Tickets :: Comment on [#13816] read only failback for split read database

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Comment	> I know that horde updates some prefs like login time, > so in read-only mode there would be some functionality > los. So we should notify the user about this, but i think the > functionality is small compared with the possible downtime > of the whole system, unless I am missing an important feature. > > Possible functionality los: > > > > Creating/Changing Shares -> notify the user that the action failed > Changing Persission -> notify the user that the action failed > Creating/Changing Objects -> notify the user that the action failed > > updated Login Time and IP -> Unauthorised access may not be noticed. > changes in prefs -> Change the setting only in the > cache, notify the > user that the > change is not saved. > ActiveSync/SyncML -> Will fail. > imp_history -> There will be a los of > history for mails send, > replyed or > forwarded, outgoing mail limitation > will not > work, so there could be an option to > disallow sending mails > > What should still work. > > Read mails, create mail folders, move mails, read access on shares > and shared objects, > > > Some possible scenarios: > > 1. HA/LB: 2 Horde Server Active/Active and 2 databases in > Active/Passive setup at two locations. > If the first location (with the active) database > can't be reached by the second location it is > quit hard to automatic tell if the systems or only > the network is down. Switching to read-only > on the second location would allow an admin to > decide whats the case while his user at the > second location still could be used > > 2. Migration: Database Migration can take quite some time (Horde 3 -> > Horde 5 more than 8h) > Allowing the users read only access to the old > system, while the database is updated > on a new system. > >
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