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Adding warning about default.meta - #472
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ljstella
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Feb 18, 2026
0xC0FFEEEE
commented
Feb 18, 2026
@ljstella Tracking down why ES Mission Control not loading today because of this snippet in our newly installed release was fun! Glad you guys spotted it. What changes are required to default.meta? |
0xC0FFEEEE
commented
Feb 18, 2026
nvm, I see now 👍🏼 - contentctl/templates/app_template/metadata/default.meta |
@0xC0FFEEEE the version of ESCU that went out with the default stanza had this new In the same PR that we made the changes to add the We're no longer accepting outside contributions on this repo, so continued use of the tool is going to potentially become difficult without a conscientious effort to review the changes that are made. |
ThomasNicholson-ho
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Feb 20, 2026
The default disabled change just tripped us up too. Appreciate the warning for future users that copy app_template but it could have been better communicated as a breaking change for users with an existing app_template. |

Put in the savedsearches.conf that you shouldn't copy the
[default]stanza withou thedefault.metachanges, lest you pollute your whole system with these settings.