sticky-session-force change requires httpd restart -------------------------------------------------- Key: MODCLUSTER-273 URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/MODCLUSTER-273 Project: mod_cluster Issue Type: Bug Security Level: Public(Everyone can see) Affects Versions: 1.1.4.Final Reporter: Christoph Gostner Assignee: Jean-Frederic Clere Labels: clustering, httpd, jboss-as7 Fix For: 1.2.0.Final The change of the {{sticky-session-force}} attribute requires a httpd restart. Environment: Apache with {{mod_cluster}} and two JBoss AS7 (standalone mode but with ha configuration). Initial setting: # {{sticky-session=true}} # {{sticky-session-force=false}} Example output: {quote} 27 28520f70 Switch to node c178529b 28 c178529b took 2 seconds 29 c178529b {quote} The documentation for {{sticky-session-force}} says: {quote} Indicates whether the httpd proxy should return an error in the event that the balancer is unable to route a request to the node to which it is stuck. This property is ignored if stickySession is false. {quote} We change {{sticky-session-force}} to {{true}}. Now I expect an 503 error ... But nothing happens... {quote} 5 28520f70 Switch to node c178529b 6 c178529b 7 c178529b {quote} ... after a restart of httpd and JBoss the expected error happens: {quote} 3 28520f70 Failed to open "http://ci.objectbay.com:8000/demo7/". Error code - 503. Broken between 3 and 0 for 0 seconds. Failed to open "http://ci.objectbay.com:8000/demo7/". Error code - 503. Broken between 0 and 0 for 1 seconds. {quote} It seems that the change in the settings requires a complete restart of the cluster environment.