Run a SYNC_DIRBOT channel.

Syntax

pmdf dirsync -dirbot

Command Qualifiers	Defaults
-leftovers	See text
-noupdate=dirlist	See text
-update=dirlist	See text

Parameters

None.

Description

The pmdf dirsync -dirbot command can be used to run a SYNC_DIRBOT channel. If no qualifiers are specified, this is equivalent to

# pmdf run sync_dirbot

Special qualifiers can be used to override the normal operation of the channel.

Using the -leftovers qualifier forces the DIRBOT to use any .old LDIF files for directories that do not currently have new LDIF files present. When a directory update is forced with the -leftovers switches, and no cookie is available to send back to a directory, the cookie value "biscuit" is used. The various sync_xxx_master channels know about this value and will accept the update.

The -update or -noupdate qualifier can be used to control just which directories will be sent the results of the DIRBOT processing.

Command Qualifiers

-leftovers

Use of the -leftovers qualifiers causes the DIRBOT to use .old LDIF files for any directories that do not presently have new LDIF files present. That is, specifying -leftovers is equivalent to having BEST_WITHIN set to an infinite time for every directory.

-update=dirlist

-noupdate=dirlist

By default, if neither -update nor -noupdate is specified, the DIRBOT sends its updates resulting from processing as normal, as specified in its option file. Use of -update or -noupdate can be used to override the normal handling. Specifying -update=(dir1,dir2,...) will cause the updates to be sent only to the specified list of directories dir1,dir2,.... Specifying -noupdate=(dir1,dir2,...) will cause the updates to be sent to all directories except the specified list of directories dir1,dir2,....