The Need For Resynchronization; Checking Synchronization Status - Red Hat DIRECTORY SERVER 7.1 - ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual

Using Windows Sync
Right-click on the synchronization agreement icon.
2.
Select "Send and Receive Updates Now" from the drop down menu.
3.
To send a total update (resynchronizing every entry in the Directory Server and
Windows server):
Go to the Configuration tab in the Console.
1.
Right-click on the synchronization agreement icon.
2.
Select "Initiate re-synchronization" from the drop down menu.
3.
This will not delete or overwrite your data on the sync peer; it sends and receives
all updates and adds any new or modified Directory Server entries (such as a
pre-existing Directory Server user that had the

The Need for Resynchronization

Entries are synchronized provided they are in the subtree configured with the
sync agreement and able to be synchronized. There are some cases where an entry
can be initially not subject to the agreement (for example, if it lacks the
object class) but subsequently becomes subject to the agreement (if the
object class is later added).
In cases like these, the Directory Server is not able to identify the entry's change in
status with normal update processing, and it fails to create the corresponding
entry in the Windows server (in the case that that entry does not already exist).
A resynchronization process recognizes and synchronizes such entries.
Resynchronization need only be performed once to identify all
previously-unsynched entries.

Checking Synchronization Status

You can check synchronization status
Open the Status tab of the Console.
1.
Highlight the synchronization agreement to monitor.
2.
The relevant information appears in the right-hand pane.
From the Status area, determine whether the last incremental and total
3.
updates were successful and when they occurred.
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