Apply Config must be pressed for changes to take effect

FreePBX Configuration
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“As long as you don’t hit Apply Config then those changes have no impact on the current running config”

Quoting from a similar old post as I too always thought this was the case. However, today we noticed changes being fully (and also somewhat) applied to FM/FM without Apply Config being pressed.

This can be replicated with the following:

Follow Me 16.0.23
Asterisk 20.5.2
FreePBX 16.0.40.7

Also replicated in PBXact.

Created EXT:001 with FM/FM to 07123456789#.
Pressed Apply Config…
Rang extension internally - It rang the mobile number OK.

Changed the FM/FM number to 07987654321#, pressed Submit but did not Apply Config.
Rang the extension internally again, which rang the new number input into the FM/FM list.

Same happens when calling from outside to the inbound route.

Thanks.

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Anything that stores data in AstDB such as Follow Me get applied right away. Apply Config rewrites new config files.

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Apply config makes changes to config files such as the dialplan. This module uses astdb for things which is updated realtime

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Indeed. So caution should always be exercised when making changes before pressing Apply Config as it can break current call flows, right?

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