Spring Boot Config Server - Always returning old values - configserver

Question

Config client is unable to fetch the changed property values from the modified property files in Git. I need assistance in resolving this issue.
I created a new spring config server and client. Initially the values from the property files were fetched properly. When i changed the values in the property file, the client was still returning old values. I tried POSTing to http://localhost:8080/actuator/refresh and even after that, the old values are returned. Finally i deleted the property file from the git repository and the client still returns old values.
Config Server bootstrap.properties
spring.application.name=ConfigServer
server.port=8888
encrypt.key=123456
spring.security.user.password=configpassword123
spring.cloud.config.server.git.uri=https://some-repository/ConfigRepo.git
spring.cloud.config.server.git.username=git_user
spring.cloud.config.server.git.password=git_password
ConfigServer.java
#Configuration
#EnableDiscoveryClient
#SpringBootApplication
#EnableConfigServer
public class ConfigServer {
public static void main(String[] args) {
SpringApplication.run(ConfigServer.class, args);
}
}
WebSecurityConfiguration.java
#Configuration
#EnableWebSecurity
public class WebSecurityConfiguration extends WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter {
protected void configure(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
http.csrf().disable().authorizeRequests()
.anyRequest().authenticated().and().httpBasic();
}
}
Config Client bootstrap.properties
spring.application.name=config-client
spring.cloud.config.uri=http://config-server:8888
spring.cloud.config.username=user
spring.cloud.config.password=configpassword123
management.endpoints.web.exposure.include=*
Config Client Controller Class
#RefreshScope
#RestController
public class ConfigController {
#Value("${applicationname}")
private String appName;
#Value("${username}")
private String username;
#Value("${password}")
private String password;
#Value("${instancename}")
private String environment;
#Value("${dbconnection}")
private String dbConnection;
#GetMapping("/user")
public String getUser() {
return "Application: "+ appName +" Instance: "+ environment + " User: " + username + " / " + password;
}
#GetMapping("/dbconn")
public String getDBConnection() {
return dbConnection;
}
}

Answer 1

Please check whether your post refresh request works fine. You need to permit the POST request in security configuration.
Reference code :
http.antMatchers(HttpMethod.POST, "/refresh").permitAll();