MQTT Switch channel on/off state string override works only on some things

[hafniumzinc (T)]

It is irritating having to restart openHAB whenever making changes to configuration files. I use the following trick instead:

OH2 MQTT standalone server with text file config

This is for Things files. For some, restarting openHAB is a huge pain in the backside. Perhaps try the following first: Deliberately corrupt your Things file, by making a deliberate syntactical error: remove a { somewhere. Save the corrupted Things file. If you’re watching the logs you will see openHAB complain and unload all the Things defined in that file. Un-corrupt the Things file by fixing the syntax: put the { back. Save the fixed Things file. If you’re watching the logs you’ll see all …