# Running gitlab-ctl reconfigure wipes all System Console settings

**URL:** <https://forum.mattermost.com/t/running-gitlab-ctl-reconfigure-wipes-all-system-console-settings/2458>\
**Category:** Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [November 3, 2016, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/running-gitlab-ctl-reconfigure-wipes-all-system-console-settings/2458 "2016-11-03T20:09:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![ntwrkguru](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mattermost.com/ntwrkguru/32/988_2.png) [@ntwrkguru](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/ntwrkguru)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/running-gitlab-ctl-reconfigure-wipes-all-system-console-settings/2458/1 "2016-11-03T20:09:20Z")

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#### Summary

Running gitlab-ctl reconfigure wipes all System Console settings

#### Steps to reproduce

Mattermost 3.4.0 on Gitlab 8.12.4-ee

#### Expected behavior

Settings should persist

#### Observed behavior

Settings in gitlab.rb persist, but settings changed in the System Console are wiped

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**Author:** ![lfbrock](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mattermost.com/lfbrock/32/1901_2.png) [@lfbrock](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/lfbrock)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2016, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/running-gitlab-ctl-reconfigure-wipes-all-system-console-settings/2458/2 "2016-11-10T15:20:55Z")

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Hi @ntwrkguru - you’re correct, I think right now if you have changed any settings in the System Console and use gitlab-ctl reconfigure it will overwrite any changes.

We have a note about this in our [documentation](https://docs.gitlab.com/omnibus/gitlab-mattermost/#upgrading-gitlab-mattermost), but it would probably make sense to look into what it would take to get it to work properly. Would you be able to open a [feature request](http://www.mattermost.org/feature-requests/) on it?