Everytime we rebuild a locator we now need open the configuration tab and click on Geocode Addresses and Find Address Candidates.
@StevenFama this has been a pain point for me for years, but I don't think there is a way manually. I think your best route is to script the rebuild which remembers the settings. I posted a generalized script that I use to rebuild my composite locator on a weekly basis at the link below if it helps.
https://github.com/brianmcleer/Python/tree/main/arcgis-locator-rebuilder
Using the Rebuild Address Locator GP tool (arcpy.geocoding.RebuildAddressLocator), not delete-and-recreate. The .loc files stay put and just get reindexed.
Since a running geocoding service holds file locks on the .loc, the script stops the service first, rebuilds, then starts it back up. Per composite:
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