# \`tutor plugins enable\` AND \`tutor config save\` required?

**URL:** <https://discuss.openedx.org/t/tutor-plugins-enable-and-tutor-config-save-required/17736>\
**Category:** Tutor Help\
**Tags:** tutor\
**Created:** [December 3, 2025, 3:19am UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/tutor-plugins-enable-and-tutor-config-save-required/17736 "2025-12-03T03:19:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![AntonOfTheWoods](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.openedx.org/antonofthewoods/32/301_2.png) [@AntonOfTheWoods](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/AntonOfTheWoods)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2025, 3:19am UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/tutor-plugins-enable-and-tutor-config-save-required/17736/1 "2025-12-03T03:19:17Z")

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It appears that some plugins make all their changes to files in `~/.local/share/tutor/*` when you do the adding, via for example `tutor plugins enable forum`. I added the directory to git to see exactly what was changing but noticed that as I was adding further plugins, it was actually updating files/config for the PREVIOUS plugin also. So, for example, `tutor plugins enable notes` makes a whole lot of additions and changes. I commit these. If I then do a `tutor config save`, I see the following (this is throwaway, so I don’t care about the secrets):

```auto
diff --git a/config.yml b/config.yml
index 2bfe5c7..200da75 100644
--- a/config.yml
+++ b/config.yml
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ MEILISEARCH_API_KEY: f143998854db360fd9b72aa1cc2245e630f1c905f44b32a3638a22c8713
 MEILISEARCH_API_KEY_UID: 658e342a-9501-4a36-aede-32086d3e24db
 MEILISEARCH_MASTER_KEY: BuHbXFkJ04BbJ2bPlItwQZOw
 MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: I2Knf8ao
+NOTES_MYSQL_PASSWORD: h9Pj5pAE
+NOTES_OAUTH2_SECRET: KxaJKUXVMAw9WSiTHPlyxtjX
+NOTES_SECRET_KEY: zATBhYvpN9JSuWalNWcoWjzR
 OPENEDX_MYSQL_PASSWORD: B1eEkHU1
 OPENEDX_SECRET_KEY: Fz8XqzcCS13QVVuevlO3LDuz
 PLUGINS:
diff --git a/env/plugins/notes/apps/settings/tutor.py b/env/plugins/notes/apps/settings/tutor.py
index 96eef87..64694ce 100644
--- a/env/plugins/notes/apps/settings/tutor.py
+++ b/env/plugins/notes/apps/settings/tutor.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from .common import *
 
-SECRET_KEY = "lmxzr17Ji5Mebe1lWAhXffIg"
+SECRET_KEY = "zATBhYvpN9JSuWalNWcoWjzR"
 ALLOWED_HOSTS = [
     "notes",
     "notes.www.myopenedx.com",
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ DATABASES = {
         "PORT": 3306,
         "NAME": "notes",
         "USER": "notes",
- "PASSWORD": "3XsM57P2",
+ "PASSWORD": "h9Pj5pAE",
         "OPTIONS": {
             "init_command": "SET sql_mode='STRICT_TRANS_TABLES'",
         },
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ DATABASES = {
 }
 
 CLIENT_ID = "notes"
-CLIENT_SECRET = "fcMCiisDo1d6hi8cGW5vVgnZ"
+CLIENT_SECRET = "KxaJKUXVMAw9WSiTHPlyxtjX"

 # Meilisearch credentials
 ES_DISABLED = True
(END)

```

Is that expected?