Commit 8fd40def authored by Drew Blessing's avatar Drew Blessing Committed by Achilleas Pipinellis

Update sync Cron example to be more realistic

parent 760ee63f
......@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ NOTE: **Note:**
The LDAP sync process updates existing users while new users will
be created on first sign in.
## Group Sync **[PREMIUM ONLY]**
## Group Sync
If your LDAP supports the `memberof` property, GitLab will add the user to any
new groups they might be added to when the user logs in. That way they don't need
......@@ -195,14 +195,15 @@ By default, GitLab will run a worker once per day at 01:30 a.m. server time to
check and update GitLab users against LDAP.
You can manually configure LDAP user sync times by setting the
following configuration values.
following configuration values. The example below shows how to set LDAP user
sync to run once every 12 hours at the top of the hour.
**Omnibus installations**
1. Edit `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb`:
```ruby
gitlab_rails['ldap_sync_worker_cron'] = "* */12 * * *"
gitlab_rails['ldap_sync_worker_cron'] = "0 */12 * * *"
```
1. [Reconfigure GitLab](../restart_gitlab.md#omnibus-gitlab-reconfigure) for the changes to take effect.
......@@ -214,15 +215,13 @@ following configuration values.
```yaml
cron_jobs:
ldap_sync_worker_cron:
"* */12 * * *"
"0 */12 * * *"
```
1. [Restart GitLab](../restart_gitlab.md#installations-from-source) for the changes to take effect.
## Adjusting LDAP group sync schedule
> Introduced in GitLab Enterprise Edition Premium.
NOTE: **Note:**
These are cron formatted values. You can use a crontab generator to create
these values, for example http://www.crontabgenerator.com/.
......@@ -230,21 +229,22 @@ these values, for example http://www.crontabgenerator.com/.
By default, GitLab will run a group sync process every hour, on the hour.
CAUTION: **Important:**
It's recommended not to run group sync at too short intervals as this
It's recommended that you do not run too short intervals as this
could lead to multiple syncs running concurrently. This is primarily a concern
for installations with a large number of LDAP users. Please review the
[LDAP group sync benchmark metrics](#benchmarks) to see how
your installation compares before proceeding.
You can manually configure LDAP group sync times by setting the
following configuration values.
following configuration values. The example below shows how to set group
sync to run once every 2 hours at the top of the hour.
**Omnibus installations**
1. Edit `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb`:
```ruby
gitlab_rails['ldap_group_sync_worker_cron'] = "*/30 * * * *"
gitlab_rails['ldap_group_sync_worker_cron'] = "0 */2 * * * *"
```
1. [Reconfigure GitLab](../restart_gitlab.md#omnibus-gitlab-reconfigure) for the changes to take effect.
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