title: Is there a way make a Grails app aware of changes in properties file without server restart?
body: <p>I've externalized the properties file for my production Grails app running on Tomcat. </p>
  
  <p>I'm wondering if there is a way the Grails app will read the configs from the config file in real time instead of having the changes take affect only after server restart. </p>
  
  <p>For example, I'm using the LDAP plugin which has the following config:</p>
  
  <pre><code>grails.plugin.springsecurity.ldap.context.managerDn = 'somethinghere' 
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>If I change the above setting in the external config file the server needs to be restarted for it to take effect. </p>