Trying to exclude client on pi-hole using 04-bypass.conf

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Expected Behaviour:

A newbie question here..
Some people on my network do not value privacy as much as I do. To keep them happy, I decided to use 04-bypass.conf to send them directly to googleDNs.

Actual Behaviour:

After adding the line dhcp-host=MA:CA:DD:R:ES:SS,set:googlesdns1 with the MAC address of the client I want excluded and restarting the DNS resolver, I still see active blocking on the admin page for the device in question.

Debug Token:

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Per client blocking is a feature built in to version 5.0. If you'd like to give that a try, see Announcing a Beta test of Pi-hole 5.0!

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What are the contents of this file?

cat /etc/dnsmasq.d/04-bypass.conf

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## The contents here bypass pihole by mac address

## This will go straight to Googles DNS Servers.
dhcp-option=tag:googlesdns1,6,8.8.8.8
dhcp-option=tag:googlesdns2,6,8.8.4.4
dhcp-host=[i put here the mac address of the device in ques],set:googledns1
## This will go straight to Opendns Servers.
dhcp-option=tag:opendns1,6,208.67.222.220
dhcp-option=tag:opendns2,6,208.67.222.222
## OpenDNS FamilyShield
dhcp-option=tag:opendns3,6,208.67.222.123
dhcp-option=tag:opendns4,6,208.67.220.123

## Level3 DNS
dhcp-option=tag:Level3DNS1,6,4.2.2.1
dhcp-option=tag:Level3DNS2,6,4.2.2.2

## Comodo Secure DNS
dhcp-option=tag:ComodoSecureDNS,6,8.26.56.26
dhcp-option=tag:ComodoSecureDNS,6,8.20.247.20

## Norton
## P1 - malware, phishing schemes, and scams.
dhcp-option=tag:norton1,6,199.85.126.10
dhcp-option=tag:norton2,6,199.85.127.10
## P2 - Pornography
dhcp-option=tag:norton3,6,199.85.126.20
dhcp-option=tag:norton4,6,199.85.127.20
## P3 - Security + Pornography + Other
dhcp-option=tag:norton5,6,199.85.126.30
dhcp-option=tag:norton6,6,199.85.127.30

########################################################################

## Instructions
## First set your tag, and dns server.
## dhcp-option=tag:YOURTAGHERE,6,IPADDRESSOFDNSSERVER
## You then simply need to replace MA:CA:DD:R:ES:SS
## I have set up the standard DNS servertags above.
## Below are examples of how to set a mac address to bypass pihole.

## Your Device that goes to Google DNS
#dhcp-host=MA:CA:DD:R:ES:SS,set:googlesdns1

## Your Device that goes to OpenDNS
#dhcp-host=MA:CA:DD:R:ES:SS,set:opendns1

## Your Device that goes to custom DNS Server
#dhcp-host=MA:CA:DD:R:ES:SS,set:YOURTAGHERE
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I am on it...I should have a look at the admin page

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