.
Click the 3 dots down near reply and select the notify flag.
Do you get any errors when you try and validate your config? The automations look odd to me but maybe that’s just me. Your IFTTT key has incorrect inenting as well.
So this is not a new install using default_config so I don’t see any reason it would not be using the configuration. What exactly isn’t being used.
Just for reference, providing no information and asking for help is futile.
I’m editing using the built-in editor … and yes that’s the location.
Strangely enough having just cycled the power on the Ubuntu box hosting HA the changes I’ve made have now taken effect. It seems that rebooting the server it’s on is now necessary.