PingDirectory

Setting the file system flushes

Reduce the span between file system flushes to improve PingDirectory server performance.

About this task

By default, Linux servers running the ext3 file system flush the data to disk every five seconds.

Steps

  1. If the PingDirectory server is running on a Linux server using the ext3 file system, consider editing the mount options for that file system to include the following command.

    commit=1

    This variable changes the flush frequency from five seconds to one second.

  2. You should also set the flush frequency in the /etc/fstab file.

    Changing the mount command alone does not survive across reboots.