Operation name: Sync

Configures the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 synchronization job. Normally, this operation is used in conjunction with the preparetomove operation.

Syntax

stsadm -o sync

-excludewebapps <Web applications>

-synctiming <schedule>

-sweeptiming <schedule>

-listolddatabases <days>

-deleteolddatabases <days>

Parameters

Parameter	Value	Required?	Description
excludewebapps	A valid URL, such as "http://server_name"	Yes	Comma-delimited list of Web application URLs to exclude from consideration in the synchronization process. The values specified delete any existing values set.
synctiming		Yes	Sets the schedule for the main synchronization job. "M" denotes every n minutes (for example, “m:5” means every 5 minutes). "H" denotes every n hours (for example, “h:1” means every 1 hour). "D" denotes the number of times per day (for example, “D:3” means three times per day). The default is once per hour. Note: You can use the SPSchedule.FromString() string method to pass in the strings, “every 5 minutes” or “weekly xxxxxxx”. For additional information about the SPSchedule.FromString method, see SPSchedule.FromString method (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=85966&clcid=0x409).
sweeptiming	A valid time value in the form of minutes, such as "1"	Yes	Performs the same tasks as the synctiming parameter. However, the sweeptiming parameter sets the schedule for the “sweep” job. The sweep job is driven by the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 change log and is used as a lightweight way to capture new users added. For example, you might have a fully synchronized site, but then a user is added to the site. The sweep job ensures that the incremental newly added user gets the user profile properties replicated quickly. The default value is every 1 minute.
listolddatabases	A valid number of days, such as "2"	Yes	Lists content databases that have not been synchronized since n days. The presumption is that they have been deleted or moved.
deleteolddatabases	A valid number of days	Yes	Performs the same operation as the listolddatabases parameter, except it deletes old records corresponding to these databases. It does not delete the databases themselves.

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What is the purpose of the parameter "-ignoreisactive"

CatWoman ... Thomas Lee | Edit | Show History

Can you provide detailed information on the parameter "-ignoreisactive ", including the default value

Thanks

  stsadm -help sync
stsadm -o sync
           {-ExcludeWebApps <web applications> |
            -SyncTiming <schedule(M/H/D:value)> |
            -SweepTiming <schedule(M/H/D:value)> |
            -ListOldDatabases <days> |
            -DeleteOldDatabases <days>
-IgnoreIsActive <0 or 1>}

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Duplicate Site ID Error in application Event log

VinSP ... Thomas Lee | Edit | Show History

Hi,

I am getting "Duplicate Site ID Error in application Event log". This is logged every hour.

Will this slows down the server performance?

Please suggest a solution for this.

Thanks

Vinay

Use the preparetomove switch like it says at the top of the page! http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262122.aspx

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not required

PlateSpinner ... Thomas Lee | Edit | Show History

And why does it say all of those parameters are required when they're not? If you run "stsadm -o sync" it runs fine.

[tfl - 05 12 09] Hi - and thanks for your post.You should post questions like this to the Technet Forums at http://forums.microsoft.com/technet or the MS Newsgroups at 

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RE:[tfl - 05 12 09]

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RE:RE:[tfl - 05 12 09] Hi - and thanks for your post.You should post questions like this to the Technet Forums at http://forums.microsoft.com/technet or the MS Newsgroups at - comment from moderator.

Isn't the purpose of the documentation explain those kind of thing so one does not need to ask the forums?

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IgnoreIsActive explanation

Ron Grzywacz | Edit | Show History

The IgnoreIsActive flag allows you to choose which profiles to sync. By default, only the active profiles in a content database get sync'ed. An active profile is one of a user who has contributed something to the site. If you want to sync all users in the site, you can choose to trigger the execution of the sync job via STSADM with the IgnoreIsActive flag set to 1, and it will sync every profile.

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