How do you reload inputs configuration file changes without a restart?

[ahmedhassanean]

Dears,

May I know if there is any option to reload an inputs configuration file change without a restart?

[tiagofbmm · Accepted solution]

Any change on configuration files that affects indexing or indexing time operations requires restart of the instance.

https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.1.2/Admin/Configurationfilechangesthatrequirerestart