Restart server if aws key changes in config?

[HenleyChiu]

Do I need to restart my Elastic server if I change the AWS key in my elasticsearch.yml config file?

[dadoonet]

AWS Client is created on a node level as soon it's needed and then is cached indefinitely. It means that you need to restart the node.

Also, elasticsearch.yml file is read only once when the node starts. Even if the plugin was able to provide a smarter cache with expiration every x minutes for example, it would not be able to read the new settings.

@clintongormley WDYT? If doable, should we try to provide a hot reload mechanism for cloud clients (azure, aws and gce)?

[clintongormley]

@dadoonet No I don't. Too much can go wrong

[dadoonet]

Thank you @clintongormley.

Closing.