'Include <file>' not working in csf.allow

[rispadmin]

Trying to add an include file to csf.allow.

Added the file:

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[ root@cp1 csf># ls -l /etc/csf/googlebots.allow
-rw-------. 1 root root 4455 Sep 29 15:12 /etc/csf/googlebots.allow

Added the entry into csf.allow:

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Include /etc/csf/googlebots.allow # Google spiders and web crawlers

Error when starting:

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*Error* File does not exist: [/etc/csf/googlebots.allow # Google spiders and web crawlers] at /usr/sbin/csf line 2134.

What are we missing?

[rispadmin]

Update:
We thought we were misconfiguring or something, so we made a deep dive into the docs and related samples and saw nothing that indicated we were doing anything incorrect.

We tested on several different cPanel boxes with the same result. Past experience shows the amazing tech staff is quick to respond to bugs, so it made sense to post the issue in the bug reporting forum.

So, we then posted the info in the bug reporting forum, and it got promptly deleted, which was weird. We reposted it again, and that post was moved to the general forum and locked with no explanation other than to not repeat posts.

We didn't intend to repeat posts, but there is no mechanism to move or delete them.

At any rate, any assistance on the issue is welcomed.

[Sarah]

Have you tried including the file without the comment?

[rispadmin]

Have you tried including the file without the comment?

Oddly, that seems to have worked. No other comments affect reloading iptables. Sounds like a bug.

Thanks for the suggestion!