After you edit the startup.dva file, stop and then start the DVA to put the changes into effect.
On Linux, use the following commands to stop and start the Linux DVA:
rcgrpwise stop gwdva rcgrpwise start gwdva
On Windows, stop and start the DVA as you would any other Windows GroupWise agent. For more information, see Working with the GroupWise Agents
in the GroupWise 2014 R2 Installation Guide: