Issue
What does Reload Configuration from Disk do? When should I use it? Is it necessary after a Jenkins restart?
Resolution
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Reload Configuration from Disk simply refreshes Jenkins configuration files and directory structure.
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This command should be used when a change is made to Jenkins and its environment outside of the UI, such as editing config.xml files from the command line or moving jobs between folders from the command line.
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It is not necessary to do this after a restart. Jenkins inherently does this on it’s own on start up.
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