freeipa/install/updates/README
Rob Crittenden 8377f4e92f Apply LDAP update files in blocks of 10, as originally designed.
In order to have control over the order that updates are applied
a numbering system was created for the update files. These values
were not actually used.

The updates were sorted by DN length and in most cases this was
adequate for proper function. The exception was with roles where
in some cases a role was added as a member of a permission before
the role itself was added so the memberOf value was never created.

Now updates are computed and applied in blocks of 10.

https://fedorahosted.org/freeipa/ticket/3377
2013-04-12 10:16:01 -04:00

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The update files are sorted before being processed because there are
cases where order matters (such as getting schema added first, creating
parent entries, etc).
Updates are applied in blocks of ten so that any entries that are dependant
on another can be added successfully without having to rely on the length
of the DN to get the sorting correct.
The file names should use the format #-<description>.update where # conforms
to this:
10 - 19: Schema
20 - 29: 389-ds configuration, new indices
30 - 39: Structual elements of the DIT
40 - 49: Pre-loaded data
50 - 59: Cleanup existing data
60 - 69: AD Trust
70 - 79: Reserved
80 - 89: Reserved
These numbers aren't absolute, there may be reasons to put an update
into one place or another, but by adhereing to the scheme it will be
easier to find existing updates and know where to put new ones.