[Fedora-directory-users] Frequency of sync windows

[Hugo Etievant]

hello,

The admin manual say : "Synchronization occurs every five minutes. 
However, an incremental update can be done manually if there are changes 
that need synchronized immediately." ( 
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/dir-server/ag/8.0/ 
Windows_Sync-Using_Windows_Sync.html )

But my tests show that the synchro of users accounts, passwords and 
attributes of entries is being in real time between FDS and Active 
Directory without forcing "receive and send update" action in Fedora IDM 
Console !

What are the real rules and frequencies of synchronization ?
How can we change those parameters ?

regards

[John Dickinson]

On 13 Nov 2008, at 13:57, Hugo Etievant wrote:
> hello,
>
> The admin manual say : "Synchronization occurs every five minutes.  
> However, an incremental update can be done manually if there are  
> changes that need synchronized immediately." ( http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/dir-server/ag/8.0/ 
>  Windows_Sync-Using_Windows_Sync.html )
>
> But my tests show that the synchro of users accounts, passwords and  
> attributes of entries is being in real time between FDS and Active  
> Directory without forcing "receive and send update" action in Fedora  
> IDM Console !

From my experience, it is real time from FDS -> AD but every 5 mins  
from AD -> FDS. Presumably this is because all the replication (with  
the exception of passwords going from AD -> FDS) is performed by FDS.  
FDS knows when an event occurs in FDS and can replicate it immediately  
to AD but has to poll (every 5 mins) for an event in AD.
> What are the real rules and frequencies of synchronization ?
> How can we change those parameters ?

I am not sure but I expect you have to change the code.

John

[Rich Megginson]

Hugo Etievant wrote:
> hello,
>
> The admin manual say : "Synchronization occurs every five minutes. 
> However, an incremental update can be done manually if there are 
> changes that need synchronized immediately." ( 
> http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/dir-server/ag/8.0/ 
> Windows_Sync-Using_Windows_Sync.html )
>
> But my tests show that the synchro of users accounts, passwords and 
> attributes of entries is being in real time between FDS and Active 
> Directory without forcing "receive and send update" action in Fedora 
> IDM Console !

Yes.  FDS -> AD happens immediately.  AD -> FDS happens every 5 minutes.
> What are the real rules and frequencies of synchronization ?
> How can we change those parameters ?

They cannot currently be changed.
> regards

[Hugo Etievant]

Thanks Rich and John for infos.

Perhaps the capacity for admin to change of this parameter (5 minutes) 
can joins the TODO list ?

best regards

Rich Megginson a écrit :
> Hugo Etievant wrote:
> > hello,
> >
> > The admin manual say : "Synchronization occurs every five minutes. 
> > However, an incremental update can be done manually if there are 
> > changes that need synchronized immediately." ( 
> > http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/dir-server/ag/8.0/ 
> > Windows_Sync-Using_Windows_Sync.html )
> >
> > But my tests show that the synchro of users accounts, passwords and 
> > attributes of entries is being in real time between FDS and Active 
> > Directory without forcing "receive and send update" action in Fedora 
> > IDM Console !
>
> Yes.  FDS -> AD happens immediately.  AD -> FDS happens every 5 minutes.
> > What are the real rules and frequencies of synchronization ?
> > How can we change those parameters ?
>
> They cannot currently be changed.

[Rob Crittenden]

Hugo Etievant wrote:
> Thanks Rich and John for infos.
>
> Perhaps the capacity for admin to change of this parameter (5 minutes) 
> can joins the TODO list ?

The best way to get this added to the list is to file a bug requesting it.

regards

rob
> Rich Megginson a écrit :
> > Hugo Etievant wrote:
> > > hello,
> > >
> > > The admin manual say : "Synchronization occurs every five minutes. 
> > > However, an incremental update can be done manually if there are 
> > > changes that need synchronized immediately." ( 
> > > http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/dir-server/ag/8.0/ 
> > > Windows_Sync-Using_Windows_Sync.html )
> > >
> > > But my tests show that the synchro of users accounts, passwords and 
> > > attributes of entries is being in real time between FDS and Active 
> > > Directory without forcing "receive and send update" action in Fedora 
> > > IDM Console !
> >
> > Yes.  FDS -> AD happens immediately.  AD -> FDS happens every 5 minutes.
> > > What are the real rules and frequencies of synchronization ?
> > > How can we change those parameters ?
> >
> > They cannot currently be changed.